The Ministry of Energy proposes to announce the tender for the development of the second 700 MW offshore wind park in Lithuania on November 18 of this year. The decision on the tender date must be taken by the Government.
The park would provide a quarter of Lithuania's current electricity needs. The area of the territory planned for the park in the Baltic Sea is about 136.39 km2 and is about 30 kilometers from the coast. In total, Lithuania is planning two offshore wind parks with a total capacity of 1.4 GW.
"At the moment, the installed power of solar and wind in Lithuania is 3.15 GW, so the planned offshore wind parks would be another important boost for the country in securing its energy independence, on which both our national security and people's trust in the state depend, as well as the price of energy resources for our residents and the international competitiveness of our exporting business", says Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys.
In preparation for the tender, the Ministry of Energy approved the concept of the plan for the development of engineering infrastructure at sea and on land, as well as the plan for the development of the marine area, the plan for connecting the marine parks to the land networks is being prepared, the environmental impact assessment report of the offshore wind farm park was approved, as well as the geophysical surveys of the seabed in the area planned for the park. and geotechnical investigations, measured wind speed and other hydrometeorological parameters.
Lithuania is rapidly growing local electricity generation – electricity production has grown from 30 to almost 70 percent over the last few years, and that is solely due to the development of renewable energy.
Preparatory works for offshore wind farm development and related infrastructure No. 03-004-P-0001
