Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania

BNS offers a look at what are likely to be key economic and business events in Lithuania in the year ahead.

As part of efforts to diversify its gas supply sources, Ukraine is taking a keen interest in the Klaipeda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and the planned Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL), Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas said.

At the opposition's initiative, the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK) plans to discuss the circumstances surrounding the bidding process for a 100-million-euro contract for the construction of the Lithuanian part of the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL)

The Lithuanian government is preparing for a possible dispute with Belarus' pipeline construction company Beltruboprovodstroy which has filed a 10-million-euro claim after being removed from the bidding for a Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) contract due to national security concerns.

The Lithuanian government removed a Belarusian firm from the tender process for a Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) construction contract due to its business ties with Russian companies and contacts with individuals deemed as posing risks, according to documents available to BNS.

The Lithuanian government is expected to endorse this week the security plans of the natural gas transmission system operator Amber Grid, which is carrying out the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) project in Lithuania's territory.

Several projects that are important for Lithuania, such as the Baltic power grids' synchronization with the Continental European system, Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL), Via Baltica, Rail Baltica and the Viking shuttle train service, are on a list of priority infrastructure projects appro...

Lithuania's parliament on Thursday adopted an updated National Energy Independence Strategy. The strategy has been updated after six years.

Construction of the first master gas pipeline, Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL), should start in Poland in 2019, Poland's Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski said in Vilnius on Friday.

The prime ministers of Lithuania and Poland on Friday emphasized the importance of joint energy projects, first of all the synchronization of the electricity networks of the three Baltic countries and the gas interconnection. Both countries also signed a memorandum on enhanced energy cooperation.

The prime ministers of Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia are meeting in Vilnius on Friday to discuss joint projects, security matters, the rule of law in Poland and additional support to Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is expected to visit Vilnius this week, the Lithuanian government's press office said on Monday.