Lithuania Achieves Record 94% Domestic Electricity Production in Q2 2026

Lithuania achieved a significant milestone in its energy sector during the second quarter of 2026, generating 94% of the country's electricity needs domestically. This marks the highest percentage of self-sufficiency since the closure of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, surpassing the 90% recorded in the same period last year. The total domestic electricity production reached 3.045 terawatt-hours (TWh), an increase from 2.735 TWh in the previous year.

Renewable energy sources were the primary drivers of this increased domestic production. Wind power generation rose by 14% to 1.214 TWh, while solar power generation saw a substantial 45% increase, reaching 1.079 TWh. Hydropower generation also grew by 10% to 0.079 TWh. Collectively, renewable energy facilities produced 2.408 TWh, a 25% increase compared to the previous year, accounting for 79% of Lithuania's total domestic electricity generation and fulfilling 74% of the country's electricity demand.

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The largest increase in electricity consumption was recorded in the industrial and services sectors, which can be attributed to economic growth.

Energy storage facilities also played a more significant role, contributing 0.026 TWh to the grid, nearly a six-fold increase from the previous year. Despite the surge in renewables, thermal power plant generation decreased by 30% to 0.469 TWh. Overall electricity demand in Lithuania increased by 7.2% to 3.239 TWh, encompassing final consumption, charging of storage facilities, and grid losses. Final electricity consumption alone rose by 5% to 2.790 TWh.

Tadas Kivilis, head of Litgrid's System Management Development Group, noted that the largest increases in electricity consumption were observed in the industrial and services sectors, likely linked to economic growth. He also pointed out that the growing number of prosumers (consumers who also produce energy) means actual household and business energy usage from the grid might be even higher than reported, as they self-supply power for parts of the day. Industrial sector consumption increased by 8%, services by 5%, and household consumption by 3% compared to the second quarter of 2025.

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Considering that the number of prosumers in the country is growing rapidly, the use of electricity equipment in households and companies is increasing even more than the available data shows, as prosumers supply themselves with energy for part of the day and consume less from the grid.