Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles for the surveillance of overhead power transmission lines. Aerial pictures made using regular, infrared and ultraviolet cameras will make it possible to evaluate the state of constructions, connectors and isolators with a greater precision and reduce the duration of surveillance.
2012 November 14
New Wind Farm Connected to Electricity Transmission Grid
Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has connected five wind turbines with a combined capacity of 10 MW to the electricity transmission grid in Didšiliai (Šilutė District). The total capacity of the Didšiliai wind farm will reach 21.8 MW, once the remaining wind turbines are connected to the grid by the end of the year.
2012 November 12
Baltic States to Implement Common Research Projects Aimed at Modelling Baltic Energy Development
Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian electricity transmission system operators Litgrid, Augstsprieguma Tikls (AST) and Elering have signed a cooperation memorandum on the implementation of common continued research and technological development (RTD) projects at regional level.
2012 October 15
Litgrid Reconstructs Electricity Transmission Equipment in Northern Lithuania
In October, the electricity transmission system operator, Litgrid, completed the reconstruction of the Gubernija transformer substation in Šiauliai. The 110 kV switchyard of the Panevėžys transformer substation is to be connected to the electricity transmission grid as well. The company will substantially improve the electricity transmission grid in northern Lithuania by reconstructing the Gubernija and Panevėžys transformer substations.
2012 September 28
EU Third Energy Package Directive Implemented in Lithuania’s Electricity Sector
The implementation of the European Parliament’s Third Energy Package directive in Lithuania's electricity sector has been completed today.
2012 September 3
Litgrid Ends First Half-Year 2012 with Profit
Litgrid Group reported an income of LTL 234.8 million for January-June 2012, an increase of 12% compared with January-June 2011, when the figure stood at LTL 108.5 million. The income from electricity transmission contributed 47 per cent of the group's total income.
2012 August 28
Laura Žalaitė Becomes a CEO of Baltpool
On 27 August Laura Žalaitė, who had previously worked as the Head of the Capital Market department of Finasta Bank and who exercised the functions of a board member of the financial brokerage company Finasta, became a CEO of the Baltpool energy exchange.
2012 August 28
Strategic projects by Litgrid to minimize negative foreign influence on the electricity sector
In the past few years, Lithuania's electricity import accounted for around 70% of the total consumption. The figure shows the country's major dependence on electricity imports. Last week, on 20 August, Russia shut down one of the electricity transmission lines important for the Baltic region, which decreased capacity for electricity import and forced to boost local production.
2012 August 17
Most Powerful Autotransformer in Lithuania Reached Klaipeda
Transportation of a 173-tonne cargo is not a casual event – it is tantamount to a shipping of a fully grown whale. Weighing that much, an autotransformer reached the Klaipeda transformer substation on 3 August. Having been transported for two weeks on a special train platform, the cargo arrived at Rimkai railway station from the Zaporozhye transformer plant, Ukraine.
