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Lithuania switches on power plant's Unit 9 amid colder weather

BC, Vilnius, 10.05.2017.Print version
The latest 455-megawatt combined-cycle gas block at U nit Nine of the Elektrenai power plant, which is operated by the Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba, was Wednesday switched on amid lower temperatures and increased need for electricity, as well as higher prices, reports LETA/BNS.

In a message to the Nord Pool power exchange, LEG said that the unit had been put back online after the average electricity price jumped to 36.81 euros per kilowatt-hour in Lithuania. Last week, the price was under 30 euros.


The unit is expected to be online until 1 a.m. on Thursday at the average capacity of 334 MW, with the possibility to keep it switched on for a few days due to cold weather.


LEG said that most cities had closed the centralized heating season, therefore, people use local heaters during the unusually cold period. Similar weather is reported in the neighboring countries, as well, output of wind power plants in Scandinavia remains low and the amount of energy generated by hydro-electric power plants is declining. Furthermore, the prices will continue rising due to the repairs of Finland's Olkiluoto 2 nuclear power plant started on Wednesday and planned closure of Kaliningrad's TEC for repairs this Sunday.






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