The scheme is part of a €180 million package approved by the EU late last year, funded by its State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (‘TCTF’), which was borne out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Such capacities will ensure greater resilience, flexibility and security of the electricity system, which will also contribute to the stability of electricity prices. The high business interest in this measure shows that investors are ready to actively contribute to these goals. State support is becoming a key impetus in creating a modern, reliable and sustainable electricity system in the country,” said Acting Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas.
Although the Ministry’s announcement did not mention specific technologies, most projects are likely to be battery energy storage systems (BESS). The scheme is open to projects between 30MWh and 300MWh.
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia disconnected from the Russia-led BRELL grid and connected to mainland Europe earlier this year, an event in which BESS played a significant role. Lithuania’s transmission system operator (TSO) Litgrid deployed its own storage-as-transmission projects with system integrator Fluence, totalling 200MW/200MWh and designed specifically to support the grid in island mode during the switchover process.
There has been progress on numerous large-scale merchant BESS projects from private investors too this year, with Energy-Storage.news reported on project investments and M&A from DS1, UAB Karjerų linija, Ignitis Group and E energija Group.
