SETT, RU2

1. Conference
“Solar cities in Klaipėda and
Kurzeme region – best practices
around Baltic Sea”

2. Programme: Latvia-Lithuania cross border cooperation programme
2007-2013
Project: LatLit III-159
Project Name: “Effective mechanism for solar energy implementation in
Klaipeda and Kurzeme regions”
“Solar energy policy in
Lithuania”
Speaker:
Dr. Robertas Urbanavičius
VGTU

3. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Main document which defines strategy of Lithuanian
Republic related with renewable energy sources
development is
Renewable Energy Resources Law No.XI-1375, approved
on 12th of May 2011 by Lithuanian Parliament.
In this Law are described main goals of renewable
energy resources development.

4. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Dependency from imported energy carriers in percents. Lithuania (blue
line) vs. EU27 (red line) [Lithuanian Department of Statistics, 2010]

5. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Electricity generated from renewable sources % of gross
electricity consumption. ~5% for the year 2009 [Eurostat]

6. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Main goal which is defined in Chapter 4 of 1st Particle of
Renewable Energy Resources Law is willingness to
ensure that renewable energy consumption in year
2020 will reach not less than 23 percent from total final
energy consumption. It’s important to state that
proposed 23 percent level is higher than it is agreed in
20/20/20 EU commitment. This level of 23 percent
consumption should be increased in future, exploiting
benefits of latest technologies and stimulating effective
energy consumption.

7. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
According to this Law, in different sectors of
energetics, by year 2020, the following targets
should be reached:
∗Renewable energy resources fraction in all sorts of transport should
increase not less than 10 percent.
∗Production of electrical energy, based on all directions of renewable
energy sources should increase by 20 percent minimum.
∗Centralized supplied heat energy, produced using renewable energy
sources should reach 60 % from total amount of produced heat energy.
In house hold level heat energy, produced using renewable energy
sources should reach 80 % from total amount of produced heat energy
in this sector.

8. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
According to this law, Ministry of Energy of the
Republic of Lithuania is obliged to coordinate
biogas, flammable biomass, straw and other
biological origin fuel production and usage, also
aero thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal, hydro
energy, solar photovoltaic energy, wind energy and
solar thermal energy usage and implementation of
consumption stimulation means and at the same
time monitoring, state supervision and control.

9. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Renewable Energy Resources Law defines main
milestones of National Renewable Energy
Resources Consumption Stimulation Action Plan
(NRERCSAP) for the period 2010-2020.
National Renewable Energy Resources
Consumption Stimulation Action Plan covers:
∗Photovoltaic (PV) solar electricity generation
∗Solar thermal (ST) energy generation

10. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Photovoltaic solar energy generation quotas are presented in
Renewable Energy Law
Renewable Energy Law define main areas of renewable energy
development. According this Law, before year 2020 this sector
should integrate up to:
∗141 MW installation capacities of hydro electrical power plants
∗355 MW installation capacities of biomass/biogas fuel based
electrical power plants
∗500 MW wind power installations
∗10 MW photovoltaic power installations*
*Note: small size up to 30 kWp installations are not included into quota

11. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Photovoltaic solar energy total installation development and generation
forecast for period 2010-2020, presented in National Renewable Energy
Resources Consumption Stimulation Action Plan

12. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
LTU Photovoltaic solar energy total installation development and generation
forecast for period 2010-2020

13. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Permission obtaining procedures are described in legal
acts, issued by:
∗Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania,
∗Government of the Republic of Lithuania
∗Ministry of Economy
∗Ministry of Energy
∗Other institutions under Ministry of Energy

14. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
PV Feed in Tariff (FIT)
∗FIT is defined by National Control Commission for
Prices and Energy. Currently existing photovoltaic solar
energy generation tariffs were approved on 2009
September 03 by National Control Commission for
Prices and Energy

15. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
PV Feed in Tariff (FIT)
Year 2010-2011 FIT:
∗ <100kWp – 1,63 LTL/kWh (0,47 EUR/kWh)
∗100-1000kWp – 1,56 LTL/kWh (0,45 EUR/kWh)
∗>1000kWp - 1,51 LTL/kWh (0,437 EUR/kWh)
∗FIT period – 12 years

