On Wednesday, 29th December, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has signed a contract with Siemens Energy for implementation of three synchronous condensers in Lithuania by the end of 2024. This equipment is necessary for synchronous operation of the Baltic States with Continental European Synchronous Area (CESA).
2021 December 21
Litgrid starts preparing a feasibility study for offshore wind integration
The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid continues cooperation with Japanese energy company TEPCO Power Grid and starts preparing a study intended to assess technical and economic alternatives for offshore wind integration.
2021 December 9
Regarding the public information about the possibility for the Baltic States to increase the share of the electricity from Russia and Belarus
Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid, in response to public information that the Baltic countries are negotiating the possibility of increasing the flow of the electricity from Russia and Belarus, informs that such discussions are not taking place.
2021 December 8
Lithuanians and Poles carried out an emergency support test on the Polish-Lithuanian electricity interconnection
Last Saturday, 4 December, Litgrid and PSE, the operators of the Lithuanian and Polish electricity transmission systems, carried out the emergency support test on the Polish-Lithuanian interconnection. The test was aimed at verification of Lithuanian system restoration and black-start capabilities using the interconnection together with newly installed autotransformers in Alytus substation.
2021 November 26
Litgrid has announced the procurement for works of design and construction of 330 kV Mūša substation
The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has announced the procurement for works of design and construction of 330 kV Mūša substation. The new substation in Joniškis district will be constructed in order to strengthen the electric power transmission grid in Northern Lithuania and to ensure its reliable operation in preparing for the synchronization of the Baltic States with Continental European Synchronous Area (CESA).
2021 November 15
Lithuania already has a synchronisation-ready interconnection with Poland: Litgrid has completed the LitPol Link expansion project
Litgrid, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, has successfully completed the expansion of LitPol Link, the interconnection between Lithuania and Poland. This is one of the most crucial of the four synchronisation projects already implemented so far, as the upgraded LitPol Link station near Alytus is now capable of operating in the synchronous mode with the Continental European Synchronous Area.
2021 November 5
Litgrid three-quarter results for 2021: system reliability indicators improved, increased revenue as the volume of power transferred increased
The demand for electricity transmission services in Lithuania increased in the first nine months of 2021, with an 8.5% increase in the volume of electricity transmitted compared to the same period last year. In the first nine months of this year, the revenues of Litgrid, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator, amounted to EUR 172.4 million, 15.6% higher than in the same period last year. System reliability indicators continued to improve.
2021 October 19
Baltic and Polish TSOs applied for CEF funding for synchronisation investments
Transmission system operators from the Baltic States: Litgrid (Lithuania), AST (Latvia), Elering (Estonia) and from Poland (PSE), today submitted a joint application for funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Four TSOs request a financial support for the investments of Baltic Synchronisation project Phase 2 part II which are crucial for secure and stable synchronisation of Baltic power systems with the Continental European Synchronous Area and desynchronization from the Russian unified power system. The sources will be spent for grid reinforcements, frequency regulation equipment and upgrade of IT control systems.
2021 October 5
Baltic balancing roadmap
Since 1st of January 2018, Baltic transmission system operators – Elering AS, AS "Augstsprieguma tikls" and Litgrid AB (Baltic TSOs) operate a common model for balancing of power systems of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. To accommodate this, the common Baltic coordinated balancing area was introduced and the common Baltic balancing market for exchange of balancing energy in form of frequency restoration reserves with manual activation (mFRR) was established. In coming years significant changes in Baltic balancing model are foreseen in order for it to be compliant with the requirements of European regulations and ensure Baltic TSOs compliancy with Central European Synchronous Area (CESA) rules and agreements after synchronization with the networks of CESA.
