COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Lithuania Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10477/21 INIT; ST 10477/21 ADD 1) of 20 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Lithuania
Date: 2023-10-23
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EU aid, Lithuania, digital transformation, economic and social cohesion, economic recovery, economic reform, energy policy, green economy, investment, structural adjustment

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 23.10.2023  SWD(2023) 347 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Lithuania Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10477/21 INIT; ST 10477/21 ADD 1) of 20 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Lithuania     {COM(2023) 685 final}  
 
 
Table of contents 

1.  Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 2 

2.  Objectives of the modification of the plan ............................................................................................ 3 

3.  Summary of the assessment of the plan .............................................................................................. 10 

3.1.  Comprehensive and adequately balanced response to the economic and social situation .......... 10 

3.2. 

Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester ................................ 13 

3.3.  Growth potential, job creation, economic, institutional and social resilience, European Pillar of 
Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social territorial cohesion and convergence ...... 14 

3.4. 

The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ ................................................................................... 15 

3.5.  Green transition ........................................................................................................................... 16 

3.6.  Digital transition ......................................................................................................................... 18 

3.7. 

Lasting impact of the plan ........................................................................................................... 19 

3.8.  Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation .................................................................. 19 

3.9.  Costing ........................................................................................................................................ 21 

3.10.  Controls and audit  ...................................................................................................................... 23 

3.11.  Coherence ................................................................................................................................... 23 

3.12.  REPowerEU ................................................................................................................................ 24 

3.13.  Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect .................................................................... 26 

ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging......................................................................................... 28 

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1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

Lithuania’s  economy  has  been  affected  by  the  consequences  of  Russia’s  war  against  Ukraine. 
Inflation increased significantly between late 2021 and late 2022 due to rising energy and food 
prices  and  the  pass-through  to  core  inflation  components.  In  the  context  of  the  energy  crisis, 
effective policies to promote the green transition and decrease reliance on imported fossil fuels 
have  become  more  urgent  than  ever,  notably  by  improving  energy  efficiency  and  promoting 
renewable energy and clean and sustainable mobility. The energy crisis has also accentuated social 
challenges,  as  it  has  affected  vulnerable  households  disproportionately.  In  light  of  the  socio-
economic challenges faced since the beginning of 2022, Lithuania submitted a modified Recovery 
and  Resilience  Plan  (RRP)  along  with  a  REPowerEU  chapter  on  30  June  2023.  For  the 
modification of its RRP,  Lithuania relied on the following legal bases: Article 14(2) to include 
additional  loan  support,  Article  18(2)  to  take  into  account  the  updated  maximum  financial 
contribution,  Article  21  to  amend  the  RRP  due  to  objective  circumstances  and  Article  21c  to 
include additional resources from ETS revenues and from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) 
for its REPowerEU chapter. 

The  modification  submitted  by  Lithuania  under  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241 
amended 44 of the original 87 sub-measures. It added a REPowerEU chapter which included one 
reform  and  three  investments  for  a  total  estimated  expenditure  of  EUR  747.56  million  (EUR 
193.73 million in grants, EUR 549.13 million in loans under Article 14(2) and EUR 4.7 million 
through  a  BAR  transfer).  Moreover,  Lithuania  proposed  to  add  six  new  measures  (three 
investments and three reforms) on the basis of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 to be 
funded by additional loan support of EUR 1.003 billion, bringing the total loan request to EUR 
1.551,67 billion. Some of the new measures in the loan part build on existing measures included 
in the initial RRP. 

The modified RRP represents a comprehensive and adequate response to the economic and social 
challenges faced by Lithuania. The original seven components, with the addition of a REPowerEU 
chapter, continue to address the six pillars of the RRF and generally maintain the level of ambition. 
The plan continues to contain robust milestones, targets and verification mechanisms and remains 
coherent both internally and with other policy commitments.  

Although the modified plan proposed some changes in the substance of the current measures, they 
did not affect the previous assessment of the coverage of a significant subset of the challenges 
identified  in  the  country-specific  recommendations  (CSRs)  for  Lithuania  in  2020  and  2019. 
Several  of  the  modifications  proposed  under  the  plan  and  the  newly  integrated  REPowerEU 
chapter are aimed at addressing the country-specific recommendations for Lithuania presented in 
the context of the 2022 and 2023 European Semester cycles. 

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Based on the assessment of the submitted modification and the REPowerEU  chapter,  the 
Lithuanian modified plan receives an A-rating on all criteria, except for costing, where the 
plan receives a B-rating (unchanged from the original plan assessment). 

(1) 
Balanced 
Response 
A 

(2) 
CSRs 

A 

(3) 
Growth, 
jobs… 
A 

(4) 
DNSH 

(5) 
Green 
target 

(6) 
Digital 
target 

A 

A (37,4%)  A (23,3%) 

(7) 
Lasting 
impact 
A 

(8) 
M & T 

(9) 
Costing 

A 

B 

(10) 
Control 
Systems 
A 

(11) 
Coherence 

A 

(12) 
REPower 
EU 
A 

(13) Cross-
border  

A 

2.  OBJECTIVES OF THE MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN  

Lithuania’s  modified  recovery  and  resilience  plan  (RRP)  include  a  new  REPowerEU  chapter 
pursuant to Article 21(c) of the RRF Regulation as a response to the current geopolitical and energy 
challenges of the EU. As noted in the 2023 Country report (SWD(2023) 615), Lithuania remains 
highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, with gas still representing a quarter of its electricity 
generation.  The  transport  sector  remains  the  largest  emitter  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions  in 
Lithuania with the lowest use of public transport for the passenger travel in the EU and transport 
taxes well below the EU average. Lithuania is among the worst performers in the EU on energy 
poverty, with 22.5% of the population unable to keep their homes warm enough in 2021. Potential 
for building renovation remains largely untapped in Lithuania. Lithuania’s industrial sector and 
workforce are more resource- and energy-intensive than the EU average, therefore, accelerating 
the industrial  transition  towards investment  in  manufacturing for clean technology  is  crucial to 
improve industrial competitiveness and security. 

