Energy ministry: tender to select offshore wind farm developer to open in end-March

Following the Government’s approval of the location for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea and the requirements for tenderers, the National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) will launch a tender for the selection of a developer on 30 March, the Ministry of Energy announces.

“Generating electricity from renewable sources allows us to move purposefully towards energy independence for Lithuania. In addition to the solar and wind farms already under construction or planned on land, we need to exploit the potential of offshore wind. With the implementation of two offshore wind farm projects alone, we will be able to produce half of the electricity the country needs today, and at the same time lower prices for the residents,” Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys said.