BNS A working group that is mapping out Lithuania’s National Energy Strategy is not predicting a bright future for the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project, the business daily ‘Verslo Žinios’ reported on Monday, citing unofficial sources. Some sources doubt if the ruling coalition’s final decision …
A weekly look at some of the stories and views that were in the headlines last week: Some of the letters of congratulation on Lithuania’s Independence Day sent by foreign officials were publishedon Sunday, 17 February. On Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičiusattended the …
A weekly look at some of the stories and views that were in the headlines last week: On Sunday,27 January, President Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated the newly elected President of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman and the conservatives discussed if MP Andrius Kubilius should remain the …
Speaking ahead of next week’s visit to Latvia, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius said on Friday that Lithuania’s new government would make its position on a nuclear power plant known to regional partners in March. “Latvia will be told that the new government is currently familiarizing …
Lithuania’s former prime minister Andrius Kubilius says that his successor Algirdas Butkevicius, who has recently hinted about missing documents in connection to the new nuclear power plant, should take a look at the documents published on the government’s website. “The prime minister could study the …
The people of Lithuania were misled during the October referendum on the new nuclear power plant, they were not provided with thorough information and were showered with lobbyist propaganda, President Dalia Grybauskaite said in an interview published on Monday. She emphasized benefits of nuclear energy, …
The Minister of Energy Mr. Arvydas Seikmokas said that the contract with the Japanese American corporation Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy to build the new nuclear power generating station (NPGS) will be signed at the of 2011 and the start of 2012. He says he is certain, …
Poland has decided to freeze its participation in the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VAE) project in Lithuania, state energy group PGE announced on 9 December. The Visaginas Plant COE is surprised, the Minister of Energy states that the project will go ahead as planned and …
From the times when the energy suppliers ruled the state rather than vice versa, congenital clubs of experts do not spare energy and imagination to reinvent the evidence why there is no need to transform gas, build LNG terminal and to construct a new nuclear …
At December 1 meeting in Estonia, all three Baltic presidents (Dalia Grybauskaite, Andris Berzins and Toomas Hendrik Ilves) talked over issues that are especially crucial now when the European and global economic situation is that unpredictable, bnn-news.com reported on 2 December. The presidents agree that …
When talking about the agreement with the strategic investor in the new NPP – the Japanese company Hitachi – a question is being raised: how much will electricity cost after the completion of this project? But I think that save for the project we would …
After the regional partners entered into the negotiations between the Lithuanian Government and a joint Japanese and American company Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy regarding the construction of the Visaginas Nuclear Plant (VNP), the final adjustments on the price of the power plant, cost of electricity, and …
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 …
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius hopes that Seimas will approve substantial concession contract provisions with Japanese and U.S. Corporation “Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy”, regarding the nuclear power plant in Visaginas, by the end of Autumn 2011, diena.lt reported on 10 August. On 6 August 2011 Kubilius said: “I …
Lithuanian Deputy Energy Minister Romas Švedas, one of the main figures behind projects of building a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas and a LNG terminal in Klaipeda, resigned on 6 September. Svedas did not comment on his resignation, but comments made by Osvaldas Čiukšys, …
The Lithuanian Government has opted for the Japanese-US corporation Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy to be the strategic investor in the planned new nuclear power plant project on the basis of its economical advantage. Hitachi indicated its stronger commitment to the project by planning not only to provide …
One of the top Lithuanian energy scientists thinks that the Lithuanian Government should have opted for the US-Japanese firm Westinghouse as its strategic partner in the planned new nuclear power plant project. This comes in response to the Lithuanian Government‘s decision to elect the Japanese-US …
14 July, the Ministry of Energy announces that the Concession Tender Commission (the Commission) for the Strategic Investor in the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Project selected Hitachi Ltd. together with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. (Hitachi) as the Strategic Investor, the Ministry of Energy announced …
Latvia is not pulling out of the Visaginas nuclear power plant project, the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said in a press conference on 12 July. However, the shape and form of Latvia’s participation in the project is not clear yet. ‘Latvia is in fact not …
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has expressed his doubts about Belarus’ abilities to build a nuclear power plant due to its economic difficulties. ‘Belarus has major economic and financial problems at the moment. The reasons behind them are no secret, they will not be solved …