The  REPowerEU  chapter  of  Lithuania’s  recovery  and  resilience  plan  will  facilitate  the  green 
transition through targeted reforms and investments across three thematic areas (renewable energy 
and  permitting  processes,  building  renovation  and  sustainable  transport)  contributing  to 
Lithuania’s energy independence and strengthening its resilience in view of external shocks. New 
reforms and investments aim to accelerate the deployment of renewables in Lithuania and increase 
energy efficiency in buildings. Increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix and energy 
efficiency  investments  will  reduce  dependency  on  imported  fossil  fuels.  The  increase  in  local 
electricity generation capacity will reduce the need for electricity imports, which currently cover 
around two thirds of Lithuania’s electricity consumption.  A small  investment into clean inland 
waterways transport equipment will contribute to the decarbonisation of transport.  

Pursuant  to  Article  14(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Lithuania  included  in  the  submitted 
modified RRP a significant request for loan support. The loan will be used mainly for two financial 
instruments and a capital injection to the INVEGA (Lithuanian National Promotion Institution). 
One financial instrument is to on-lend funds to businesses to stimulate private investment in green 
and high value-added technologies and to improve the competitiveness of the Lithuanian defense 
and  security  industry.  This  financial  instrument  will  invest  EUR  850  million  to  the  Lithuanian 
economy through both direct loans and co-financing with private financial institutions. The second 
financial instrument will be used to support the development of renewable energy sources under 
the REPowerEU chapter. This  investment will promote the uptake of renewables in the private 
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sector as well as public sector entities engaged in similar activities. This financial instrument is 
expected to inject EUR 549 million to the economy through direct loans with the aim of increasing 
renewable energy capacity. As both financial instruments will be managed by INVEGA, a capital 
injection of EUR 150 million to INVEGA is expected to strengthen their operational capacity and 
ensure a smooth implementation of the investments. 

Pursuant  to  Article 18(2) of the RRF Regulation, Lithuania requested modifications due to  the 
decrease of the maximum non-repayable support from EUR 2.225 billion to EUR 2.1 billion. This 
revision of the RRF grant was part of the June 2022 update to the calculation of the maximum 
financial contribution to all Member States and reflects Lithuania’s comparatively better economic 
outcome  in  2020  and  2021  than  initially  forecast.  The  modified  RRP  submitted  by  Lithuania 
amended two measures to take into account the aforementioned update of the maximum financial 
contribution. As noted, some of the loan funds that Lithuania requested, as well as the REPowerEU 
grants,  will  be  used  to  maintain  and  increase  the  ambition  of  some  of  the  initially  planned 
measures. 

The new Lithuanian RRP includes amendments introduced due to objective circumstances based 
on Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. The modifications concern 44 sub-measures, which 
Lithuania identified as being impacted by factors such as substantial increase in implementation 
costs  caused  by  unexpected  inflation  pressures,  supply  chain  disruptions,  low  market  demand 
making  it  impossible  to  implement  certain  measures.  For  several  measures,  manifestly  better 
technical  alternatives were found to  implement  the measure. Around 60  milestones and targets 
were adjusted in total under Article 21, for instance by changing their timeline or modifying the 
scope.  

In addition, clerical errors were rectified in 17 (sub-)measures, which affect nine milestones and 
targets. 

The most important modifications in the RRP, including the REPowerEU chapter, are listed below:  

•  Component 1 on health was modified to adjust some implementation timelines due to objective 
circumstances, to address the impact of inflation and to change the design of measures towards 
better alternatives, hence technical modifications and clerical errors corrections were made for 
several sub-measures. In sub-measure A.1.1.11 concerning the measures to improve the quality 
and accessibility of health services, an additional milestone (13a) was included to cover the 
implementation of the Digital Health System Action Plan. Within reform 1 on improving the 
quality and accessibility of health services and promoting innovation, Lithuania requested to 
adjust the legislative framework for the provision of ambulance services. Finally, Lithuania 
extended  the  implementation  timelines  for  establishing  a  Centre  for  Advanced  Therapies 
(A.1.1.7),  a  Health  Professionals  Competence  Platform  (A.1.1.9)  and  for  developing  a 
healthcare  quality  assessment  model  (A.1.1.10)  due  to  objective  circumstances  based  on 
Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 related to revisions to the initial project plans in order 
to safeguard the quality and safety of the projects  Changes to reform A.1.2. on the provision 
of long-term care services were aimed at adjusting some of the concepts in the description of 

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the  reform  following  Lithuania’s  policy  assessment  and  subsequent  conclusion  that  these 
changes will better implement long-term care services in the country. Finally, with regards to 
reform A.1.3. improving the health system’s ability and resilience to deal with emergencies, 
Lithuania requested to postpone the modernisation of five infectious disease cluster centres by 
one year to 2025 due to delays in the projects’ timelines driven by unforeseen complications 
during  the  design  and  the  procurement  of  the  materials  needed  for  the  construction  works 
(A.1.3.2). Lithuania also requested to narrow the scope of sub-measure A.1.3.3. to only cover 
the modernisation of medical units due to high inflation rates and updated requirements by the 
Ministry of Health for the provision of emergency services. Moreover, uncertainty to access 
finance triggered  hospitals’  risk adversity, delaying the overall  development  of the projects 
and extending by one year the modernization of the facilities. 

