The first offshore wind project to be built in Lithuania’s sector of the Baltic Sea could comprise wind turbines of up to 16 MW of capacity each, with a minimum of 43 units erected at a designated site approximately 29 kilometres offshore.
The possible number and capacity of the wind turbines has been mentioned in the latest press release from the Lithuanian government, which announced on 15 October that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme for the project had been prepared.
The programme was prepared following an agreement concluded this August between the Ministry of Energy and the Institute of Coastal Research and Planning on the environmental impact assessment for offshore wind farms to be developed in the Lithuanian maritime territory.
Back in June 2020, the Lithuanian government adopted a resolution to organise a tender for 700 MW of offshore wind and selected a site where the country’s first offshore wind farm will be built.
The plan is to hold the auction in 2023, after all the necessary actions and research have been completed.
