The document summarizes the successful experience of private European investments in renewable energy sources (RES) in Lithuania. It discusses Lithuania's goals of becoming fossil fuel free by generating all electricity from nuclear and RES and heating from RES by 2020. It also outlines three major problems - overcapacity and low energy prices requiring investments, high heating prices and dependence on gas, and issues with landfills and EU requirements. The document then highlights a 130 million euro waste-to-energy plant investment in Klaipeda by Fortum Heat Lietuva and Klaipeda Energija that helps address these problems and provides benefits to the region like reduced fuel dependence and costs.

1. Succesful Experience of Private European
Investments in RES in LT
Andrius Kasparavicius, Minsk, 22 04 2014
www.inogate.org

2. TODAY I WILL TALK ABOUT...

4. Long term vision
Lithuania is
fossil free
all electricity
comes from
nuclear and
RES
central heat
comes from
RES only

5. 2020 goals
• 20% of electricity comes from wind and biomass
• 60% of centralized heat comes from biomass
• 10% of transport used fuel from RES
• 1,5% annual growth of energy consumption
efficiency
• Less CO2
• 30-40% of savings in centralized
heating system

6. National Energy Strategy
...also says that Lithuania
should have 3 waste
incineration plants near
3 biggest cities: Vilnius,
Kaunas and Klaipeda...
...and that competition
in heating sector should
be implemented.

7. Business

8. Numbers, 2013

9. Capacities, 2013

10. Energy Sources, 2013

11. PROBLEM NO.1: OVERCAPACITY,
LOW PRICES FOR ENERGY & A
NEED FOR INVESTMENTS

12. Heating

13. Heating price

14. PROBLEM NO.2: HUGE PRICES
FOR HEATING & DEPENDENCE
ON GAS

15. Waste

17. Municipal waste management

18. PROBLEM NO.3: LANDFILLS & EU
REQUIREMENTS

19. Three big problems
• Problem No.1:
Overcapacity, Low Prices For Energy & A
Need For Investments
• Problem No.2:
Huge Prices For Heating & Dependence On
Gas
• Problem No.3:
Landfills & EU Requirements

20. WHAT TO DO?

21. Finland
3 0.3
Sweden
32 5.2
Norway
18 1.5
Estonia
Latvia
LithuaniaDenmark
29 3.5
United Kingdom
25 5.7
Ireland
1 0.04
Netherlands
12 7.2
Belgium
18 3.6
Germany
75 21.2
Poland*
1 0.04
France
129 12.9
Luxembourg*
1 0.1
Czech Republic
3 0.6 Slovakia*
2 0.2Austria
13 2.5Switzerland
30 3.5
Hungary
1 0.4Slovenia*
1 0.01
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Spain**
11 2.5
Portugal
3 1.1
Italy
46 5.8
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Croatia
W2E in Europe

22. Investment

23. Figures
• 95% of shares – UAB Fortum Heat Lietuva
• 5% of shares – AB Klaipėdos energija
• 130 million EUR – value of the project
• 50 МW – heat capacity
• 15 МW – additional heat capacity from smoke
condenser during the winter time
• 20 MW – electric capacity
• 400 GWh – annual production of heat energy
• 140 GWh – annual production of electricity
• 40% of heat amount necessary for Klaipėda heat
consumers

24. Facts
• The plant burn up to 245 thousand tons of municipal and
industrial waste and biofuel (wood chips) ; 40-42% of
municipal waste is biodegradable
• The best available technologies (BAT)used in the plant ensure
the best method of waste incineration
• All heat produced is transmitted to the Klaipėda city district
heating system, while electricity is supplied to common
electricity network
• The new Klaipėda plant, where waste will be used as fuel, is
the first object of such type in the Baltic countries
• The company employs 35 professionals
• More 30 service agreements

25. Emissions

26. Three major chalenges
BUREAUCRACY SOCIETY TRANSPARENCY

27. Benefits to Klaipėda region and
Lithuania
• Decreased dependence on imported fuels
• More stable heat prices
• Reduced costs for building new landfills
• 4 – 5 times smaller amounts of waste disposed in landfill
• Reduced environmental pollution
• Competition of heat suppliers
• One of the largest “green field” investment in Lithuania
• About 35 MEUR civil and constructing works was done
by local companies

28. Thank you for your attention!