Lithuania’s state-owned electricity transmission operator, Litgrid, has preliminarily reserved almost 1.2 gigawatts of grid capacity for battery energy storage projects in the latest three-month application cycle. The decision was based on 19 fully or partially approved applications.
In the latest application cycle, from 7 September to 6 December, approved requests secured a temporary reservation of 1,187 megawatt (MW) of grid capacity for renewable projects. Most of this went to battery facilities with 1,159 MW plus 3,067 MWh storage volume, and 28 MW to wind plants.
Lithuania’s existing renewable capacity is around 5.7 GW installed, mostly solar and wind capacities. Litgrid has already signed letters of intent for over 10 GW more in the coming years, including onshore wind, solar, and offshore wind parks. According to Litgrid, developers note increasing demand for larger storage systems capable of multi-hour operation to balance intermittent renewables and stabilise wholesale prices. The operator said grid capacity remains available and invited new applications in the ongoing cycle ending March 2026. Approved projects must sign intent protocols within days and commit to construction within four years, backed by financial guarantees.
Lithuania aims for 10 GW of renewables connected to the transmission grid by 2030 under its energy independence strategy, sufficient to meet full domestic demand.