Electricity prices in Lithuania
What a household in Lithuania pays for electricity, where the power comes from, and how the country differs from its neighbours.
When the Ignalina nuclear plant shut down at the end of 2009, Lithuania lost the station that had made most of its electricity, and it has imported a large part of its power ever since. The picture is now shifting fast. Wind farms produce more than any other source, solar panels have spread over roofs and fields, and domestic generation is growing year by year, even though it still falls well short of what the country uses.
Lithuania is a single bidding zone on the day-ahead market. Its undersea cable to Sweden and its overhead link to Poland make it the Baltic state most directly exposed to Nordic and continental prices, which often meet here.
The exchange's hourly prices in Lithuania may not be freely republished, so this page does not show them. The household prices here are Eurostat's official figures, updated every six months.
Where does the electricity in Lithuania come from?
Gross electricity generation in 2024 by energy source. Source: Eurostat (nrg_bal_peh).
Household price since 2023
Average price per kWh, all-in, for a household using 2,500–5,000 kWh a year. Source: Eurostat (nrg_pc_204).
A household in Lithuania using 2,500–5,000 kWh a year paid 21.6 c/kWh on average, all-in, in H1 2026, 3% more than a year before (Eurostat).
Eurostat's figure for each half-year, with taxes, levies, network costs and VAT. Updated twice a year.
How the electricity price works in Lithuania
Who sets the price
Lithuania forms the LT bidding zone in the European day-ahead coupling, where Nord Pool is the main exchange for the Baltic region. The household market was opened to competition in stages from 2021, and households were asked to choose a supplier rather than stay on a regulated tariff. The National Energy Regulatory Council (VERT) sets or approves network tariffs and supervises the market. Litgrid runs the transmission grid, and ESO, part of the state-owned Ignitis group, distributes electricity to almost every home in the country.
Distribution, public-service fee and VAT
Besides the energy itself, a Lithuanian bill pays for ESO's distribution and Litgrid's transmission, both priced according to tariffs approved by VERT. A separate public-service obligation fee, known by its Lithuanian initials VIAP, funds services the state has defined as being in the public interest, including support for renewable generation. VAT is added on top. Many households also produce some of their own power with solar panels, which changes how much they buy from the grid over the year without removing the network fees.
Wind, cables and the evening gap
With wind now the largest domestic source, a windy day can push Lithuanian prices down sharply, while a calm evening sends them up as imports and gas take over. The two cables matter just as much. NordBalt brings power from southern Sweden and LitPol Link connects to Poland; when either is out of service for maintenance or faults, the Baltic price tends to rise. The Kruonis pumped-storage plant and the gas-fired units at Elektrėnai help cover the hours when neither wind nor imports are enough.
From nuclear power to wind
Closing Ignalina was a condition of Lithuania's accession to the European Union, and for a decade afterwards the country relied heavily on imports and on gas. Since then wind farms have been built on land across the country, and solar has grown quickly, helped by a model that lets households own a share of a remote solar park and count its output against their own use. Biomass plants supply both heat and power, and the Kaunas hydropower plant adds a small amount. Lithuania has also refused to buy electricity from the Belarusian nuclear plant at Astravets, close to its border.
A bridge to Sweden and Poland
Lithuania links the Baltic states to two very different systems. Through NordBalt it reaches Sweden, where hydropower and nuclear keep prices comparatively low, especially further north. Through LitPol Link it touches Poland, where coal still sets much of the price. To the north, Latvia leans on the hydropower of the Daugava and usually shares a price with Lithuania. On 9 February 2025 LitPol Link also became the line through which the Baltic grids were synchronised with continental Europe.
Lithuania compared with its neighbours
In 2024, wind made 46%, solar made 19% and bioenergy made 13% of the electricity generated in Lithuania. Wind, solar, hydro, nuclear and bioenergy together made 78% of generation in Lithuania.
Gross electricity generation in 2024 by energy source. Source: Eurostat (nrg_bal_peh). Pumped hydro is left out.
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Questions about the electricity price in Lithuania
- What does an ordinary household in Lithuania pay for electricity?
- A household in Lithuania using 2,500–5,000 kWh a year paid 21.6 c/kWh per kWh on average, all-in, in H1 2026, according to Eurostat. The price varies with the network company and the contract.
- How much of the electricity in Lithuania comes from wind?
- 46% of the electricity generated in Lithuania came from wind in 2024 (Eurostat), the largest single source.
- How does the power mix in Lithuania compare with the neighbours?
- In 2024: Lithuania: wind 46%, solar 19%; Latvia: hydro 51%, gas 26%; Poland: coal, lignite and peat 55%, wind 15%; Sweden: hydro 37%, nuclear 29%.
- Why can't I see Lithuania's hourly prices here?
- Lithuanian day-ahead prices are published by Nord Pool, and that data is not licensed for free republication. The page therefore uses Eurostat's official household prices, which include distribution, transmission, levies and taxes, rather than the exchange price on its own.
- Why did Lithuania stop producing most of its own electricity?
- Because the Ignalina nuclear plant, which supplied the bulk of the country's power, was closed at the end of 2009 as part of the terms of EU membership. Nothing of similar size replaced it, so Lithuania has imported a large share of its electricity since. Growing wind and solar output is now narrowing the gap.
- What connects Lithuania to the rest of Europe's grid?
- Two links built in the mid-2010s: NordBalt, an undersea cable to southern Sweden, and LitPol Link, an overhead connection to Poland. Since February 2025 Lithuania, together with Latvia and Estonia, also runs synchronously with the continental European grid. A further link to Poland is planned.