"Ice formed on turbine blades in many wind farms due to the changeable weather in the western part of Lithuania and sub-zero temperatures. On Jan. 23, a third of the total installed wind power capacity was inaccessible. On Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, wind power output was up to two-thirds lower than planned," the power transmission system operator said.
Demand for electricity in Lithuania, as well as in other Baltic Sea countries, last week fell by 2%. Lithuania imported 82% of its electricity, with 47 coming from Latvia, Estonia and Finland, one-fifth from Sweden and 34% from third countries.
The capacity of the Lithuania-Latvia line will be limited between Jan. 30 and Feb. 20 due to repairs on the Klaipeda-Telsiai 330 kV overhead line, the operator said.
