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Renewable energy resources

The EU objective is to produce at least 20 per cent of its total energy from renewable energy resources by 2020. The objective set for Lithuania – 23 per cent by the year 2020. This objective was already achieved by Lithuania in 2014.

The greatest renewable energy potential in Lithuania is shown by solid biofuel – firewood and wood and agricultural waste used for fuel. In 2020, the largest amount thereof was used for the production of electricity and centralised heat supply (50.1 per cent) and in households (36.4 per cent). In 2020, production of heat by energy producers which use firewood and wood waste accounted for 70.4 per cent of total heat produced by power plants and heat plants, and 12.4 per cent of electricity produced by power plants.

Together with small wind power plants, wind farms in Lithuania are further increasing electricity production. In 2020, electricity production totalled 1.55 Twh, which accounted for slightly less than one third of total electricity production in the country, or over 11.6 per cent of electricity consumed in the country. Currently, 23 wind farms operate in Lithuania. At the end of 2020, together with small wind power plants, total cumulated installed capacity amounted to 534 MW.

As regards renewable electricity, in 2020, electricity produced by solar power plants amounted to 128.8 million kilowatts (kWh) of electrical energy, or by 41.4 per cent more than in 2019. This is important as thus local electricity production is promoted and this contributes to the implementation of international goals on mitigating climate change.

In 2020, hydropower plants produced 300.5 million kWh of electricity, i.e. by 13 per cent less than in 2019.

In 2020, against 2019, the use of biogas for the production of electricity decreased by 3.2 per cent and amounted to 149.5 million kWh.

The use of biofuel reduces environmental pollution. Two kinds of biofuel are used in Lithuania – biodiesel and bioethanol. In 2020, biodiesel and bioethanol consumed in transport amounted to 98.6 thousand and 24.4 thousand tonnes respectively.

Renewable energy resources consumption structure, 2020

Per cent

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Gross consumption by type of renewable energy, 2016–2020

Terajoule

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Consumption of firewood and wood waste, 2016–2020

Terajoule

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Consumption of agricultural waste, 2016–2020

Terajoule

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Gross consumption of biogas, 2016–2020

Terajoule

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Gross consumption of renewable industrial and municipal waste, 2016–2020

Terajoule

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Gross consumption of biofuel, 2016–2020

Terajoule

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Share of renewable energy resources in consumption, 2016–2020

Per cent

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