Port of Klaipėda begins shore power testing

Lithuania’s Port of Klaipėda has completed the installation of shore power supply equipment and has begun testing the system.

IMAGE: Aerial view of Lithuania's Port of Klaipeda. X of @portofklaipeda1

Testing is underway at two terminals: the Central Klaipėda Terminal, with three units, and the Klaipėda Container Terminal, with one unit. Once operational, up to four vessels will be able to connect to the shore power facility, the port authority said.

“All units will serve ferries operating on international routes and transporting both passengers and cargo vehicles,” it said.

The €10 million project ($11.7 million) has been allocated around €8.6 million ($10 million) in funding under the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport programme.

Klaipėda has also recently completed construction for its green hydrogen production and bunkering project, with operations set to begin in the coming weeks.

By Shilpa Sharma

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