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Renewable energy in Lithuania
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Renewable energy in Lithuania constitutes a growing source of energy in the country.


In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 76.4% of electricity generation in the country, up from 18.2% in 2010 and 1.4% in 1990.[1]
Statistics
Renewable energy in Lithuania by type (as of 2022):[2]
Biomass
Solid biofuel or biomass represents the most common source of renewable energy in Lithuania.[2] Most commonly used are firewood and wood as well as agricultural waste.[2] It is primarily used to produce heat, but is also used for electricity production.[2]
Biofuel

Biogas
Hydroelectricity

- Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, its main purpose is to provide a spinning reserve of the power system, to regulate the load curve of the power system 24 hours a day. Installed capacity of the pumped storage plant: 900 MW (4 units, 225 MW each).
- Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, has a capacity of 100.8 MW.[4]
Geothermal energy
- Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant, the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.[5]
Solar power

In 2024, Lithuania had capacity of 2,567 MW of solar power (compared to only 2.4 MWh power in 2010).[6][7]
As of 2012, Lithuania has 1,580 small (from several kilowatts to 2,500 kW) solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 59.4 MW which produce electricity for the country, and has an uncounted number of private power plants which make electricity only for their owners.[8]
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Wind power
Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
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