Lithuanian president's office on Baltic power plant proposal: all options on the table

  • 2025-01-21
  • BNS/TBT Staff

VILNIUS - An advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says all options should be considered to ensure the stability of the electricity system following the Baltic power grids' synchronization with Western Europe in February.

Ramunas Dilba, the president's chief advisor on environment and infrastructure, was commenting on Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas' statement that Lithuania would propose building a new power plant with Latvia and Estonia to ensure flexible electricity generation and energy security.

"These options are probably worth considering, but let's not forget that there's also the option of developing small nuclear reactors, which may not be as quick as efficient gas-fired generation, because that technology still needs to be properly analyzed before decisions are made," the advisor told the Ziniu Radijas radio station on Tuesday.

"Various options should be assessed; calculations need to be done, and we need to look at the impact on prices and consumers, and whether we really need such additional generation," he added.

Vaiciunas said earlier in January that a joint Baltic power plant could be built by 2030. He did not specify where the project might be located or what technology would be used.

The new government's program calls for starting a discussion with the other Baltic countries on a possible joint capacity auction for investors in modern and agile power plants that would produce electricity when there is no wind or sun for extended periods of time.