By 2033, Lithuania plans to build seven "Energy Islands" and 10 new power plants with a total capacity of 800 megawatts, spending about 880 million euros on the project.
The operator of the electricity transmission system Litgrid intends to decentralize the network in the country so that each of the "energy islands" can operate temporarily independently of each other and supply electricity in crisis situations.
The power plants are planned to be built near the main junctions of the electricity transmission network in different regions of Lithuania. The head of Litgrid said that such a station would be able to start up in 30 minutes, reach a peak power of 50 to 100 megawatts and be able to provide residents with electricity for up to 8 hours. The reasons for creating such a system include weather phenomena, the crisis in Ukraine, unrest in Europe and other factors.
The project will be implemented in two phases. The first involves the use of existing production capacities in four regions: Vilnius, Kovna, Panbiz - Siolai region and Klaipeda. In the second phase, new power plants will be built that will bring the total power to the required 800 megawatts.