Transmission grid
Litgrid: the road from a power generating plant to the distribution to customers
Transmission grid
Litgrid as the transmission system operator (TSO) is responsible for the control, maintenance and development of the national power transmission grid.
The main function of the company is to ensure the efficient and reliable operation of the national power system. While performing this function, we look after the integrity of the power system and control, operate and develop the transmission network and the lines connecting the national system with the other power systems.
Transmission grid control and development
We provide the power transmission service to the users of the high-voltage grid and ensure equal conditions for the connection to and use of the grid. Furthermore, we organise connection of the customers‘, distribution companies‘ and power plants‘ equipment to the transmission grid and carry out and supervise the accounting for electricity in the transmission grid.
Litgrid is responsible for the reliable operation of the transmission grid, connecting lines, and other electric equipment. We carry out the real-time control of the national power balance and ensure the quality of electricity in the transmission grid. The transmission grid of Lithuania is well connected with some of the neighbouring power systems: by four 330 kV lines and three 110 kV lines with Latvia, five 330 kV lines and seven 110 kV lines with Belarus, and three 330 kV and three 110 kV lines with the Kaliningrad Region.
The company provides additional services that are required for the safe and reliable operation of the power system. The TSO performs the planning and coordination of the transmission network topology, implements measures to prevent failures and emergencies, and takes emergency response actions when necessary. Litgrid ensures that the quality of the electricity transmitted via the grid meets the applicable standards.
We operate in such a way that the transmission network in Lithuania functions in an effective, reliable and environmentally friendly way.