•  Component  2  on  the  green  transformation  of  Lithuania  was  revised  to  reflect  the  delays  in 
implementation  due  to  unforeseen  circumstances,  to  address  the  impact  of  inflation,  and  to 
make technical modifications to several measures to incorporate better alternatives. Regarding 
measures aiming at the production of more sustainable electricity, the preparatory work for the 
development of offshore wind power plant (B.1.1.1.) was postponed following the unexpected 
energy price increase, which forced the government to promote the rapid local deployment of 
RES  (solar  and  onshore  wind  for  technical  specifications).  The  Lithuanian  authorities 
determined that the roll-out of onshore RES production capacity was the quickest and most 
efficient way to develop such capacity.  Therefore, the regulation granting the legal basis to 
develop offshore wind power production was consequently delayed. Due to the reduction of 
the  maximum  financial  contribution  under  Article  18,  Lithuania  removed  support  for  the 
construction  of  onshore  RES  plants  (B.1.1.2.)  and  for  the  update  and  testing  in  practice  of 
building  renovation  packages  and  standards  (B.1.3.1)  from  the  RRP  but  proposed  to 
reintroduce it in the REPowerEU chapter. Regarding measures in the transport sector, the entry 
into operation of an electronic road toll system (B.1.2.) was postponed due to a series of legal 
claims on the public procurement leading to the implementation of the system. Additionally, 
the entry into force of a law on value-added tax, prompted by the Lithuanian NECP, provided 
a manifestly better technical alternative for increasing the amount of zero-emission vehicles in 
Lithuania (B.1.2.1.), which enabled Lithuania to reduce the number of vehicles for which a 
subsidy would need to be granted, as the tax deduction for the purchase  of certain types of 
vehicles outweighed the value of the subsidy. Lithuania further proposed to modify the scope 
of the measure (B.1.2.1.) to allow for the retrofitting of buses, thus reaching a higher number 
of zero-emission vehicles more efficiently and without increasing the costs. Measure B.1.2.2. 
was  modified  under  Article  21,  to  allow  for  both  electric  and  hydrogen  powered  low-floor 
buses  to  be  eligible,  thus  ensuring  more  efficient  implementation  of  the  measure.  Measure 
B.1.2.3. was modified under Article 21, to expand the areas where private recharging points 
can be installed, thus ensuring that the ambition of the measure is maintained. Additionally, 
with the resources freed up by the removal of part of the aforementioned investment (B.1.2.1), 
Lithuania  will  increase  the  ambition  of  investments  into  zero-emission  public  transport 
vehicles (B.1.2.2.) and recharging infrastructures (B.1.2.3.). Nevertheless, Lithuania foresaw 
minor  delays  in  the  development  of  the  RES  fuel  sector  (B.1.2.4.),  due  to  supply  chain 

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disruptions. Moreover, following the entry into force of the (EU) Regulation 2023/1804 on the 
deployment  of  alternative  fuels  infrastructure,  the  terminology  referring  to  “publicly 
accessible”  recharging  infrastructure  was  adjusted  accordingly.  Meanwhile,  building 
renovation targets were revised to take into account increased renovation costs, supply chain 
disruptions and challenging public procurement processes, all of which negatively impacted 
the timeline and the number of buildings renovated (B.1.3.1., B.1.3.3. B.1.3.4.). This includes 
the proposal to delay the entry into force of renovation guidelines following the protraction of 
public procurements (B.1.3.1.). Furthermore, the rise in costs for the rewetting of peatlands 
underpinned  a  reduction  of  the  corresponding  target,  impacting  to  some  extent  Lithuania’s 
ability  to  increase  its  GHG  absorption  capacity  (B.1.4).  Finally,  a  new  reform  (B.3.1)  was 
included aiming to mobilise public and private finance to meet climate change mitigation and 
adaptation objectives and to increase Lithuania’s attractiveness for investors in green financial 
products. This is expected to be achieved through the Lithuanian Green Finance Action Plan 
2023-2026. Additionally, the Green Finance and Knowledge Centre, which is an implementing 
action of the Green Finance Action Plan 2023-2026, aims to contribute to the development of 
a sustainable labelling ecosystem in Lithuania on the basis of international practices, ensure 
the  dissemination  of  relevant  sustainability-related  information,  coordinate  cooperation 
between the public and  private sectors  and academia and promote Lithuania in  the field  of 
sustainable finance.   

•  Component 3 on the digital transformation of Lithuania was modified to increase the scope 
and  ambition  of  the  measures  aimed  to  strengthen  the  state’s  cybersecurity  capabilities, 
including  investigation  of  cybercrime  and  cybersecurity  education.  Adjustments  to  the 
implementation  deadlines  and  descriptions  of  the  measures  were  made  under  Article  21  to 
reflect  the  impact  of  supply  chain  disruptions,  unforeseen  delays  in  the  implementation  of 
national legislation or better ways to implement the projects. The disruption of supply chain 
impacted notably the deadlines of milestones and targets associated with the development of 
very high-capacity networks (C.1.5.2) and innovation in mobility (C.1.5.3). Reform C.1.3. on 
customer-oriented  services  was  delayed  due  to  the  entry  into  force  of  complex  secondary 
legislation concerning providing accessible information to persons with disabilities. Lithuania 
further proposed to better implement some of the measures by carrying out large-scale projects 
instead  of  individual  projects  for  the  development  of  Lithuanian-language  technological 
resources (C.1.4.1), launching a joint call for the establishment of an ICT Centre of excellence 
(C.1.4.5),  offering  better  functionalities  to  users  of  customer-oriented  services  (C.1.3)  and 
users  of  public  sector  data  (C.1.2)  or  by  adapting  Lithuanian  language  resources  to  fast 
technological development concerning AI (C.1.4.1). Moreover, C.1.1 was amended to reflect 
stricter requirements on secure data centres in the context of migrating systems of the State 
budget institutions to the hybrid cloud.  

