Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania is a 1,800 MW gas power station in Vilnius County, Lithuania. It is operated by Ignitis gamyba (Ignitis Group). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 10 Lithuania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 128,564 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 30k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 16.5% of Lithuania's electricity; the national grid averages 138 gCO₂/kWh (77.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042163.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,800 MW, Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania is well above the median gas plant in Lithuania (170 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
128,564 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Lithuania gas capacity
- 69.4% of 2,593 MW across 6 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 5 dated gas plants in Lithuania are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Lithuania
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Ignitis gamyba (Ignitis Group).
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 54.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 77% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 89/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest gas power plant of 6 in Lithuania by capacity.
Lithuania has 6 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,593 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kruonis Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant Lithuania · Hydro · 900 MW · Kaunas
- Vilnius TE-3 CHP Power Plant Lithuania · Gas · 360 MW · Vilnius County
- Jonavos Achema power station · Gas · 68 MW · Kauna
- Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant Lithuania · Hydro · 100.8 MW · Kauno apskritis
- Kaunas CHP Power Plant Lithuania · Gas · 170 MW · Kaunas
- Astravets nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,388 MW · Grodno
Location
Coordinates 54.7701, 24.6474 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania?
Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania is a 1,800 MW gas power plant in Vilnius County, Lithuania, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania?
Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania is operated by Ignitis gamyba (Ignitis Group).
How much CO₂ does Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania emit?
Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant Lithuania has measured emissions of about 128,564 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).