Editing Lithuania (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Communication===
{{Main|Telecommunications in Lithuania}}
[[File:Bures business centre in Vilnius (2016).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Telia Company|Telia]] (skyscraper with the old [[Teo LT]] logo) and [[Huawei]] headquarters in [[Vilnius]]]]
Lithuania has a well developed communications infrastructure. The country has 2.8 million citizens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/lietuvos-naujienos/lietuvos-gyventoju-skaicius-sumazejo-dar-40-tukstanciu-1527125/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104123442/http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/lietuvos-naujienos/lietuvos-gyventoju-skaicius-sumazejo-dar-40-tukstanciu-1527125/|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Lietuvos gyventojų skaičius sumažėjo dar 40 tūkstančių|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> and 5 million SIM cards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/mokslas/technologijos/lietuvoje-3-mln-gyventoju-ir-5-mln-mobiliojo-rysio-naudotoju.d?id=60719345|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104123305/https://www.delfi.lt/mokslas/technologijos/lietuvoje-3-mln-gyventoju-ir-5-mln-mobiliojo-rysio-naudotoju.d?id=60719345|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Lietuvoje – 3 mln. gyventojų ir 5 mln. mobiliojo ryšio naudotojų – DELFI Mokslas|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> The largest LTE (4G) mobile network covers 97% of Lithuania's territory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryšio kokybės žemėlapis rodo: du operatoriai lygūs, trečias – iš paskos |url=https://www.15min.lt/mokslasit/straipsnis/technologijos/rysio-kokybes-zemelapis-rodo-du-operatoriai-lygus-o-trecias-is-paskos-646-767870 |website=15min.lt |access-date=13 March 2017 |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623222406/https://www.15min.lt/mokslasit/straipsnis/technologijos/rysio-kokybes-zemelapis-rodo-du-operatoriai-lygus-o-trecias-is-paskos-646-767870}}</ref> Usage of fixed phone lines has been rapidly decreasing due to rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/mokslas/technologijos/laidinio-rysio-telefonams-gresia-isnykimas.d?id=58099004|title=Laidinio ryšio telefonams gresia išnykimas?|website=Delfi.lt|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417191034/https://www.delfi.lt/mokslas/technologijos/laidinio-rysio-telefonams-gresia-isnykimas.d?id=58099004|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Lithuania was top 30 in the world by average mobile broadband speeds and top 20 by average fixed broadband speeds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedtest.net/global-index|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104105117/https://www.speedtest.net/global-index|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Speedtest Global Index – Monthly comparisons of internet speeds from around the world|date=4 January 2018|website=Speedtest.net|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>
Lithuania was also top 7 in 2017 in the [[List of countries by 4G LTE penetration]]. In 2016, Lithuania was ranked 17th in United Nations' e-participation index.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/about/overview/e-participation|title=E-Participation Index|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192535/https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/about/overview/e-participation|archive-date=21 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Data-Center|title=Data Center|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192858/https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Data-Center|archive-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

There are four TIER III datacenters in Lithuania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uptimeinstitute.com/TierCertification/allCertifications.php?page=1&ipp=All&clientId=&countryName=Lithuania&tierLevel=3|title=Uptime Institute. Country: Lithuania, Tier Level: Tier III|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044020/https://uptimeinstitute.com/TierCertification/allCertifications.php?page=1&ipp=All&clientId=&countryName=Lithuania&tierLevel=3|archive-date=20 March 2018}}</ref>
Lithuania is 44th globally ranked country on data center density according to Cloudscene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cloudscene.com/market/data-centers-in-lithuania/all|title=Colocation Lithuania – Data Centers|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417181833/https://cloudscene.com/market/data-centers-in-lithuania/all|url-status=live}}</ref>