•  Component 4 on education was modified to strengthen the competences of pedagogical staff, 
to improve the assessment of competences and to reflect the impact of inflation. Sub-measure 
D.1.1.4.  was  modified  under  Article  21  to  ensure  that  any  member  of  the  Lithuanian 
pedagogical staff can be eligible for the national qualification development programmes (e.g. 
including speech therapists and other specialists beyond regular teachers) which results in a 

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better way of achieving the objective of the sub-measure. Lithuania also reduced the number 
of  pedagogical  staff  completing  qualification  development  programmes  (T98)  due  the 
increased costs for training. Sub-measure D.1.4.2 related to the assessment of competences for 
vocational training and its related milestones were amended based on Article 21 to enable the 
accreditation of competence assessment centres also in those educational fields where sectoral 
practical  training  centres  do  not  exist,  which  constitutes  a  manifestly  better  alternative  to 
implement the measure.  

•  Component 5 on higher education, science and innovation was modified to reflect a low market 
demand  and  lower  number  of  universities  eligible  for  internationalisation  projects  and  a 
corresponding redistribution of funds towards college reorganisation projects (E.1.1.3.). Due 
to insufficient demand, the support intensity for innovative public procurement projects was 
increased,  therefore  reducing  the  number of supported  projects (E.1.2.2.). Due to  improved 
design of the measure to support innovative businesses, which constitutes a manifestly better 
alternative to implement the measure, the corresponding target was increased so that a higher 
number of start-ups can benefit from the financial support and acceleration services (E.1.2.3.). 
A  new  investment  E.3.1  “Loans  to  enterprises  to  acquire  and  develop  green  industrial 
technologies and to foster the capacity of producing high added-value products” was added to 
this component and consists of a public investment in a fund to incentivise private investment 
and improve the access to finance in green and high value-added technologies as well as the 
Lithuanian  defence  and  security  industry.  As  part  of  this  investment,  guidelines  for  the 
Development of the Defense and Security Industry for 2023-2027 will enter into force, with 
the aim to improve the competitiveness of the Lithuanian defense and security industry.  
•  Component 6 on an efficient public sector and preconditions to recover after the pandemic was 
modified to delay the implementation deadlines for several milestones and reduce the scope of 
two  targets  under  article  21.  Regarding  the  creation  of  an  advanced  human  resource 
management system (F.1.1.1.), no bids were received during the procurement call, requiring 
to reformulate the scope and delay the timing of the measure. Sub-measures F.1.1.2 and F.1.1.3 
for establishing a competence centre in public sector were reformulated into one sub-measure 
and  delayed  to  better  implement  the  project.  The  scope  of  the  leadership  trainings  was 
expanded to include the category of specialists in the trainings for internal staff competences 
while the preparation of the tender process was handed over to the external project management 
agency  CPMA  due  to  staff  shortages  in  the  ministry.  In  addition,  the  reform  F.1.5  which 
includes the creation of a tool to perform comparisons of asset and transaction valuation was 
delayed  due  to  manifestly  better  way  to  implement  the  project  as  the  impact  assessment 
concluded that a comprehensive asset valuation reform requiring legal amendments should be 
carried out to adjust the regulatory framework of valuer’s profession allowing to better utilizing 
the tool. Regarding the target to create a cashless infrastructure in schools (F.1.4.4.), the target 
was revised downwards as the demand from schools to participate in the project had decreased 
due to many schools starting accepting payment by bank cards in the last years, lowering the 
interest in proprietary school cards with a payment option. Regarding sub-measure (F.1.3.5) 
that foresee the consolidation of National Development Institutions (NPI), Lithuania explained 
that it was economically irrational to eliminate 4 NPIs and create a new one, instead it was 

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decided  to  retain  one  NPI,  INVEGA,  and  eliminate  other  3  NPIs  by  integrating  them  into 
INVEGA. Lithuania also proposed to add a new reform (F.3.1) “Improving centralized public 
procurement”, which foresees the expansion of the product list that could be purchased via the 
Central Purchasing Organisation (CPO) and the preparation of the plan for centralization of 
public purchasing by the health sector institutions.  A new investment (F.3.2) was added to this 
component under Article 14. The investment consists of a capital injection of EUR 150 million 
to INVEGA to improve access to finance in Lithuania. 

•  Component 7 on social protection was modified to include a new reform to improve planning 
and delivery of social services. Furthermore, one target (target 189 of sub-measure G.1.2.2) 
was reduced and another (target 187 of sub-measure G.1.2.1) postponed under Article 21 due 
to increased costs of the measure and a delay in the procurement process which were outside 
of the control of national authorities. 
•  Component 8 - REPowerEU Chapter: 

Under  the  REPowerEU  chapter  and  based  on  Article  21c  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241, 
Lithuania proposed three investments and one new reform:  

Investment 1: Accelerating renovation of buildings 

Sub-measure 1: update and testing in practice of building renovation packages and standards. 
This measure is the continuation of sub-measure B.1.3.1 under component 2 of the Lithuania’s 
RRP. It will result in several pilot green renovation projects renovating at least 16 500m2 of 
experimental buildings aiming to achieve on average at least a reduction of 30% of primary 
energy consumption. 

Sub-measure  2:  Support  for  renovation  of  buildings.  This  measure  scales  up  sub-measure 
B.1.3.4. under component 2 of Lithuania’s RRP. It will support the renovation of at least 180 
multi-apartment buildings, with the aim of reaching energy efficiency class A or B. Support 
will be provided through three streams: (i) compensation of on average at least 30% of the 
renovation works expenditure, (ii) compensation for the portion of the interest paid on the loan 
exceeding a rate of 3%, and (iii) 100% compensation of technical assistance expenditures.  

Investment 2: Support for the purchase of clean inland waterway transport vehicles consists 
of the purchase and delivery of equipment necessary for the zero-emission inland waterway 
transport. The investment will be composed of an electric vessel, a non-self-propelled barge, 
and  an  electric  crane  in  the  port  of  Kaunas  Marvele  for  the  transport  of  cargo  along  the 
waterway between the seaport of Klaipeda and the river port of Kaunas. 

