In the first quarter of 2021, gas demand in Lithuania increased by almost one third to 8.7 terawatt hours (TWh) of gas, compared to 6.8 TWh of gas demand in the same period last year. The significant increase in consumption was driven by a cold winter, which boosted gas demand in the heat and power generation sectors.
Amber Grid, the gas transmission system operator implementing the gas pipeline project connecting Lithuania and Poland, has received confirmation from the State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate that the first stage of GIPL construction has been completed properly and the quality of the pipeline complies with legal requirements.
The Board of GET Baltic, a subsidiary of the Lithuanian gas transmission system operator Amber Grid, has temporarily appointed Jūratė Marcinkonienė, Chairwoman of the Board of GET Baltic, as the Chief Executive Officer of the company as of 13 April 2021. As the CEO of GET Baltic, Jūratė Marcinkonienė will replace Giedrė Kurmė, the head of GET Baltic, who is on maternity and parental leave.
During the construction of the gas interconnection Poland - Lithuania GIPL, 102 km of the laid new gas interconnection have been tested. The total length of the gas pipeline is 165 km. Conducted hydraulic tests proved the pipeline to withstand maximum pressure loads planned. GIPL gas pipeline pressure in this section will be 54 bar.
Gas transmission system operators Amber Grid, Conexus Baltic Grid, Elering and Gasgrid Finland, continue their cooperation by organizing a series of online seminars on the integration of the Baltic and Finnish gas markets in 2021.
