POWER SECTOR, ENERGY RELATED RESEARCH POTENTIAL in LITHUANIA by dr. Anzelmas Ba čauskas Lietuvos energija AB, Lithuania CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY CONFERENCE AND RESEARCH POTENTIAL FOR EUROPEAN ENERGY SECTOR 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 plantsInstalled, MW Available, MW Production, GWh Nuclear Thermal CHP Hydro PSP Mini hydro Industrial Total

Production, Consumption and Export of Electricity in Lithuania )

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 Industry Household Agriculture Others Average

S trategic 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 ( with 10 laboratories. 2.Kaunas University of Technology ( 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.