Long-term project (2005–2013) – Development of Rural Areas Broadband Network (RAIN) was started with the objective to provide residents, state and municipal authorities and businesses with fibre-optic broadband access in rural areas. RAIN infrastructure allows 51 communications operators to provide network services to their clients. The project was funded by the European Union and the Lithuanian government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sumin.lrv.lt/en/news/strategic-project-for-lithuania-rain-2-won-the-international-award|title=Strategic project for Lithuania RAIN-2 won the international award|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623222959/https://sumin.lrv.lt/en/news/strategic-project-for-lithuania-rain-2-won-the-international-award|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4988&usg=AOvVaw0HNGsJE3UEplZ5ekHB2MgY|title=RAIN project in Lithuania|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501155805/https://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4988&usg=AOvVaw0HNGsJE3UEplZ5ekHB2MgY|url-status=live}}</ref> 72% of Lithuanian households have access to internet, a number which in 2017 was among EU's lowest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Internet_access_and_use_statistics_-_households_and_individuals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104125212/http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Internet_access_and_use_statistics_-_households_and_individuals|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Internet access and use statistics – households and individuals – Statistics Explained|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> and in 2016 ranked 97th by [[CIA World Factbook]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2153rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104130822/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2153rank.html|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> Number of households with internet access is expected to increase and reach 77% by 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eshopworld.com/blog-articles/lithuania-ecommerce-insights/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104125319/https://www.eshopworld.com/blog-articles/lithuania-ecommerce-insights/|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Lithuania eCommerce will nearly triple its online shoppers in 4 years|work=eShopWorld |date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> Almost 50% of Lithuanians had smartphones in 2016, a number that is expected to increase to 65% by 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/568195/predicted-smartphone-user-penetration-rate-in-lithuania/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104125609/https://www.statista.com/statistics/568195/predicted-smartphone-user-penetration-rate-in-lithuania/|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=• Lithuania: smartphone user penetration 2015–2022 – Forecast|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>
Lithuania has the highest FTTH (Fiber to the home) penetration rate in Europe (36.8% in September 2016) according to FTTH Council Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ftthcouncil.eu/documents/PressReleases/2016/PR20160217_FTTHranking_panorama_award.pdf|title=Breaking news from the FTTH Conference 2016: Croatia, Germany and Poland join the FTTH ranking|website=Ftthcouncil.eu|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430204430/https://www.ftthcouncil.eu/documents/PressReleases/2016/PR20160217_FTTHranking_panorama_award.pdf}}</ref>

===Transport===
{{Main|Transport in Lithuania}}
[[File:Lithuania-roads-(E).png|thumb|left|Major highways in Lithuania]]
Lithuania received its first railway connection in the middle of the 19th century, when the [[Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway]] was constructed. It included a stretch from [[Daugavpils]] via Vilnius and Kaunas to Virbalis. The first and only still operating [[Kaunas Railway Tunnel|tunnel]] was completed in 1860.

[[Rail transport in Lithuania]] consists of {{convert|1762|km|0|abbr=on}} of {{convert|1520|mm|ftin|1|abbr=on}} [[Russian gauge]] railway of which {{convert|122|km|0|abbr=on}} are electrified. This railway network is incompatible with European [[standard gauge]] and requires train switching. However, Lithuanian railway network also has {{convert|115|km|0|abbr=on}} of [[standard gauge]] lines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geležinkelių infrastruktūra|url=http://infrastructure.litrail.lt/|website=Infrastructure.litrail.lt|access-date=24 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006220502/http://infrastructure.litrail.lt/|archive-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> More than half of all inland freight transported in Lithuania is carried by rail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Freight_transport_statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104135126/http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Freight_transport_statistics|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Freight transport statistics – Statistics Explained|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> The Trans-European standard gauge [[Rail Baltica]] railway, linking [[Helsinki]]–[[Tallinn]]–[[Riga]]–[[Kaunas]]–[[Warsaw]] and continuing on to Berlin is under construction. In 2017, [[Lietuvos Geležinkeliai]], a company that operates most railway lines in Lithuania, received EU penalty for breaching EU's antitrust laws and restricting competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-3622_en.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104135749/http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-3622_en.htm|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – Antitrust: Commission fines Lithuanian Railways €28 million for hindering competition on rail freight market|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>

