Renewable energy in Lithuania

Renewable energy in Lithuania by type (as of 2022):^[2]

Solid biofuel or biomass represents the most common source of renewable energy in Lithuania.^[2] Most commonly used are firewood and wood as well as agricultural waste.^[2] It is primarily used to produce heat, but is also used for electricity production.^[2]

• Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, its main purpose is to provide a spinning reserve of the power system, to regulate the load curve of the power system 24 hours a day. Installed capacity of the pumped storage plant: 900 MW (4 units, 225 MW each).
• Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, has a capacity of 100.8 MW.^[4]

• Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant, the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.^[5]

In 2025, Lithuania had capacity of 3,295 MW of solar power (compared to only 2.4 MWh power in 2010).^[6][7]

As of 2012, Lithuania has 1,580 small (from several kilowatts to 2,500 kW) solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 59.4 MW which produce electricity for the country, and has an uncounted number of private power plants which make electricity only for their owners.^[8]

Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][6]}

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