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The field of renewable energies is currently regulated by 2021. June 30 recast of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of renewable resources.
It states that in 2021 January 1 Lithuania should have reached 23 percent. the share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption, which collectively includes the electricity, heating and cooling and transport sectors. Lithuania exceeded this target in 2014.
“Lithuania not only consistently meets its renewable energy target, it also exceeds it. And it also means that the trade surplus is negotiated with other countries,” says Daiva Garbaliauskaitė, Deputy Minister of Energy.
2019 This indicator reached 25.47% in 2020 and continues to grow steadily: according to preliminary calculations by the Lithuanian Energy Agency, in 2020. The share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption should be 27.42%.
It should be noted that the recast Directive on renewable energies aims to achieve the 2030 target. The level of use of renewable resources in the transport sector would be 14%.
The Energy Ministry is setting itself an even more ambitious goal: to now achieve a 15% share of renewable resources in the transport sector.
Appropriate measures are also provided for this purpose:
2021 March. the Alternative Fuels Law was approved, which defines the main guidelines to achieve the objectives of renewable energy sources in the transportation sector and establishes greater obligations for fuel suppliers;
The development of alternative fuels infrastructure – the network of charging access points for electric vehicles, the network of biogas and hydrogen gas filling points – is being taken care of and the appropriate funding directions are being provided with Union funds. European for this purpose;
The objective is to ensure a sufficient fuel production capacity from renewable energy sources by promoting the production of advanced biofuels, biomethane gas and hydrogen and the development of the necessary infrastructure within the country;
Increase the production capacity of the electricity needed for vehicles (electric cars, electric buses, trolleybuses, trains) from renewable energy sources;
Changes are being implemented in the vehicle fleet promoting the purchase of electric cars, electric or hydrogen buses and the electrification of the railways;
Fiscal policies for fossil fuels and different types of energy are being reviewed.
These and additional regulatory measures are expected to create preconditions for consumers to shift towards cleaner transportation.
