3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (259+ words) The board of Lithuania’s electricity distribution operator ESO will consider Thursday whether to dismiss CEO Renaldas Radvila, nearly three weeks after a powerful storm disrupted power supplies across the country and prompted calls for the company’s leadership to take responsibility…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (146+ words) LRT Lithuania mulls building reserve of thousands of electricity generators Vilnius court extends detention in Al Quassem Brigades funding case Documents show Vilnius knew about waste crisis before Energesman deal – LRT Investigation Lithuania’s paramilitary force receive land for drone training…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (363+ words) The severe storm that swept across Lithuania last month is likely to go down in the country’s weather history, according to Donatas Valiukas, head of the Climate and Research Division at Lithuania’s Hydrometeorological Service. While powerful storms are relatively uncommon…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (553+ words) One person was killed, and over 250,000 people were left without electricity – some are still living through the blackout. This time it was a storm – but what if it was an armed conflict or a drone attack? “We need to change…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (241+ words) About 17,000 customers in Lithuania remained without electricity Monday morning, over one week after a severe storm swept across the country, the head of the country’s electricity distribution operator said. “As of this morning, we still have 17,000 customers, or rather objects,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1417+ words) Thousands lost mobile communications after a major storm. Experts say the biggest lesson may have little to do with mobile networks themselves – and much more to do with the electricity grid. The storm that swept across Lithuania at the weekend…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (359+ words) The declaration is intended to help farmers and other agricultural businesses affected by the storm meet their obligations and allow the government to seek assistance from the European Commission and use state reserve funds to compensate for or reduce losses,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (168+ words) Crews from Poland’s electricity distribution operator will begin helping Lithuania restore power Thursday after a severe storm disrupted electricity service across the country, Energy Minister Lukas Savickas said Wednesday. The Polish crews are expected to join Lithuanian teams as restoration…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) “We must candidly admit that today in Lithuania we do not have an equally resilient electronic communications system covering the entire country,” Darius Kuliešius, deputy chairman of the authority’s board, told LRT RADIO. “To achieve this, we must invest and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (294+ words) Lithuania should seek financial assistance from the European Commission to help cover losses caused by severe storms that hit the country over the weekend, European Parliament member and Democrats “For Lithuania” party leader Virginijus Sinkevičius said Wednesday. “I believe it…...