Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan GRIP 2017

In 2016, the largest daily gas transmission volume from Belarus to Lithuania amount- ed to 224GWh, 99GWh to the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation, 90GWh from the LNG terminal. The forecast for Lithuania’s natural gas demand and peak day demand for 2017–2026 is provided in Figures 3.30 and 3.31.

30 TWh/y

Natural gas demand history (TWh/a) 2010 – 2016

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20

15

10

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0

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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Blue transition

Green revolution

Figure 3.30: Forecast for yearly demand in Lithuania, 2017–2026

(Source: AB Amber Grid, according to ENTSOG scenarios, TYNDP 2017)

200 GWh/d

Natural gas demand history (TWh/a) 2010 – 2016

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100

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0

2017

2018

2019

2020

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2026

Blue transition

Green revolution

Figure 3.31: Forecast for peak demand in Lithuania, 2017–2026

(Source: AB Amber Grid, according to ENTSOG scenarios, TYNDP 2017).

UAB GET Baltic has been operating in Lithuania’s market since 2012. It maintains a web-based fully automatised electronic trading system for short-term market trad- ing in natural gas. The trade is carried out by the continuous trading method every day during a trading session.

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BEMIP Gas Regional Investment Plan 2017