Situated in northern Europe, Lithuania is the largest of the Baltic states with a climate dominated by marine influences and a broad range of temperatures from as low as −35°C in winter to as high as +30°C in summer.
Because of a growing electricity demand as well as an ageing network infrastructure, the country’s main transmission operator, Lietuvos Energija, now faces important decisions regarding new lines and how best to equip them from an insulation point of view.
This article, contributed by Vidmantas Grusas, Director of the Electric Grid Department, looks at historic service experience with insulators on the Lithuanian overhead power grid and the factors driving future decisions for these components.