Reform 1: Increasing the generation capacity from RES. 

Sub-measure 1: Improving the investment environment for RES developers. The reform aims 
at streamlining and speeding up renewables permitting and other administrative procedures, 
with the objective of facilitating RES deployment. It includes the reduction of the number of 
permits  required,  the  shortening  of  the  timeframe  to  obtain  them  and  the  definition  and 
regulation of hybrid power plants. These amendments to the relevant legislation go beyond the 

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transposition  of  Renewable  Energy  Directive  (RED)  II  and  RED  III.  This  reform  will  also 
include an analysis of how Lithuania could reach 100% of renewable electricity generation 
capacity with a particular focus on the technical and financial hurdles of reaching 100%. The 
study will analyse the RES scenarios and develop a transformation model of the Lithuanian 
electricity  sector.  The  study  will  also  assess  the  impact  of  RES  on  the  reduction  of  GHG 
emissions, on air quality (including pollution from energy production) and on health. 

Sub-measure 2: Support for the construction of onshore RES plants (solar and wind) consists 
of  financial  support  provided  to  legal  entities,  farmers  and  renewable  energy  communities, 
which was provided under sub-measure B.1.1.2. but removed from Lithuania’s RRP following 
the  reduction  in  the  amount  of  non-repayable  financial  contribution  (Article  18).  This 
investment is reintroduced in the REPowerEU chapter. This investment shall aim at deploying 
at least 225 MW of either solar or wind capacity. 

Investment 3 (under loans): Support for onshore RES plants (solar and wind) consists of loans 
provided  by  INVEGA  to  business  entities  (including  public  entities  engaged  in  similar 
activities as the private entities) to invest in projects supporting the creation of additional RES 
generation capacity (solar and wind).  

Table 1.  New and modified components and associated costs. 

Component 
I: A resilient and future-proof health system 
II: Green transformation of Lithuania 
III: Digital transformation for growth 
IV: Quality and accessible education for the entire life-
cycle 
V: Higher education, a coherent framework for 
stimulating innovation and high value-added business 
VI: Efficient public sector and preconditions to recover 
after the pandemic 
VII: More opportunities for everyone to actively build 
national well-being 
VIII: REPowerEU Chapter 

Status 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

Modified 

New 

Costs (EUR million) 

268 
677 
473 
312 

1050 

213 

109 

748 

Other elements not covered by the assessment criteria 

The description included in the previous Staff Working Document (2021) 187 remains valid for 
the  following  aspects:  consistency  with  other  programmes,  administrative  organisation, 
contribution of the plan to gender equality and equal opportunities, consultation process, security 
self-assessment for digital investments and planned communication strategy.  

Lithuania explained that several new measures will have a positive impact on gender equality and 
equal opportunities for all. The new reform in the social component aims to improve the integration 
of social assistance and employment promotion services at  the municipal level, with a stronger 
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focus on individualised  planning.  The policy measure  will target  the social  groups  which have 
lowest  employment  prospects,  providing  them  supplementary  individualised  services  and 
increasing  their  employability.  In  addition,  the  REPowerEU  chapter  increases  funding  for  the 
renovation of multi-apartment buildings, which improves the energy efficiency of buildings and 
reduces  heating  costs  for  residents,  thus  contributing  towards  reducing  energy  poverty  often 
experienced by socio-economically disadvantaged groups. 

State aid and competition rules fully apply to the measures funded by the RRF. EU funds channeled 
through the authorities of Member States, like the RRF funds, become  state resources and  can 
constitute State aid. When this is the case and State aid is present, these measures must be notified 
and approved by the Commission before Member States can grant the aid, unless those measures 
are  covered  by  an  existing  aid  scheme  or  comply  with  the  applicable  conditions  of  a  block 
exemption regulation, in particular the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) declaring 
certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 
TFEU1. When State aid is present and it requires notification, it is the duty of the Member State to 
notify State aid  measures to  the Commission  before granting them, in  compliance with  Article 
108(3) TFEU. In this respect, the State aid analysis carried out by Lithuania in the recovery and 
resilience  plan  cannot  be  deemed  a  State  aid  notification.  As  far  as  Lithuania  considers  that  a 
specific  measure  contained  in  the  recovery  and  resilience  plan  entails  de  minimis  aid  or  aid 
exempted  from  the  notification  requirement,  it  is  the  responsibility  of  Lithuania  to  ensure  full 
compliance with the applicable rules. 

3.  SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN 

3.1.  Comprehensive  and  adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social 

situation 

The  modified  RRP  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter  continues  to  cover  in  a  comprehensive 
manner the six pillars of the Facility, i.e. (i) green transition, (ii) digital transformation, (iii) smart, 
sustainable  and  inclusive  growth,  (iv)  social  and  territorial  cohesion,  (v)  health  and  economic, 
social and institutional resilience, and (vi) policies for the next generation. The original RRP put 
forward  a  balanced  set  of  reforms  and  investments  addressing  both  the  consequences  of  the 
COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  main  structural  socio-economic  and  environmental  challenges 
affecting Lithuania, contributing towards all of the six pillars referred to in Article 3 of Regulation 
(EU) 2021/241.  

1 Annex to the Communication to the Commission of 9 March 2023 on the Approval of the content of a draft for a 
Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with 
the internal market in application  of Articles 107 and 108 of  the Treaty and Regulation (EU)  2022/2473 declaring 
certain categories of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture 
products  compatible  with  the  internal  market  in  application  of  Articles  107  and  108  of  the  Treaty;  available  at: 
https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-
03/GBER_amendment_2023_EC_communication_annex_0.pdf 

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The  modifications  of  the  plan,  along  with  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  did  not  have  a  significant 
impact on the previous assessment of the plan. The coverage of the six pillars by the Lithuanian 
revised plan is summarised in Table 2. For components 1 to 7, the contribution to the six pillars 
has not been modified in this table compared to the original RRP. All pillars are covered by at least 
one component, while a component may contribute to several pillars. 

