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	<title>The Lithuania Tribune &#187; Reconstruction of Electricity Sector</title>
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		<title>Fortum Heat Lithuania is planning to build a power plant in Kaunas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/24/fortum-heat-lithuania-is-planning-to-build-a-power-plant-in-kaunas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The executives of Fortum Heat Lithuania visited Kaunas City Municipality on Friday, 20 January. During the appointment, city mayor Andrius Kupčinskas was informed about the decision to start the development of the Cogeneration Power Plant project in Kaunas. The project could be worth up to EUR 200 million (690 million Litas), delfi.lt reported on 23 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gazprom to sell Kaunas Heat and Power Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/12/12/gazprom-intends-to-sell-kaunas%e2%80%99-fossil-fuel-power-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian gas monopolist GAZPROM has decided to sell the Kaunas Heat and Power Plant, according to Russian newspaper Moskovskiye Novosti, citing an unnamed GAZPROM representative, alfa.lt reported on 8 December.
According to the source, GAZPROM’S Board of Directors has decided to sell 99.5 percent of its shares in the power plant for a minimum of 1.47 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania and Poland have common projects and goals</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/14/lithuania-and-poland-have-common-projects-and-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday, November 11, Warsaw &#8211; President  Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the Polish people on Independence Day  and discussed with President Bronisław Komorowski of Poland the  development and perspectives of bilateral relations, joint energy  projects, the effect of the eurozone debt crisis on the economies of  both countries, and the priority tasks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy conference: Aiming for energy independence in Lithuania</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/11/14/aiming-for-energy-independence-in-lithuania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jorge Marcano &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
On November 10th, 2011, Vilnius became the host city of the Annual Energy Conference organised by Valstybe magazine. Under the slogan “Independent Energy – Strong Economy”, various officials from the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy, several international experts and other non-state actors gathered to share some of the new trends regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finland’s experience in energy development is important for Lithuania</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/10/29/finland%e2%80%99s-experience-in-energy-development-is-important-for-lithuania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, October 29, Helsinki -  Bilateral cooperation and EU economic stability were among the topics  discussed by President Dalia Grybauskaitė and the President of Finland,  Tarja Halonen. During their meeting in Helsinki today, they also  exchanged opinions on nuclear safety and energy issues. President Dalia  Grybauskaitė is currently in Finland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic energy projects could enhance the competitiveness of the whole EU</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/08/24/baltic-energy-projects-could-enhance-competitiveness-of-the-whole-eu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 24, Magdeburg - President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė had a meeting with German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in Magdeburg,  the Press Service of the President reports. They discussed the economic and financial situation in the European Union and the implementation of energy projects important for Lithuania and Europe.
In the bilateral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Min of Energy against Gazprom’s plans to build power plant in Kaunas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/08/12/min-of-energy-against-gazprom%e2%80%99s-plans-to-build-power-plant-in-kaunas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Minister of Energy Arvydas Sekmokas is convinced that a project of a new combined heat and power plant (CHP) in Kaunas which is planned to be constructed by Russia’s Gazprom would increase Lithuania’s energy dependence, undermine it security and would diminish attempts to develop sustainable energy in Lithuania.
‘I do not think that the project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S.-Lithuania Joint Press Release on Energy Security Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/07/01/u-s-lithuania-joint-press-release-on-energy-security-cooperation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governments of the United States and Lithuania reaffirm their strong bilateral partnership and close cooperation, and recommit to strengthen energy security in promoting energy diversification efforts in the Baltic Sea region. Lithuania has taken a leading role in promoting regional energy security cooperation in several key energy diversification and market liberalization initiatives, including a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Westinghouse; Visaginas N-plant project is attractive due to links to Nordic and Polish grids</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/06/27/westinghouse-visaginas-n-plant-project-is-attractive-due-to-links-to-nordic-and-polish-grids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westinghouse is interested in the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VAE) because of plans to link Baltic, Nordic and Polish electricity grids, Anders Jackson, Westinghouse’s president for Europe, Middle East and Africa said to business daily Verslo Zinios daily.  Westinghouse representative also indicated that the site chosen for the plant could accommodate a facility with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest on the New Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/06/20/latest-on-the-new-visaginas-nuclear-power-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hiroaki Nakanishi, President of Hitachi, met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius yesterday (16 June) to discuss the future of Lithuania&#8217;s Visaginas nuclear plant, LiTnews.lt portal reported.
