VILNIUS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Danish company European Energy has unveiled the biggest solar farm to date that it will build in Lithuania and the Baltics. Located in the municipality of Anyksciai, the farm will have a fully operational capacity of 65 megawatts (MW) of alternating current (AC), the company said in a press release on Friday.
The solar farm will cover an area of over 120 hectares. When fully operational, it will have more than 140,000 installed solar panels. The farm's total output will be 90,000 megawatt hours (MWh) a year, which corresponds to the electricity consumption of around 24,000 households in Europe.
As of August 2023, European Energy has constructed more than 300 MW of grid-connected renewable energy capacity in Lithuania and has been responsible for the grid connection of six wind parks. This is nearly 25 percent of Lithuania's total wind capacity.
The solar farm in Anyksciai is not the only one European Energy is planning to connect to the Lithuanian grid. The company also has solar farm projects in Jonava and Skuodas. These are slated to be connected to Lithuania's national grid by 2026.
"Our goal in Lithuania is to support the transition to a green economy, to contribute to the energy independence of all Baltic countries, and to implement global goals related to climate change. Therefore, we are constantly investing to further strengthen the renewable energy sector of Lithuania," Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Knud Erik Andersen said. ■