The REPowerEU measures together with some scaled-up existing measures and new investments 
strengthen the plan’s contribution to the following pillars: 

Green transition 

Lithuania’s modified RRP increases the ambition of some existing investments of component 2 
(Green Transformation of Lithuania), namely in the field of transport. For instance, with the entry 
into force of a law on value-added tax granting tax deductions to businesses for the purchase of 
light zero-emission vehicles, Lithuania significantly reduced the number of vehicles for which a 
subsidy would need to be granted. Therefore, thanks to the resources freed up from the investment, 
Lithuania proposed to scale up investments aiming at purchasing additional zero-emission public 
transport  vehicles  and  recharging  infrastructure.  Additionally,  with  regards  to  the  existing 
renovations of multi-apartment buildings, Lithuania increased the support granted to homeowners, 
in  the  form  of  a  subsidy  covering  on  average  at  least  30%  of  the  renovation  costs,  technical 
assistance and interest rate compensation above a threshold of 3% to offset the increase in costs 
due to inflation. Lithuania further included a new reform on the promotion of green finance through 
a Green Finance Action Plan. The reform also included the creation of a Green Finance Knowledge 
and Competence Centre.   

The measures in the REPowerEU chapter contribute to achieving the Union’s 2030 climate targets 
and the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 as they aim to accelerate the deployment of 
renewables by introducing measures to  simplify permitting procedures, investments to promote 
renewable energy deployment and investments in multi-apartment building renovation and green 
renovation demonstration projects. In addition, the new REPowerEU measures foresee support to 
clean inland waterways transport, which will further decrease reliance on fossil fuels, especially 
from heavy-goods road transport. All measures included in the REPowerEU chapter are expected 
to  contribute  significantly  to  the  green  transition,  or  to  addressing  the  challenges  resulting 
therefrom. 

Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 

The  Lithuanian  plan  include  a  new  financial  instrument  in  component  5  providing  loans  to 
enterprises  to  acquire  and  develop  green  and  high  value-added  technologies  for  industrial 
development. The objective of the investment is to implement the European Green Deal in industry 
by  increasing  circularity,  decarbonisation  and  energy  efficiency,  by  deploying  environmentally 
friendly, low-waste and innovative and digital technologies, by supporting the production capacity 
for  high  value-added  and  low  CO2  footprint  products.  Such  instrument  aims  at  providing  loan 
support  to  enterprises  in  sectors  with  difficult  access  to  finance  from  traditional  financial 
institutions. As a result, it will mobilise the necessary funding to strengthen the production capacity 

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and make the Lithuanian industry more competitive. The instrument will contribute to the smart, 
sustainable and inclusive growth of the industrial sector and may also foster research, experimental 
development and innovation.   

Social and territorial cohesion 

As regards the social impact of the modified plan, the key reform is G.3 Reform 1 on improving 
the quality of social and employment services. With its aims to reduce the fragmentation of the 
planning  and  delivery  of  such  services  and  to  enhance  the  competences  of  social  workers,  the 
reform is expected to tackle a weakness of the current social protection system. The reform as a 
whole is expected to reinforce the social impact of the plan and increase its contribution to social 
cohesion.  In  addition,  the  REPowerEU  chapter  is  expected  to  contribute  to  some  extent  by 
increasing the funding for renovation of multi-apartment buildings, which improves the energy 
efficiency of buildings and reduces heating costs for residents, thus contributing to reduced energy 
poverty often experienced by socio-economically disadvantaged groups. 

Table 2. Coverage of the six pillars of the Facility by the modified Lithuanian RRP 
components 

Green 
transition 

Digital 
transfor-
mation 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social 
and 
territo-
rial 
cohesion 

Health, and 
economic, 
social and 
institutional 
resilience 

Policies 
for the 
next 
genera-
tion 

C1 - A resilient and future-
proof health system 
C2 - Green transformation 
of Lithuania 
C3 - Digital transformation 
for growth 
C4 - Quality and accessible 
education for the whole 
life-cycle 
C5 - Higher education, a 
coherent framework for 
Stimulating research and 
innovation and high value-
added business 
C6 - Efficient public sector 
and preconditions to 
recover after the pandemic 
C7 - More opportunities 
for everyone to actively 
build national well-being 
C8 - REPowerEU chapter 

○ 

● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

○ 

 ○ 

● 

○ 

● 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

● 

○ 

● 

○ 

● 

 ● 

○ 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

Key: “●” investments and reforms of the component significantly contribute to the pillar; “○” the component 
partially contributes to the pillar 

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*** 

Taking  into  consideration  all  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Lithuania,  its  modified 
recovery  and  resilience  plan  continues  to  represent,  to  a  large  extent,  a  comprehensive  and 
adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social  situation,  thereby  contributing 
appropriately to all six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation, taking the specific 
challenges and the financial allocation of Lithuania into account. This would warrant a rating of 
A under criterion 2.1 in Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.2.  Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester  

Although the modified plan proposes some changes in the substance of the current measures, they 
do  not  affect  the  previous  assessment  of  the  coverage  of  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges 
identified in the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) 2019 and 2020. The plan continues to 
address challenges in healthcare, education, higher education and innovation, public finance, social 
protection, as well as green and digital transitions.  