Transportation is the third largest sector in Lithuanian economy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sumin.lrv.lt/en/news/lithuania-is-ready-to-implement-transport-investment-projects-of-a-strategic-importance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104145320/https://sumin.lrv.lt/en/news/lithuania-is-ready-to-implement-transport-investment-projects-of-a-strategic-importance|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Lithuania is ready to implement transport investment project of a strategic importance – Ministry of Transport and Communications|date=4 January 2018}}</ref> Lithuanian transport companies drew attention in 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko/Largest-Fleet-Order-from-Eastern-Europe-for-Mercedes-Benz-Trucks-in-Its-History-Major-order-of-1000-Mercedes-Benz-Actros-by-Girteka-Logistics.xhtml?oid=9918964|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104150306/http://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko/Largest-Fleet-Order-from-Eastern-Europe-for-Mercedes-Benz-Trucks-in-Its-History-Major-order-of-1000-Mercedes-Benz-Actros-by-Girteka-Logistics.xhtml?oid=9918964|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Largest Fleet Order from Eastern Europe for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Its History: Major order of 1,000 Mercedes-Benz Actros by Girteka Logistics – Daimler Global Media Site|date=4 January 2018}}</ref> and 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volvogroup.com/en-en/news/2017/sep/record-breaking-agreement-for-volvo-trucks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104150048/http://www.volvogroup.com/en-en/news/2017/sep/record-breaking-agreement-for-volvo-trucks.html|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Record breaking agreement for Volvo Trucks – Volvo Group|date=4 January 2018}}</ref> with huge and record-breaking orders of trucks. Almost 90% of commercial truck traffic in Lithuania is international transports, the highest of any EU country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Freight_transport_statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104135126/http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Freight_transport_statistics|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Freight transport statistics – Statistics Explained|date=4 January 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Marijampolės geležinkelio stotis - panoramio.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Marijampolė railway station]], completed in 1924]]
Lithuania has an extensive network of motorways. WEF grades Lithuanian roads at 4.7 / 7.0<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2017-2018/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2017%E2%80%932018.pdf|title=The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018|page=185|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920210549/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2017-2018/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2017%E2%80%932018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and Lithuanian road authority (LAKD) at 6.5 / 10.0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plius.lakd.lt/lt.php/naujienos/susumuoti_keliu_apziuros_rezultatai/11801;_wai;1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326104027/http://plius.lakd.lt/lt.php/naujienos/susumuoti_keliu_apziuros_rezultatai/11801;_wai;1|archive-date=26 March 2018|title=Lietuvos automobilių kelių direkcija prie Susisiekimo ministerijos|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>

The [[Port of Klaipėda]] is the only commercial cargo port in Lithuania. In 2011 45.5 million tons of cargo were handled (including [[Būtingė oil terminal]] figures)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shortsea.lt/index.php/pagrindinis_meniu/naujienos/klaipedos_ir_kitu_baltijos_juros_rytines_pakrantes_uostu_krovos_apzvalga__m_sausiogruodzio_men_/1201|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019182532/http://www.shortsea.lt/index.php/pagrindinis_meniu/naujienos/klaipedos_ir_kitu_baltijos_juros_rytines_pakrantes_uostu_krovos_apzvalga__m_sausiogruodzio_men_/1201|archive-date=19 October 2013|title=Short Sea|date=19 October 2013|website=shortsea.lt|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> [[Port of Klaipėda]] is outside of EU's 20 largest ports,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Maritime_ports_freight_and_passenger_statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132949/http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Maritime_ports_freight_and_passenger_statistics|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Maritime ports freight and passenger statistics – Statistics