Environmental consultants from the Lithuanian Fund for Nature have been studying the route for the LitPol Link power interconnection for two months now, in an effort to protect the unique ecosystem in the southern part of Lithuania and reduce the impact that the ongoing construction work might have on the environment.
2014 August 21
Summer work on the NordBalt link crowned by the cable being pulled through the Curonian Lagoon
On August 22-23, one of the most difficult stages of this summer’s NordBalt cable work will be implemented: a cable more than 1.5 kilometres long will be pulled through two pipes under the Curonian Lagoon, from the Klaipėda industrial region to Alksnynė.
2014 August 19
The electricity market survived the July heat
The average price of electricity in the Lithuanian bidding area on the Nord Pool Spot exchange in July was 19.8 cents per kilowatt hour. The record heat caused electricity consumption to increase by 10 per cent in Lithuania and 5 per cent in Latvia.
2014 August 7
Litgrid borrows from NIB to partially fund LitPol Link
On 6 August 2014, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid and Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) signed an agreement on 50 million euro loan for a period of ten years.
2014 June 19
Hydroelectric power plants generated one tenth of the electricity consumed in May, in Lithuania
Hydroelectric power plants operating in Lithuania generated 83 million kilowatt-hour electricity, or one tenth of the electricity consumed during the last month in the country.
2014 June 17
The NordBalt project is successfully conquering the Baltic Sea
One third of the international power link NordBalt cable has already been laid on the seabed of the Baltic Sea, while other land works are being smoothly carried out on both Lithuanian and Swedish sides: underground cables are being laid, pouring of foundations for converters stations will commence shortly.
2014 June 13
The Lithuanian High Voltage Electricity Transmission Network is Safe
Extensive measurements taken this spring have confirmed safe magnitudes of electromagnetic fields that occur around high voltage electricity transmission networks. The electricity transmission system operator Litgrid, who carried out the works, analysed over 30 areas throughout Lithuania.
2014 June 10
Local Power Production Slowed Down the Rise of Market Prices
From 2nd to 8th of June the average price of electricity in the Nord Pool Spot exchange‘s Lithuanian trading area was 23 ct per kilowatt hour. Due to planned repair works on power plants and a low supply of electricity in the Scandinavian countries, the prices of electricity remained relatively high in Finland and Estonia‘s trading areas, while the supply of electricity produced by local power plants in Lithuania and Latvia did not reduce the market prices.
2014 May 27
Panevėžys substation has been modernised to ensure reliable operation of the energy system
The reconstruction of Panevėžys transformer substation is completed. This high voltage substation ensures the reliability of power supply to consumers in Eastern Lithuania and secure power transit between Latvia and Lithuania.
2014 May 20
Conservationists and environmental consultants will oversee LitPol Link construction
A campaign to protect wildlife habitats along the route of the Lithuania-Poland power link LitPol Link commenced this week. Prior to each stage of the construction, environmental consultants and conservationists will examine and monitor wildlife habitats in the area where the power link is being constructed.
