Klaipėda port enters final phase of shore power deployment

Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda has entered the final stage of its quay electrification project.

IMAGE: Onshore power supply station at Klaipėda. Port of Klaipėda

The port authority has already completed the installation of an onshore power supply station at its fleet base, with testing scheduled by the end of this year, it said.

The supply station at the fleet base quay was installed by compatriot electrification services provider Elektrifikacijos paslaugos under a contract signed in 2024.

The system will provide electricity to a hydrogen and electric-powered waste collection vessel arriving in Klaipėda later this year. It will also supply electricity to the port authority’s fleet.

“By 2030 ships at berth will have to switch off engines and use shore power, and we’re preparing to meet that demand,” said Algis Latakas, general director of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority.

Klaipėda port has invested about €601,000 ($701,924) for this project, it said. Additional onshore power supply stations are planned for the port, it added.

The port authority further plans to build four supply stations for roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels by 2026. “Similar stations are planned for cruise and container ships in the coming years,” it said.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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