Energy Supply
National resources
Lithuania has few energy resources: there are oil reserves estimated at 87 Mt, peat (estimated total reserves of 10,985 PJ), wood, and a hydroelectric potential of about 960 MW. [Enerdata]
Primary Energy Demand of Lithuania, 2007
Primary Energy Demand per Capita in Lithuania, as compared to other Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Austria and the current European Union 15, 2006
Development of Primary Energy Demand per Capita in Lithuania, as compared to the other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the European Union 15 and Austria, 2006
The trend of steadily rising primary energy demand, which is visible in the EU and Austria, can, in the countries shown in the figure, up to now only be seen in Slovenia, and, covertly, in Hungary and Slovak Republic.
Energy Balance
TJ | Solid fuels | Crude oil | Oil products | Gas | Hydro., Nucl. | Elec. | Heat | Biomass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRIMARY PRODUCTION | 510 | 6,439 |
|
| 109,009 |
| 7,578 | 31,789 | 155,324 | |
Imports | 9,872 | 246,793 | 29,679 | 124,380 |
| 21,015 |
| 2,232 | 433,971 | |
Exports | -156 | -6,609 | -159,912 |
|
| -25,947 |
| -2,165 | -194,789 | |
Marine bunkers |
|
| -4,976 |
|
|
|
|
| -4,976 | |
Stock variations | 127 | -256 | 5,742 | -3,511 |
|
|
| -88 | 2,005 | |
PRIMARY CONS. | 10,352 | 246,359 | -129,468 | 120,869 | 109,009 | -4,932 | 7,578 | 31,768 | 391,534 | |
Refineries |
| -244,104 | 242,109 |
|
|
|
|
| -1,995 | |
Power plants | - 19 | -1,083 | -5,486 | -41,886 | -109,009 | 50,356 | 23,117 | -1,105 | -85,115 | |
Own use, losses | 80 | -1,171 | -12,854 | -9,371 |
| -13,578 | 7,763 | -6,565 | -35,696 | |
FINAL CONSUMPTION | 10,413 |
| 94,302 | 69,613 |
| 31,846 | 38,457 | 24,098 | 268,729 | |
| industry | 5,796 |
| 3,726 | 12,471 |
| 11,076 | 8,735 | 3,553 | 45,357 |
| transport |
|
| 76,791 |
|
| 212 |
| 2,236 | 79,240 |
| households, services | 4,617 |
| 4,764 | 10,787 |
| 20,559 | 29,722 | 18,308 | 88,758 |
| non energy uses |
|
| 9,021 | 46,354 |
|
|
|
| 55,375 |
How do I read this table?
Example: 510 TJ of solid fuels were produced in the country in 2007, additional 9,872 TJ were imported. 156 TJ were exported, 127 went from the stock. 10,352 TJ went into primary consumption, of which 80 into own use. Of the remaining 10,413 TJ industry consumed 5,796, households 4,617.
