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Renewables share of Baltic energy consumption above EU average in 2014
BC, Vilnius, 10.02.2016.
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Print versionRenewables' share of energy consumption in Lithuania in 2014 exceeded the European Union's average level, figures from the EU statistical office Eurostat showed on Wednesday, cites LETA/BNS.
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The share of energy from renewable sources in Lithuania's gross final energy consumption rose by 0.9 percentage points in 2014 from 2013 to reach 23.9%.
The average share in the EU rose to 16%, from 15%.
Renewables' share of energy consumption increased by 1.6 points to 38.7% in Latvia and was up by 0.9 points to 26.5% in Estonia.
Sweden's 49% share in 2014 was by far the highest in the EU.
Lithuania has committed itself to increasing renewables' share of energy consumption to 23% by 2020. The EU has set a target of at least 20%.
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