On 12 July 2022 and on 14 July 2023 the Council recommended to Lithuania in the context of the 
European Semester to take actions in energy policy, healthcare and social services. In particular, 
the Council recommended in 2022 and 2023 CSR 4 to reduce overall reliance on fossil fuels by 
accelerating the deployment of renewables, increasing energy efficiency and decarbonisation of 
industry,  transport  and  buildings,  and  ensure  sufficient  capacity  of  energy  interconnections.  In 
2023 CSR 4, it  further added to take steps to  reduce energy poverty and  step-up policy efforts 
aimed at the provision and acquisition of the skills needed for the green transition.  Also, in 2022 
and  2023  CSR  3  it  was  recommended  to  strengthen  primary  and  preventive  care,  reduce 
fragmentation in the planning and delivery of social services and improve access to and quality of 
social housing. To complement CSR 3, in 2023 CSR 1 a recommendation was added to strengthen 
the adequacy of healthcare and social protection and improve general public services. In 2022 CSR 
1  the  Council  recommended  Lithuania  to  foster  co-operative  public  procurement  at  central 
government and municipality levels.  

in 

identified 

the  challenges 

The modified plan introduces new reforms and investments that help to maintain the coverage of 
the  2019-2020  country-specific 
a  significant  subset  of 
recommendations  (CSRs).    As  the  maximum  financial  contribution  for  Lithuania  was  adjusted 
upwards, all 2022 and 2023 structural recommendations were considered in the overall assessment 
The  recommended  2023  CSRs  were  taken  into  account  in  the  proposed  modifications,  the 
recommendations to improve general public services, improve the planning and delivery of social 
services, further reduce reliance on fossil fuels and accelerate the deployment of renewables. The 
addition of the REPowerEU chapter is expected to reinforce the ambition of the plan with regards 
to the 2022 and 2023 CSR 4 pertaining to energy transition.  The reform on permitting is ambitious 
and is expected to contribute significantly to accelerating the deployment of renewable energies. 
The  investment  in  clean  inland  water  vehicles,  while  small,  should  contribute  modestly  to 
increasing  the  energy  efficiency  and  decarbonisation  of  transport.  The  scaled-up  investment  to 
support multi-apartment building renovations will significantly contribute to increasing the energy 

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efficiency  and  decarbonisation  of  buildings.  Additionally,  the  investment  in  the  financial 
instrument  aiming  at  increasing  the  production  capacity  from  RES  should  contribute  to  the 
sufficient capacity of energy interconnections through increased electricity generation within the 
country. 

In  addition  to  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  several  reforms  added  to  the  plan  aim  at  addressing  a 
subset of the 2022 and 2023 CSRs. With regards to the 2022 CSR 3 pertaining to increasing the 
quality of social services, Lithuania added a social service reform aiming at improving quality and 
personalisation  of  social  and  employment  services,  as  well  as  increasing  integration  of  the 
management and delivery of employment services with other related services. With regards to the 
2022 CSR 1, pertaining to fostering co-operative public procurement at central government and 
municipality levels, Lithuania proposed a reform to expand the product list that could be purchased 
via the Central  Purchasing Organisation  (CPO),  and prepare a  plan for  centralization of public 
procurement of the health sector institutions and agencies. 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Lithuania,  its  modified 
recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively addressing all or a significant 
subset of  challenges  identified in the country-specific recommendations,  or  challenges in  other 
relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission under the European Semester, and the 
modified recovery and resilience plan represents an adequate response to the economic and social 
situation of Lithuania. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.2 in Annex V to the RRF 
Regulation. 

3.3.  Growth  potential,  job  creation,  economic,  institutional  and  social  resilience, 
European Pillar of Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social 
territorial cohesion and convergence 

The new and modified reforms and investments put forward by Lithuania will accelerate the green 
transition and energy independence which will positively affect Lithuania’s growth potential, and 
its economic and institutional resilience. In particular, Lithuania included a financial instrument 
providing loans to enterprises to acquire and develop green and high value-added technologies for 
industrial  development.  The  instrument  will  be used  to  provide  financial  support  to  SMEs  and 
larger  enterprises  in  sectors  with  difficulties  accessing  financial  aid  from  traditional  financial 
institutions.  As  a  result,  the  instrument  will  mobilise  the  necessary  funding,  strengthening  the 
production capacity of the Lithuanian industry. 

Stylised simulations by the Commission services estimate that, compared to the baseline scenario 
(the original version of Lithuania’s RRP), the new interventions funded by the RRF loan will result 
in a higher GDP level of 0.4% on average over the period 2024-2027, not explicitly including the 
possible  positive  impact  of  structural  reforms.  According  to  the  information  presented  in 
Lithuania’s  amendment  request,  Lithuania  estimates  that  the  new  interventions  included  in  the 
amended RRP will result in a higher GDP level of 0.97% on average, or EUR 492,5 million per 
year, over the period 2023-2027. Lithuania’s projections also show a modest positive social impact 
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of  the  new  measures  (the  employment  rate  is  projected  to  increase  by  0.32%)  and  a  slightly 
negative fiscal impact (the effect on the general government budget balance is estimated to be -
0.27% of GDP) over the 2023-2027 period. 

*** 

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Lithuania’s recovery and resilience plan 
confirm and strengthen the previous assessment (Rating of A) of the plan’s impact on the growth 
potential, job creation, and economic, social and institutional resilience of the Member State, on 
contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including through the 
promotion of policies for children and youth, and on mitigating the economic and social impact of 
the  COVID-19  crisis,  thereby  enhancing  the  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  and 
convergence within the Union, as reflected in the previous SWD(2021) 187 final. 

3.4.  The principle of ‘do no significant harm’  

The modifications of the measures included in the RRP do not have an impact on the assessment 
of the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ which remains identical to the original plan. 

Lithuania’s REPowerEU chapter includes a systematic assessment of each measure against the 
principle of ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH), for each of the six environmental objectives within 
the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation. Lithuania’s self-assessment often stresses 
the environmental and climate benefits of measures, it also provides information allowing to assess 
that measures will comply with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle – for instance by providing 
reassurance that the implementation of the existing EU and Lithuanian legislative framework will 
prevent any significant harm, or by indicating that any measure that could have had a significant 
impact was carved out from funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. For example, the 
investment on sustainable transport only allows for the purchase of electric vessel and crane and 
building renovations will achieve energy certification of class A. 

