Lithuania Smart Mobile Energy Storage Charging Pile

What is Lithuania's electricity storage project?

The electricity storage project will guarantee security and stability of energy supply in Lithuania. It will also enable Lithuania to disconnect from the Russian controlled electricity grid and synchronize with the continental European electricity grid.

How many battery energy storage systems are there in Lithuania?

The four battery energy storage systems (BESS), 50MW/50MWh each, have been handed over by Fluence and are now providing services to Litgrid, the transmission system operator (TSO) in Lithuania. They followed a smaller, 1MW/1MWh pilot project to test the use case back in 2021.

How EV charging access points are being installed in Lithuania?

In addition to these efforts, there is the “ Installation of Private EV Charging Access Points ” project, initiated by the Ministry of Energy. This proposal is backed by a budget of 44,942,457.71 euros from the “ New Generation Lithuania ” economic recovery plan and aims to install 53,200 units in homes, garages, and workplaces by March 2026.

Why should Lithuania invest in batteries?

It will also enable Lithuania to disconnect from the Russian controlled electricity grid and synchronize with the continental European electricity grid. In case of accidents, batteries will provide instantaneous electricity reserve service in less than one second. In the future, batteries will help to integrate renewable energy sources.

How much balancing capacity does Lithuania need?

So the whole region would need around 1GW of balancing capacities but Lithuania alone will need around 700-800MW of capacity for FRR. We have applications to build 800-900MW of storage, and those with a letter of intent (LOI) and bank deposit total around 150MW today.