Environmental upgrade for Lithuanian Power Plant
The successful implementation of a flue gas desulphurisation project at the 1800 MW Lithuanian Power Plant (LPP) is being marked with a ceremony today. The project will significantly improve the environmental and technical performance of Lithuania’s largest conventional power plant. With the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant the LPP will play an important role in Lithuania‘s power supply.
The project has been financed with €90 million by the Ignalina International Decommissioning Support Fund (IIDSF) which is managed by the EBRD and is part of the efforts to secure Lithuania’s energy supply after the final closure of Ignalina´s unit 1 was closed in December 2004 and unit 2 has to be shut down by end-2009.
The flue gas desulphurisation project was started in June 2005 and includes, inter alia, the installation of new electrostatic precipitators, wet method flue gas desulphurisation plants and gypsum production facilities. The measures are part of the upgrade of LPP to guarantee the most efficient and environmentally friendly operation of the plant.
The implementation of the project will allow for the operation of all boilers with natural gas and the boilers of units 7 and 8 (600 MW) with high sulphur liquid fuels, simultaneously meeting EU requirements for emissions of large combustion plants.
Vince Novak, EBRD Director for Nuclear Safety, said „The timely completion of this project demonstrates that the Ignalina fund is not only making good progress with the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant but also helping to make sure that LPP is transformed into a power plant which is capable to meet coming requirements.“
Pranas Noreika, CEO of the Lithuanian Power Plant, said „ The EBRD and AB Lietuvos Elektrine have developed a strong relationship in the implementation of the environmental and related technical upgrade of LPP. The grant from IIDSF is an important contribution towards the efforts of Lithuania to develop the domestic energy sector.”
Peter Faross, Director of the Nuclear Energy Unit in the European Commission, expressed his institution´s satisfaction with the successful implementation of the project and reiterated the European Commission’s “commitment to assist Lithuania with the decommissioning of Ignalina and measures in the energy sector.“
The Ignalina International Decommissioning Support Fund started its work in autumn 2001. To-date more than €623 million have been committed by the European Community, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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