Explained|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Top_20_container_ports_in_2015_-_on_the_basis_of_volume_of_containers_handled_in_(1000_TEUs).png|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104133109/http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Top_20_container_ports_in_2015_-_on_the_basis_of_volume_of_containers_handled_in_(1000_TEUs).png|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=File:Top 20 container ports in 2015 - on the basis of volume of containers handled in (1000 TEUs).png – Statistics Explained|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> but it is the eighth largest port in the [[Baltic Sea]] region<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=90478|title=Riga and Klaipėda included in TOP-10 ports in Baltic Sea Region by container turnover :: The Baltic Course – Baltic States news & analytics|date=21 December 2017|website=Baltic-course.com|access-date=21 December 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221104115/http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=90478|archive-date=21 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://actiaforum.pl/en/assets/files/realizacje/pdf/PM-17-EN.pdf|title=2016 – a better year for most of the Top 10 Baltic container ports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132642/http://actiaforum.pl/en/assets/files/realizacje/pdf/PM-17-EN.pdf|archive-date=4 January 2018|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> with ongoing expansion plans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://port.today/klaipeda-outer-port-constructed/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132737/https://port.today/klaipeda-outer-port-constructed/|archive-date=4 January 2018|title=Klaipėda outer port to be constructed – port.today|date=4 January 2018|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>

As of 2022, the LIWA (Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority, Vidaus vandens keliu direkcija in Lithuanian) is developing a strategy to resurrect cargo shipping on the Nemunas. Its fleet of electric ships will travel 260&nbsp;km between the port of Klaipda on the Baltic Sea coast and the industrial and transportation centre of [[Kaunas]].<ref name=":159">{{Cite web |title=Reviving Lithuania's inland waterways to cut emissions |url=https://www.eib.org/en/stories/lithuania-waterways-emissions |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=European Investment Bank |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721092822/https://www.eib.org/en/stories/lithuania-waterways-emissions |url-status=live}}</ref> The project is anticipated to need a €75.7 million initial investment in total. and estimated to eliminate 48 000 truck trips annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lithuania: EIB advisory services support green inland cargo shipping |url=https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2022-245-eib-advisory-services-support-green-inland-cargo-shipping-in-lithuania |access-date=31 July 2023|website=European Investment Bank |archive-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720223356/https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2022-245-eib-advisory-services-support-green-inland-cargo-shipping-in-lithuania |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Will there be an intermodal connection between Kaunas and Hamburg? The Port of Hamburg and Klaipeda will co-develop new logistics routes |url=https://www.railtarget.cz/business/will-there-be-an-intermodal-connection-between-kaunas-and-hamburg-the-port-of-hamburg-and-klaipeda-will-codevelop-new-logistics-routes-2492.html |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=www.railtarget.cz |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731145827/https://www.railtarget.cz/business/will-there-be-an-intermodal-connection-between-kaunas-and-hamburg-the-port-of-hamburg-and-klaipeda-will-codevelop-new-logistics-routes-2492.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Vilnius International Airport]] is the largest airport in Lithuania, 91st busiest airport in Europe ([[List of the busiest airports in Europe|EU's 100 largest airports]]). It served 3.8 million passengers in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vilnius-airport.lt/en/news/?id=1930281 |title=The Lithuanian Airports Have Presented the Results for the Year 2016: the Number of Passengers Has Surged to Record Levels of 4.8 Million |date=12 January 2017 |access-date=24 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004085407/http://www.vilnius-airport.lt/en/news/?id=1930281 |archive-date=4 October 2017}}</ref> Other international airports include [[Kaunas Airport|Kaunas International Airport]], [[Palanga International Airport]] and [[Šiauliai International Airport]]. [[Kaunas Airport|Kaunas International Airport]] is also a small commercial cargo airport which started regular commercial cargo traffic in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kaunozinios.lt/naujienos/kauno-oro-uoste-ivykdytas-pirmas-reguliarus-krovininis-reisas_36224.html|title=Kauno oro uoste įvykdytas pirmas reguliarus krovininis reisas|website=Kaunozinios.lt|date=4 April 2011|access-date=4 January 2018|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627215332/https://kaunozinios.lt/naujienos/kauno-oro-uoste-ivykdytas-pirmas-reguliarus-krovininis-reisas_36224.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The inland river cargo port in Marvelė, linking Kaunas and Klaipėda, received first cargo in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvelės uostą pasiekė pirmasis krovinys! |url=https://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/kaunas/miesto-pulsas/marveles-uosta-pasieke-pirmasis-krovinys-910893 |website=klaipeda.diena.lt |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=3 May 2019 |language=LT |archive-date=23 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623222405/https://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/kaunas/miesto-pulsas/marveles-uosta-pasieke-pirmasis-krovinys-910893 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Energy===