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17. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
∗ Current information about PV FIT tariffs which will be
approved for year 2012 show that this tariff isn’t
approved stably.
∗ This creates unspecified situation for prospective
developers of photovoltaic solar energy power plant
developers. The same unspecified situation is
applicable for investors who already installed PV solar
power plants

18. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Simplified procedures:
If size of solar energy installation in rural area is lower than 350 kWp,
simplified project planning procedures could be applied:
∗No requirements related with obligatory modification of land usage
destination and obligatory preparation of detailed planning
documentation.
If size of solar thermal or photovoltaic solar power plant installation is
lower than 30kW there are simplified project planning procedures:
∗No requirements related with obligatory modification of land usage
destination
∗No requirements related with obligatory Environmental Impact
Assessment
∗No requirements related with obligatory Health Impact Assessment
∗No requirements related with Building Permission obtaining procedures

19. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Simplified procedures (2)
Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) and building
integrated solar thermal (BIST) installations:
∗If size of solar thermal or photovoltaic solar power
plant installation is lower than 30kW and is planned to
build on the roof of building or to integrate into facade:
∗No requirements related with Building Permission
obtaining procedures

20. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Generation of Solar Thermal Energy

21. Solar energy policy in Lithuania

22. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
In National Renewable Energy Resources Consumption
Stimulation Action Plan for the period 2010-2020 is presented
forecast of solar thermal energy consumption, represented
in kilo tones of oil equivalent. According to the forecast
provided in year 2020 consumption of solar thermal energy
should reach 7,0 kilo tones of oil equivalent (toe).
Provided amount of solar thermal energy usage could be
converted into kWh:
7,0 ktoe * 11630 MWh/ktoe = 81 410 MWh = 81,4 GWh .
The same amount of heat energy could be created burning
6930 tones of diesel or 6666 tones of petrol.

23. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Year 2011:
Solar Thermal Energy – 0,5 ktoe
Biogas – 3 ktoe
Heat Pumps – 4 ktoe
Biomass – 520 ktoe (1040 times more than ST)
Total Heat Energy generation – 759 ktoe (0,06% only)

24. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Year 2020:
Solar Thermal Energy – 7 ktoe
Biogas – 7,5 ktoe
Heat Pumps – 8 ktoe
Biomass – 572 ktoe (82 times more than ST)
Total Heat Energy generation – 1105 ktoe (0,633% only)

25. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Suggestions (1)
∗All new buildings of Klaipeda region should have connection points for solar
thermal and electricity generation equipment. This requirement should be
included into Technical Regalement of Construction.
∗Solar thermal solutions. In general solar thermal solutions currently have
positive legal environment because these solutions mainly are autonomous.
∗For small size solar thermal applications, should be created legal basis which
stimulates installation of these solutions on roofs of the buildings in rural and
urban areas.
∗Solar thermal applications should be obligatory installed on public purpose
buildings, because they could positively affect solving of environmental
problems

26. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Suggestions (2)
∗Bigger size solar thermal applications should be obligatory installed as part of
hot water preparation system in swimming pools and heat power plants which
are consuming traditional fuel, where solar thermal equipment could generate
big amount of heat energy.
∗Photovoltaic solutions. Process of documentation related with preparation of
documentation should be simplified. Current process is distributed between
three or four organizations which are under the same Ministry of Energy.
Suggested solution – “one window” principle.
∗Photovoltaic solutions. Process of documentation related with preparation of
documentation should be shorter. Current process takes minimum 4.5 month.
Suggested solution – one month maximum for small size up to 30 kWp
photovoltaic power plants.

27. Solar energy policy in Lithuania
Suggestions (3)
∗Financial assistance should be proposed for municipalities which are
renovating social dwelling.
∗Support packages should be applied for new and planned buildings,
owned by private persons.
∗Support package should be applied for private persons who are
intending to renovate private houses or multi-flat buildings including
installation of solar energy solutions.
∗Support packages should be applied for Klaipeda region
municipalities where financial situation isn’t the best.
∗Support package should cover relations with financial institutions
(banks). Best possible scenario: no interest loans for developers who is
intending to develop solar energy related project.