The State Energy Regulatory Council (VERT) has temporarily suspended the tender procedures for the development of a second offshore wind farm. The Council made this decision at yesterday’s meeting, responding to last week’s government decision to temporarily suspend the tender procedures and resume them on October 6. After the competition resumes, documents can be submitted until October 7, inclusive, i.e., for a total of two days.

VERT also amended the resolution governing the tender. The amended VERT resolution was supplemented with a provision stating that, due to the government’s suspension of the tender procedures by resolution of September 6, 2025, applications for participation in the tender, tender documents, and bids will not be accepted within the deadlines specified in the terms and conditions.

Furthermore, in connection with the government’s decision to resume the tender procedures on October 6, the deadlines specified in the terms and conditions will be adjusted accordingly. This means that after the tender procedures resume on October 6, the tender will continue under the same conditions. In order to maintain the 90-day deadline for participants to submit their documents, two days will be allocated for this purpose after the competition resumes – October 6 and 7 inclusive.

The Renewable Energy Sources Act stipulates that the government decides on the organization of this competition and sets its dates. VERT implements the provisions of this Act and related government resolutions.

By decision of the government on June 9, VERT announced a renewed competition for the development of an offshore wind farm. This is the second competition aimed at selecting developers for a 700-megawatt wind farm.

VERT is responsible for organizing the competition and selecting the winner (preparing the terms and conditions, organizing the work of the commission, and deciding on the winner). The competition committee consists of two representatives of VERT and one representative each from the Ministry of Energy, the Competition Council, the Lithuanian Energy Agency, Vilnius University, and Kaunas University of Technology.

The offshore wind farm project will be implemented in an area of approximately 136 km² and will be located about 30 km from the shore. It is estimated that offshore wind farms will meet half of Lithuania’s electricity demand and reduce the country’s dependence on electricity imports.

Source: VERT.LT