{{Main|Energy in Lithuania}} {{See also|Renewable energy in Lithuania}}
[[File:FSRU Independence in the port of Klaipėda, Lithuania.jpg|thumb|right|[[FSRU Independence|FSRU ''Independence'']] in port of Klaipėda]]
Systematic diversification of energy imports and resources is Lithuania's key energy strategy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsta.lt/files/seminarai/2015-04-09_Ryga/03.-ey-bus-2015-rokas-masiulis.pdf|title=Lithuania's Energy Sector Development Trends|page=2|website=Lsta.lt|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824064812/http://www.lsta.lt/files/seminarai/2015-04-09_Ryga/03.-ey-bus-2015-rokas-masiulis.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Long-term aims were defined in National Energy Independence strategy in 2012 by Lietuvos Seimas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamyba.le.lt/sites/default/files/media/dynamic/files/481/nationalenergyindependencestrategy.pdf|title=National Energy Independence Strategy|website=Gamyba.le.lt|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413185919/https://gamyba.le.lt/sites/default/files/media/dynamic/files/481/nationalenergyindependencestrategy.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It was estimated that strategic energy independence initiatives will cost €6.3–7.8 billion in total and provide annual savings of €0.9–1.1 billion.

After the decommissioning of the [[Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant]], Lithuania turned from electricity exporter to electricity importer. Unit No. 1 was closed in December 2004, as a condition of Lithuania's entry into the European Union; Unit No. 2 was closed down on 31 December 2009. Proposals have been made to construct a new – [[Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant]] in Lithuania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lithuania shuts down Soviet-era NPP, but being a nuclear-free nation is still under question |url=http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2010/ignalina_shut_down |date=12 January 2010 |author=Andrei Ozharovsky, Maria Kaminskaya and Charles Digges |website=Bellona.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423155352/http://www.bellona.org/articles/articles_2010/ignalina_shut_down |archive-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> However, [[2012 Lithuanian nuclear power referendum|a non-binding referendum]] held in October 2012 clouded the prospects for the Visaginas project, as 63% of voters said no to a new nuclear power plant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-G-N/Lithuania/|title=Nuclear Power in Lithuania – Lithuanian Nuclear Energy – World Nuclear Association|website=World-nuclear.org|access-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126160031/http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-G-N/Lithuania/|archive-date=26 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.Lithuania.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant]]]]
The country's main primary source of electrical power is [[Elektrėnai Power Plant]]. Other primary sources of Lithuania's electrical power are [[Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant]] and [[Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant]]. [[Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant]] is the only in the Baltic states power plant to be used for regulation of the power system's operation with generating capacity of 900 MW for at least 12 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kruoniohae.lt/lt/main/activity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928033447/http://www.kruoniohae.lt/lt/main/activity|archive-date=28 September 2012|title=Kruonio hidroakumuliacinė elektrinė > Veikla|date=28 September 2012|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, 66% of electrical power was imported.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.litgrid.eu/index.php/energetikos-sistema/elektros-energetikos-sistemos-informacija/elektros-gamybos-ir-vartojimo-balanso-duomenys/2287|title=Litgrid|website=www.litgrid.eu|access-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118024627/http://www.litgrid.eu/index.php/energetikos-sistema/elektros-energetikos-sistemos-informacija/elektros-gamybos-ir-vartojimo-balanso-duomenys/2287|archive-date=18 November 2016}}</ref> First geothermal heating plant ([[Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant]]) in the Baltic Sea region was built in 2004.