In a press conference following the meeting Mr Nakanishi said that Hitachi were ready to start work as soon as approval was given and were offering to take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kubilius: I Do Not Like Phrase &#8216;Overnight Reforms&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius shared his thoughts on the situation in the country, on national minorities, on relations with Russia, and on many other things with the weekly  in Russian Ekspress Nedelia.  The interview was published on 26 February.
We have experienced a recession period &#8211; we have managed to overcome a difficult financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Lithuania initiate serious changes in energy sector?</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/02/11/will-lithuania-initiate-serious-changes-in-energy-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian intrigues, an unfavourable situation in the international energy market, Lithuania&#8217;s financial situation &#8211; all these factors can become insurmountable roadblocks to Lithuania&#8217;s independent energy market and to the country&#8217;s aspiration to make this market much less dependent on Russia&#8217;s influence. The only thing that offsets all these roadblocks is the strong desire of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Leadership of AB Lietuvos Dujos must resign &#8211; EnMin</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/02/08/the-leadership-of-ab-lietuvos-dujos-must-withdraw-enmin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
On 8 February 2011, the Ministry of Energy presented a demand to AB Lietuvos Dujos and its leadership to terminate their improper activities and to eliminate their consequences, Ministry of Energy reported in a press statement.
Members of the Board of AB Lietuvos Dujos Valery Golubev and Kiril Seleznev are also members of the Gazprom Board. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Analyst Rudzkis Says Lithuania Will Feel Effects of Emigration</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/02/01/financial-analyst-rudzkis-says-lithuania-will-feel-effects-of-emigration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial analyst Rimantas Rudzkis predicts that the unemployment in the country will start to go down in April and people&#8217;s income will start to grow in the fall. Not everyone&#8217;s situation will improve, however.
Economists called the year 2010 a year of waiting for better times. In 2011, the financial situation will be improving, but not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EBRD could finance Lithuanian LNG terminal and power links</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2011/01/25/ebrd-could-finance-lithuanian-lng-terminal-and-power-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) would consider funding Lithuania&#8217;s plans for building electricity power links with Poland and Sweden.  The EBRD could also provide a loan for a project of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Klaipeda and initiate talks between Ingalina N-Plant and Nukem in attempt to solve problems of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU to allocate funds for electricity grid between Lithuania and Poland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poland and Lithuania are to receive 613 million Litas (EUR 177 mil) from the European Commission for LitPolLink project.  The project should unite the Lithuanian and Polish electricity grids.  Majority of those funds will be spent on improving the Polish power grid in the country’s north eastern and central parts, the Polish daily Parket reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A glimpse at 2010, and Happy 2011!</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2010/12/31/a-glimpse-at-2010-and-happy-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lithuanian Tribune would like to wish you all a very happy 2011 and thank you for being with us.  2010 were intense and let us hope that the light that we see in the year 2011 tunnel is not the light of an approaching train.  We would like to mark the most important events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government approves of Lithuania‘s energy independence strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developments in the energy sector, the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, increased dependency on the constantly rising prices of natural gas: all these factors have led to the need to update the National Energy Strategy, Prime Minsiter&#8217;s press office reported.
The Government has approved the National Energy Strategy, which is known as Lithuania`s energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithuania to implement a new energy strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuania annually to save from 3 to 4 billion Litas (1 Euro – 3.45 Litas) and the households could save 500 Litas on heating if a new Lithuania’s energy strategy is to be implemented.  The strategy should achieve Lithuania’s energy independence by 2020, and its implementation should cost from 14 billion to 20 billion Litas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltic states to delay launch of joint power market</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2010/09/27/baltic-states-to-delay-launch-of-joint-power-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will delay the start of a joint electricity market, which was due to start in January. Following a meet of the three Baltic prime ministers in Riga last week, the new timetable fro creating a joint electricity market and integrate it within the Nord Pool Spot price area of the Nordic [...]]]></description>
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