Renewable energy in Lithuania
In 2016 Renewable energy in Lithuania constituted 27.9% of the country's overall electricity generation. Previously, the Lithuanian government aimed to generate 23% of total power from renewable resources by 2020, a goal was achieved in 2014.
Statistics
Renewable energy in Lithuania by type:| Type | % |
| Biomass | 82.5 |
| Wind Power | 6.7 |
| Biofuels | 3.9 |
| Hydroelectricity | 2.7 |
| Biogas | 2.2 |
| Waste-to-Energy | 1.5 |
| Solar | 0.4 |
| Geothermal energy | 0.1 |
Biomass
represents the most common source of renewable energy in Lithuania, with most of the biomass is use being firewood. The amount of energy generated from biomass in Lithuania is the second highest in the EU per capita. It is estimated that in 2020 the country will lead the EU in the quantity of biomass available for biofuel production.| Country | Per Capita Biofuel Production |
| Lithuania | 0.25 |
| Latvia | 0.23 |
| Denmark | 0.22 |
| France | 0.19 |
| Estonia | 0.18 |
| Hungary | 0.17 |
| Czech Republic | 0.16 |
| Spain | 0.14 |
| Poland | 0.13 |
| Sweden | 0.12 |
| Ireland | 0.12 |
| Greece | 0.09 |
| Austria | 0.09 |
| Germany | 0.08 |
| Bulgaria | 0.08 |
| Romania | 0.07 |
| Italy | 0.06 |
| Slovakia | 0.06 |
| Slovenia | 0.05 |
| United Kingdom | 0.05 |
| Belgium | 0.04 |
| Portugal | 0.04 |
| Netherlands | 0.03 |
| Finland | 0.02 |
| Luxembourg | 0.00 |
| Cyprus | 0.00 |
| Malta | 0.00 |
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.
- Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, it supplies about 3% of the electrical demand in Lithuania.
Geothermal energy
- Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant, the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.
Solar power
Wind power
Installed wind power capacity in Lithuania and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:| Year | 1998-2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Installed | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 72 | 16 | 46 | - | 79 |
| Capacity | 0 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 91 | 163 | 179 | 225 | 432 | 509 |