The National
Energy Regulatory Council (hereinafter – the Council), as a consolidated
institution, following the process when the State Energy Inspectorate under the
Ministry of Energy has been reorganised by way of merger and joined to the
National Commission for Energy Control and Prices, starts its activities from 1st
July 2019 and takes over the economic and technical regulation and market
supervision and control functions of energy market in the Republic of Lithuania.
The consolidation of two institutions was approved by the Parliament of the
Republic of Lithuania on 14th February 2019 and is based on the goal
to seek the improvement of the efficiency and quality of energy and drinking
water sectors supervision.
The pooling of
competencies of the two institutions in the Republic of Lithuania, which had
been constantly cooperating before the merger was executed, will ensure the
implementation of the EU electricity and natural gas sector network codes,
reduce the administrative burden of supervision for the regulated entities,
will help to solve customers complaints faster and more efficiently. In
addition, work together will strengthen the competencies of the Council
employees in technical and economic evaluation of investments of the energy
companies, and that will help to ensure the reliable and secure services for
customers at cost reflected prices.
The Council will
perform the following technical functions alongside economic market regulation:
maintenance of energy facilities and installations; control of energy workers’
certification; testing of energy efficiency; and issuing certificates of energy
equipment operation activities.
Also a new
function – to oversee and license the participants in wholesale and retail
market of petroleum products – has been assigned to the Council since 1st
July 2019. The institution will issue the permissions or licenses to the
companies operating in this sector, following the assessment of the financial,
technological and managerial capacity of them.
Current Chair and
members of Board remain at their office till completion of their term. The
Council website is www.vert.lt. From now on,
please contact us by email address [email protected].
The Council
expects to keep constructive cooperation with all institutions, associations
and regulated entities at national, regional and international levels to
achieve common goals in the energy and drinking water sectors.
