Ignalina nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power station in Utena, Lithuania. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #2 of 10 Lithuania power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% 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 GEM_nuc_ignalina_lithu.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (retired); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as light water graphite reactor. Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest nuclear power plant of 2 in Lithuania by capacity.
Lithuania has 2 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 5,300 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Visaginas nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,700 MW · Utena
- Astravets nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,388 MW · Grodno
Location
Coordinates 55.6023, 26.5598 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ignalina nuclear power plant?
Ignalina nuclear power plant was a nuclear-fired power station in Utena, Lithuania and was retired.