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Sector Sub-sector Project name Implementi Description Included in Status Total Investment Barriers/solutions
ng agency national investme in 2015 –
investment nt cost 2017
plan (yes/no) (EUR (EUR bn.)
bn.)
preparation.
Energy Electricity Kruonis Pumped “Lietuvos Currently Kruonis PSPP Yes All preparatory 0.11-0.16 0.017- Uncertainty of electricity prices and
storage Storage Power energija”, has 4 units with total work (incl. 0.024 trading opportunities in the market after
Plant Extension UAB installed capacity of 900 feasibility, NordBalt and LitPol Link interconnections
MW and provides environmental are commissioned.
generation, secondary assessment studies,
reserve and system procurement
balancing services. documentation,
However, it has only technical
limited power generation specification of
and regulation flexibility work and
(current units can equipment) is
operate at fixed 220 MW already done.
pump mode), which will
not be sufficient for the
system stability in the
future due to the
increasing share of the
intermittent generation,
i.e. the growing share of
the renewable energy
sources in the system.
To deal with this issue it
is planned to extend
Kruonis PSPP with a
new 225 MW
asynchronous unit. The
new unit will have pump
mode ranging from 110
to 225 MW and the
cycle efficiency of up to
78%. The positive
regional effect of the
new flexible asset will
be the most significant
after LitPol Link and
NordBalt
ng agency national investme in 2015 –
investment nt cost 2017
plan (yes/no) (EUR (EUR bn.)
bn.)
preparation.
Energy Electricity Kruonis Pumped “Lietuvos Currently Kruonis PSPP Yes All preparatory 0.11-0.16 0.017- Uncertainty of electricity prices and
storage Storage Power energija”, has 4 units with total work (incl. 0.024 trading opportunities in the market after
Plant Extension UAB installed capacity of 900 feasibility, NordBalt and LitPol Link interconnections
MW and provides environmental are commissioned.
generation, secondary assessment studies,
reserve and system procurement
balancing services. documentation,
However, it has only technical
limited power generation specification of
and regulation flexibility work and
(current units can equipment) is
operate at fixed 220 MW already done.
pump mode), which will
not be sufficient for the
system stability in the
future due to the
increasing share of the
intermittent generation,
i.e. the growing share of
the renewable energy
sources in the system.
To deal with this issue it
is planned to extend
Kruonis PSPP with a
new 225 MW
asynchronous unit. The
new unit will have pump
mode ranging from 110
to 225 MW and the
cycle efficiency of up to
78%. The positive
regional effect of the
new flexible asset will
be the most significant
after LitPol Link and
NordBalt
