From November 2025 through October 2026, low-carbon sources supplied almost 63% of Lithuania’s electricity consumption. Wind led with about 43%, followed by solar at nearly 8%, hydropower at around 6%, and biofuels at almost 6%. Net imports accounted for another 27%; their low-carbon or fossil composition is not specified. Fossil generation supplied about 9%, including almost 5% from gas. Lithuania therefore gets most of its electricity from domestic clean sources, although imports remain a substantial part of its electricity supply.

Is Electricity Growing in Lithuania?

Lithuania’s latest figures remain far below its historical electricity records, rather than demonstrating sustained growth to new highs. Electricity consumption in 2026 was about 4,200 kWh per person, compared with nearly 7,900 kWh in the record year of 1991—a shortfall of roughly 3,700 kWh, or 47%. Low-carbon electricity generation reached about 2,650 kWh per person, versus its 2003 peak of around 4,800 kWh, a decline of approximately 2,170 kWh, or 45%. These comparisons do not establish whether electricity increased in the latest year, but the large gap below past peaks is concerning: Lithuania needs more clean electricity to support electrification and future demand, including from AI.

Suggestions

Lithuania should build on its strong wind sector while accelerating solar deployment and considering new nuclear generation. Nearby Denmark demonstrates how far wind can grow, generating about 58% of its electricity from wind compared with Lithuania’s 43%. Latvia provides a particularly relevant solar example, with solar generating about 21% of its electricity, while Hungary reaches roughly 24%. For nuclear electricity, Lithuania can learn from Finland, where nuclear supplies about 36% of generation, and Sweden, where it supplies around 25%; Slovakia and France demonstrate still larger contributions of roughly two-thirds. Expanding wind and solar alongside nuclear would strengthen Lithuania’s clean electricity supply and help replace fossil generation and reduce dependence on imports.

History

Lithuania’s low-carbon electricity history shows major nuclear gains followed by substantial setbacks. In the late 1980s, nuclear generation increased by a combined 7.4 TWh across 1988 and 1989. The early 1990s brought sharp reversals, with annual declines totaling 9.4 TWh during 1992–1994. Strong recoveries in 1995–1996 and 1998 were interrupted by further losses in 1997 and 1999–2000. Nuclear generation then rebounded by a combined 7 TWh during 2001–2003, before falling by 6.5 TWh across 2005–2006; increases in 2007 and 2009 only partly offset those losses. Such large retreats in clean electricity production represent a deeply disappointing loss of low-carbon output. More recently, wind has provided encouraging growth, adding 1 TWh in 2023 and another 1.2 TWh in 2026—progress Lithuania should build on with sustained expansion of clean electricity.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.