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Board approval is the final stage in the project approval process. After Board approval, the EBRD and the client sign the deal and it becomes legally binding. Signed project lists reflect year-end data.

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Case studies

Environmental upgrade for Lithuanian Power Plant

Commencing in June 2005, the flue gas desulphurisation project at the 1,800 MW Lithuanian Power Plant (LPP) was implemented successfully by the end of 2008. The project has significantly improved the environmental and technical performance of Lithuania’s largest conventional power plant. With the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, the LPP will play an important role in Lithuania‘s power supply.

The project has been financed with €90 million by the Ignalina International Decommissioning Support Fund (IIDSF) which is managed by the EBRD and is part of efforts to secure Lithuania’s energy supply after the final closure of Ignalina’s unit 1 in December 2004 and unit 2 must be shut down by end-2009.

The Ignalina International Decommissioning Support Fund started its work in autumn 2001. To date, about €641 million has been committed by the European Community, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The flue gas desulphurisation project includes the installation of new electrostatic precipitators, wet method flue gas desulphurisation plants and gypsum production facilities. The measures are part of the upgrade of LPP to guarantee the most efficient and environmentally friendly operation of the plant.
The implementation of the project has allowed for the operation of all boilers with natural gas and the boilers of units 7 and 8 (600 MW) with high sulphur liquid fuels, simultaneously meeting EU requirements for emissions of large combustion plants.