Lithuania
Lithuania has a FIT program defined by law, the Law on Electricity, No. IX-884, 16 May 2002. (English).
Summary
In Lithuania, all sources of renewable energy for the generation of electricity except for geothermal power are eligible for feed-in tariff. The electricity generator is entitled against the grid operator to the payment of the electricity fed in until the annual maximum volume of the technology is reached. The feed-in tariffs and the eligible maximum capacity for the different sources of renewables are:
- 0.30 LTL/kWh up to 259.6 GWh/a for wind,
- 0.20 LTL/KWh up to 118 GWh/a for hydro,
- 0.24 LTL/kWh up 103.1 GWh/a for biomass and biogas.
(July 2009: 1.00 Lithuanian Litas ~ 0.29 €)
The tariffs are guaranteed for 11 years.
EC review and assessment
Read a summary of the European Commission’s 2005 review of Lithuania’s renewable electricity policies and of its 2007 assessment of Lithuania’s progress in meeting the target set out in Directive 2001/77/EC.
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