Lithuania–Sweden submarine electricity interconnection [[NordBalt]] and Lithuania–Poland electricity interconnection [[LitPol Link]] were launched at the end of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ceer.eu/documents/104400/3736793/C16_NR_Lithuania-EN.pdf/1c379f34-4e09-7311-e715-5974e45eab3f|title=Annual Report on Electricity and Natural Gas Markets of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Commission|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623222139/https://www.ceer.eu/documents/104400/3736793/C16_NR_Lithuania-EN.pdf/1c379f34-4e09-7311-e715-5974e45eab3f|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, synchronising the Baltic states' electricity grid with the [[Synchronous grid of Continental Europe]] has started.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-18-4285_en.htm |title=Questions and answers on the synchronisation of the Baltic States' electricity networks with the continental European network (CEN) |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=27 July 2018 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727105009/http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-18-4285_en.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, 20.8% of electricity consumed in Lithuania came from renewable sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Table_1-Share_of_renewables_in_gross_inland_energy_consumption_2016.png|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326100659/http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Table_1-Share_of_renewables_in_gross_inland_energy_consumption_2016.png|archive-date=26 March 2018|title=File:Table 1-Share of renewables in gross inland energy consumption 2016.png – Statistics Explained|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>

In order to break down [[Gazprom]]'s monopoly<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/33113758-8680-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/33113758-8680-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Lithuania becomes first ex-Soviet state to buy US natural gas | website=Financial Times |date=21 August 2017 | access-date=26 March 2018 | language=LT|last1=Sheppard |first1=David}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/lithuania-breaks-gazprom-s-monopoly-by-signing-first-lng-deal/ |title=Lithuania breaks Gazprom's monopoly by signing first LNG deal |website=Euractiv.com |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=26 March 2018 |language=LT |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004151953/https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/lithuania-breaks-gazprom-s-monopoly-by-signing-first-lng-deal/ |url-status=live}}</ref> in natural gas market of Lithuania, first large scale LNG import terminal ([[Klaipėda LNG FSRU]]) in the Baltic region was built in port of Klaipėda in 2014. The Klaipėda LNG terminal was called Independence, thus emphasising the aim to diversify energy market of Lithuania. Norwegian company [[Equinor]] supplies {{convert|540|e6m3|abbr=off}} of natural gas annually from 2015 until 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://enmin.lrv.lt/uploads/enmin/documents/files/EN_Versija/Activities/Activity_benchmarks/Strategic_projects/Liquefied_natural_gas_terminal_in_Klaip%C4%97da/LNG_factsheet_EN.pdf | title=Klaipėda LNG terminal Factsheet | publisher=Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania | date=27 October 2014 | access-date=19 March 2018 | archive-date=19 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319214309/http://enmin.lrv.lt/uploads/enmin/documents/files/EN_Versija/Activities/Activity_benchmarks/Strategic_projects/Liquefied_natural_gas_terminal_in_Klaip%C4%97da/LNG_factsheet_EN.pdf}}</ref> The terminal is able to meet the Lithuania's demand 100 percent, and Latvia's and Estonia's national demand 90 percent in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/29/119304/klaipeda-lng-terminal-one-year-on-independence-or-responsibility |title=Klaipėda LNG Terminal one year on – independence or responsibility? |website=Lrt.lt |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=19 March 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022515/https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/29/119304/klaipeda-lng-terminal-one-year-on-independence-or-responsibility |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gas Interconnection Poland–Lithuania]] (GIPL), also known as Lithuania–Poland pipeline, is a natural gas pipeline interconnection between Lithuania and Poland that became operational in 2022.