2026-03-19
Lithuania ranks second in Europe for the share of electricity consumption met by wind power, and sixth for solar generation
In 2025, wind power plants in Lithuania supplied 33 per cent of the country's electricity consumption, placing Lithuania second in Europe by this measure, according to data from Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid and the European wind energy industry association Wind Europe. Solar power plants in Lithuania last year accounted for 14 per cent of electricity consumption, ranking Lithuania sixth in Europe by the share of consumed electricity generated from solar.
"Every third kilowatt-hour of electricity consumed in Lithuania last year was generated by wind power plants operating here. By this measure, we are second in Europe only to Denmark. By comparison, in 2024 we ranked eighth in Europe, but the rapid expansion of new electricity generation capacity meant that over the course of the year we overtook Ireland, Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal. It is also worth noting that, counting onshore wind generation alone, we already rank first in Europe," said Andrius Šemeškevičius, Chief Executive of Litgrid.
Denmark holds first place in Europe for the share of consumption met by wind generation, with that figure reaching 50 per cent in 2025.
Solar power plants in Lithuania last year supplied 14 per cent of electricity consumption, and by this measure Lithuania trails only Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, and Hungary in Europe, according to calculations carried out by Litgrid based on data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, ENTSO-E.
"We connected the largest renewable generation capacities to the grid at the end of last year, so we can expect both wind and solar generation figures to be even higher this year. It is entirely realistic that we shall be among Europe's leaders not only in wind, but also in the share of electricity consumption met by solar power plants," said Ignas Junevičius, Head of Litgrid's Renewable Energy Centre.
In the past year alone, 0.8 GW of wind power capacity was installed in Lithuania, bringing total installed wind capacity to 2.5 GW. Solar capacity grew by 1 GW to reach 3 GW. The combined installed capacity of all renewable sources, across both transmission and distribution networks, currently stands at approximately 5.9 GW, whilst permitted generation capacity stands at 5 GW, accounting for more than 60 per cent of the country's total electricity generation capability.
Over the course of 2025, generation from all renewable energy plants operating in Lithuania accounted for 68 per cent of all electricity produced in the country and met 50 per cent of the country's electricity needs.
The National Energy Independence Strategy envisages that, by 2030, growth in consumption and export opportunities will create the conditions to connect approximately 10 GW of renewable energy generation capacity to Lithuania's electricity transmission network. At that point, Lithuania's entire electricity needs will be met through renewable energy generation.
