The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy intends to ban the use of Chinese software during the construction of solar and wind power plants with a capacity of more than 100 kW, said the head of the department, Dainius Kreivis.
According to him, no such restrictions are planned for low-capacity power plants installed by residents of the country.
“We are preparing documents so that all equipment, even in private investments, that generates more than 100 kW, cannot use any Chinese software,” Kravis told Ziniu radijas radio station on Thursday, answering the question whether Lithuania should abandon Chinese technology in the country’s power system.
“That is what we plan to do. I think the decisions we will make will solve the problem,” the minister said.
The Energy Minister emphasized that government agencies are already prohibited from installing Chinese-made software.
According to Kravis, despite the growing number of household electricity producers, there is currently no threat of “excessive use” of Chinese equipment at their facilities.
President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists Vidmantas Janulevicius said at a meeting of the Seimas Committee on Economics in late March that Chinese software is often used in the construction of renewable energy facilities both in Lithuania and in the rest of Europe. He suggested looking for funds to replace Chinese technology at existing power plants with Western software.
On May 2, on the sidelines of the Uzbek-German business forum, Siemens Energy signed agreements on two projects with Thermal Power Plants JSC. It is specified that the company will be involved in the implementation of heat and electricity cogeneration technologies in the country.
It is planned to install four energy-efficient gas turbines with a capacity of 54 MW each. Two of them will be placed in the heating boiler house No. 3 in Bukhara and at the Mubarekskaya CHPP.
The plants will generate 1.7 million kWh of electricity and 1.5 Gcal of heat annually. The plants will employ 80 people for their maintenance. The total cost of the projects is EUR 72 million.
In addition, Siemens will build several new power plants.
With its support, it is planned to build a thermal power plant in Surkhandarya and launch it by the end of 2026. The German company will participate in the construction of a thermal power plant in the Navoi chemical cluster, as well as in the creation of wind and solar power plants with a total capacity of 1000 MW.
