World Bulletin: Russian gas monopoly in Lithuania is over: President

The Russian gas monopoly in Lithuania is over with the opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Lithuania’s third city of Klaipeda, said Dalia Grybauskaite, the President of Lithuania.

In an interview with The Anadolu Agency in Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Grybauskaite said that Lithuania’s energy independence is becoming a reality. It has moved from energy isolation to full participation in the international gas market. This ensures a secure supply of natural gas not only for Lithuania but, if necessary, to other Baltic States as well.

Grybauskaite also spoke on the country's progress in diversifying its energy resources. She explained that electricity links between Sweden and Lithuania and between Poland and Lithuania will be completed by the end of 2015.

Through these links, she said that for the first time Lithuania will be connected with continental European and Scandinavian electricity systems. In 2015, Lithuania also expects to see an increase in the use of biomass for municipal heating purposes.
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