AB Lietuvos Dujos supports initiatives to diversify sources of natural gas supplies to Lithuania and the other Baltic States. In particular, together with the Polish natural gas transmission system operator, it progresses the Gas Interconnection Poland – Lithuania project. Already in 2017 this interconnection may provide the Baltic States access both to mainland Europe’s gas market and, via the Polish LNG Terminal, to the global LNG market. Clearly, any project for the diversification of natural gas supplies must be implemented in compliance with legislation and without distorting competition.
AB Lietuvos Dujos consolidated pre-audited sales of the nine months of 2012, compared with the respective period of the previous year, increased by 5% and amounted to LTL 1,338.3 million* (in the nine months of 2011: LTL 1,270.4 million).
On 21 November 2012, the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) approved the prices of the natural gas transmission and distribution services and tariffs for household customers (effective from 1 January 2013) that were set by the AB Lietuvos Dujos Board of Directors decision as of 9 November 2012.
The Law on Natural Gas of the Republic of Lithuania enacted that prices for natural gas transmission and distribution are fixed for one year, while tariffs for household customers are revised twice a year. In accordance with the provisions of the Law on Natural Gas, the AB Lietuvos Dujos Board of Directors, by Minutes No. 9 of 9 November 2012, adopted prices for natural gas transmission and distribution services and tariffs for natural gas for household customers effective from 1 January 2013. The prices and tariffs adopted by the decision of the Board of Directors have been submitted to the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) for verification.
Today, on 25 October 2012, the National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (hereinafter referred to as the “NCCPE”) set the newly adjusted AB Lietuvos Dujos natural gas transmission and distribution price caps (effective from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013) and approved the adjusted version of AB Lietuvos Dujos long-term programme (for 2009–2013) of investments in gas transmission and distribution systems. The natural gas transmission price cap (effective from 1 January 2013) was set at LTL 44.26* / 1000 m3, and the natural gas distribution price cap was set at LTL 179.33 / 1000 m3.
