POWER SECTOR,

ENERGY RELATED RESEARCH POTENTIAL

in LITHUANIA 

 by dr. Anzelmas Bačauskas

Lietuvos energija AB, Lithuania

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY CONFERENCE

AND RESEARCH POTENTIAL FOR EUROPEAN ENERGY SECTOR

29-30 September 2003, WARSAW, POLAND

•Transmission company (Lietuvos energija AB)

•Two distribution companies (Eastern and Western)

•Few power generation companies:

Ignalina NPP (2600 MW) Lithuanian PP (1800 MW) Four CHP (767 MW total) Several small HPP Industrial power plants

Structure of Lithuanian Power Sector from January 1, 2002:

Installed, Available Capacity and Production of Power Plants, 2002

Power plants Installed, MW

Available, MW

Production, GWh

Nuclear 2600 2600 14143

Thermal 1800 1800 737

CHP 787 652 1892

Hydro 101 101 325

PSP 800 760 415

Mini hydro 12.7 12.7 41

Industrial 76 76 153

Total 6156. 6001 17706

Production, Consumption and Export of Electricity in Lithuania

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•Transmission grid:1606 km transmission lines 330 kV,4407 km transmission lines 110 kV,12 substations 330 kV,210 substations 110 kV;

•Kaunas HPP and Kruonis PSP;

•The control centre;

•The telecommunication network and information system .

LIETUVOS ENERGIJA AB owns:

•Management and development of the transmission grid;

•Secure and reliable operation of the power system;

•Operation of electricity market.

Lietuvos energija AB

is responsible for:

The actors of the Electricity market in Lithuania:• Eligible customers (since 2002 – 20 GWh per year, since

2003 –9 GWh per year, since 2010 – all customers)• Public suppliers – undertakings having in ownership a

distribution system having an obligation to supply electricity to captive consumers in its area ;

• Independent suppliers – who are the Supply License holder and who are permitted to sell electricity to Eligible customers at contractual prices;

• Producers – having generation facilities and permits for production;

• Transmission System Operator – Lietuvos energija AB;

• Market Operator – a structural unit of Lietuvos energija AB.

Types of transactions between Produces and Suppliers:

1. Bilateral contracts,

2. Trade through the auction,

3. Centralized trade as a Public Service Obligation.

Average electricity prices(US cents/kWh)

Customers 1999 2000 2002

Industry 3.53 4.00 3.80

Household 4.12 5.17 5.31

Agriculture 3.65 4.95 5.13

Others 4.45 5.33 5.05

Average 3.88 4.66 4.66

Strategic objectives of power sector:

1. to prepare for the decommissioning of the reactors of the Ignalina NPP, the disposal of radioactive waste and the long-term storage of spend nuclear fuel;

2. to integrate the power system into the power systems of EU;

3. to further develop regional co-operation and creating a common Baltic electricity market;

4. to strive for a share of renewables of up 7% in the total electricity production balance by 2010.

Energy related research potential:

1. Lithuanian Energy Institute (www.lei.lt) with 10 laboratories.

2. Kaunas University of Technology (www.ktu.lt) with:

• Department of Thermal and Nuclear Energy and Centre of Industrial Energy Process Analysis and Integration,

• Department of Electric Power Systems and Centre of High Voltage Device Diagnostic Technology.