{"id":5146,"date":"2025-03-13T11:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:52:45","slug":"jurinio-vejo-energetika-turi-buti-vystoma-vartotojams-ir-valstybei-palankiomis-salygomis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/jurinio-vejo-energetika-turi-buti-vystoma-vartotojams-ir-valstybei-palankiomis-salygomis\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore Wind Energy Must Be Developed Under Conditions Favourable to Consumers and the State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ministry of Energy, after reviewing the conditions for organising the offshore wind tender, which was announced in November 2024 and suspended in January this year, along with the related legal regulations, is now presenting amendments to the Law on Energy from Renewable Sources for public consultation. These amendments aim to ensure that the offshore wind park provides the greatest possible benefit to consumers, does not negatively impact onshore wind turbines, and makes the project attractive to potential investors. Additionally, the proposed changes foresee greater benefits for residents, an expanded list of supported communities, and an overall reduction in the project\u2019s cost by about 500 million euros. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cOffshore wind parks in Lithuania are a necessary strategic investment that guarantees energy security for Lithuania. The offshore wind park will ensure more stable and predictable national electricity production and a diversity of energy sources. The key principle is that electricity consumers should not have to pay for this project; it must be developed in a way that is funded by the benefits it generates. It will also bring greater benefits to municipalities, as we have expanded the circle of beneficiaries of offshore wind park support: from one municipality to five,\u201d says Minister of Energy \u017dygimantas Vai\u010di\u016bnas. \u00a0<\/p>

Greater Benefits for Consumers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

The proposed law amendments aim to ensure that the development of offshore wind energy brings benefits to consumers and positively influences final electricity prices. The offshore wind park could reduce the average electricity price for consumers by about 3 EUR\/MWh.\u00a0<\/p>

The changes ensure that if consumers are required to contribute, their share would be smaller than the benefits they receive from the offshore wind farm. Any financial contribution from consumers to the offshore wind farm would only begin once the farm starts producing electricity, around 2033. \u00a0<\/p>

Reduced Project Cost \u2013 About 500 Million Euros\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

The proposed amendments to the Law on Energy from Renewable Sources suggest reviewing the impact of inflation on the project. From the announcement of the tender winner to the signing of the electricity production agreement, the price would be indexed for 8 years instead of the previously proposed 23 years. This change could lower the project cost by approximately 500 million euros.\u00a0<\/p>

In case of a minimal number of tender participants, negotiations will be held with the developer regarding the project price or reducing the incentivized production volume, thus ensuring a lower final project cost. \u00a0<\/p>

Expanded Number of Municipalities\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

It is proposed that the support related to the project (1 EUR\/MWh) would be allocated not to one municipality\u2019s community, but to five: Klaip\u0117da City Municipality, Klaip\u0117da District Municipality, Neringa Municipality, Palanga City Municipality, and Kretinga District Municipality.\u00a0<\/p>

Balanced Conditions for the Development of Offshore and Onshore Wind Parks \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

The amendments harmonize conditions for electricity transmission \u2013 the priority right for transmitting electricity produced in the offshore wind park over onshore wind and solar plants will be removed. This ensures balanced conditions for the development of both offshore and onshore power plants. \u00a0<\/p>

The second offshore wind park tender will be renewed after the Government and the Seimas approve the amendments to the Law on Energy from Renewable Sources. \u00a0<\/p>

The park could start operating from 2033.\u00a0<\/p>

Preparatory works for offshore wind farm development and related infrastructure No. 03-004-P-0001<\/em><\/p>

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Energetikos ministerija, per\u017ei\u016br\u0117jusi 2024 m. lapkrit\u012f paskelbto ir \u0161iemet sausio m\u0117nes\u012f sustabdyto j\u016brinio v\u0117jo konkurso organizavimo s\u0105lygas bei su juo susijus\u012f teisin\u012f reglamentavim\u0105, vie\u0161ajai konsultacijai teikia Atsinaujinan\u010di\u0173 i\u0161tekli\u0173 energetikos (AIE) \u012fstatymo teis\u0117s akt\u0173 pakeitimus, kuriais b\u016bt\u0173 u\u017etikrinama, kad j\u016brinio v\u0117jo parkas vartotojams teikt\u0173 kuo didesn\u0119 naud\u0105, nedaryt\u0173 neigiamos \u012ftakos sausumoje statomoms v\u0117jo elektrin\u0117ms ir, kad […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-21"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offshorewind.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}