For  the  financial  instrument,  where  it  is  not  known  ex-ante  which  projects  are  to  be  financed, 
adherence with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is ensured by introducing specific safeguards 
in the measure description and in the related milestones and targets, to monitor the implementation 
of the measures. This is of relevance for the new financial instrument under Component 5 on Loans 
to  enterprises  to  acquire  and  develop  green  industrial  technologies  and  high  added  value  for 
industrial development. 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged,  no  measure  for  the 
implementation  of  reforms  and  investments  projects  included  in  Lithuania’s  modified  RRP, 
including its REPowerEU chapter, is expected to do significant harm to environmental objectives 
within  the  meaning  of  Article  17  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  2020/852  (the  principle  of  ‘do  no 
significant harm’). This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.4 of Annex V to the RRF 
Regulation. 

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No measure under the Lithuanian RRP neither the REPowerEU chapter falls under Article 21c (3), 
point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. 

3.5.  Green transition 

Climate target 

The modified RRP of Lithuania follows the methodology for climate tagging set out in Annex VI 
to the RRF regulation, by identifying intervention fields, and corresponding coefficients for the 
calculation of support to the climate objectives for each measure (the table in Annex I presents the 
detailed application of the climate tagging methodology). It should be noted that:  

a.  the tagging and the estimated expenditure of existing measures was not modified with the 
exception of the investments removed (sub-measure B.1.1.2. and B.1.3.1) following the 
downward revision in the amount of non-repayable financial contribution (Article 18 of 
RRF  Regulation)  to  the  Lithuanian  RRP.  On  this  basis  the  assessment  reflected  in  the 
previous SWD(2021) 187 final is maintained for these measures. 

b.  For the new measures of the modified plan: 

o 

o 

the choice of intervention fields for the green transition is well justified and reflects 
the nature, focus, objective, or expected outcome of the investments included in the 
component. 
the modified plan did not propose to increase the climate coefficients of the selected 
intervention fields for any measure. 

The  modified  Lithuanian  RRP  includes  measures  supporting  climate  change  objectives  for  an 
amount representing 37.4% of the total plan’s allocation (EUR 1.4 billion out of EUR 3.8 billion) 
in the form of repayable and non-repayable financial contribution, including the allocations of the 
REPowerEU chapter. Measures supporting climate change objectives represent 99.4% of the total 
estimated costs of measures in the REPowerEU chapter, according to the methodology for climate 
tracking set out in Annex VI of the modified Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation.  All 
measures in the REPowerEU chapter have received a climate tag of 100%, except for the measure 
on inland waterways transport which received a 40% climate tag for the purchase of the electric 
crane, and the sub-measure on the preparation of Lithuanian energy system modelling study, which 
is  not  tagged.  Therefore,  the  climate  change  contribution  of  the  total  plan,  as  well  as  of  the 
REPowerEU, exceeds the minimum climate target of 37% as set out in the Regulation. The climate 
change contribution for each of the components of the plan is set out in Table 3 below. The largest 
contributions  come  from  REPowerEU  (52%  of  the  overall  climate  contribution)  and  the 
component on the green transformation  of Lithuania  (46% of the overall climate contribution). 
The  remaining  components  contribute  together  to  2%  of  the  overall  climate  contribution.  The 
REPowerEU chapter presents investments amounting to EUR 747.6 million that aim to accelerate 
the deployment of renewable energy sources, to streamline the processing of permitting, to analyse 
and model the Lithuanian energy system, and to support the development of clean inland waterway 
transportation.  This  chapter  reinforces  the  investments  contained  in  the  initial  RRP  for  the 
renovation of multi-apartment buildings and reintroduces the investment support for the creation 

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of  electricity  generation  capacity  from  RES,  following  a  reduction  of  the  total  financial 
contribution of the initial RRP.  

Table 3. Climate contribution by component  

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 
contribution 
(EUR m) 

Climate 
contribution 
as percentage 
of component 
budget 

Climate 
contribution as 
percentage of the 
total budget of the 
plan 

268.000.000 
676.630.518 
473.410.000 

11.760.000 
671.088.896 
0 

311.520.000 

0 

4,4% 
99,2% 
0,0% 

0,0% 

0,3% 
17,4% 
0,0% 

0,0% 

1.050.219.000 

2.000.000 

0,2% 

0,1% 

212.697.926 

0 

109.200.000 
747.560.379 
3.849.237.823 

12.140.000 
743.060.379 
1.440.049.275    

0,0% 

11,1% 
99,4% 

0,0% 

0,3% 
19,3% 
37,4% 

C1. A resilient and future-proof health 
system 
C2. Green transformation of Lithuania 
C3. Digital transformation for growth 
C4. Quality and accessible education for 
the whole life-cycle 
C5. Higher education, a coherent 
framework for Stimulating research and 
innovation and high value-added 
business 
C6. Efficient public sector and 
preconditions to recover after the 
pandemic 
C7. More opportunities for everyone to 
actively build national well-being 
C8. REPowerEU chapter 
Total 

The modified RRP contains reforms and investments that are expected to significantly contribute 
to the green transition, including biodiversity, addressing the country specific recommendation as 
well as to the achievement of the Union climate target by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. 

The modified RRP modifies four measures and removes (part of) two measures contributing to the 
green transition, in terms of estimated expenditure. The (partly) removed measures are due to a 
decrease in the total financial contribution under Article 18 of the RRF Regulation. This concerns 
sub-measure  B.1.1.2.  and  sub-measure  B.1.3.1.  Regarding  the  modified  measures,  in  order  to 
ensure  efficient use of the grant allocation, Lithuania proposed to  reduce the  investment  under 
measure B.1.2.1. by EUR 41 million, and re-allocate resources freed up towards additional zero-
emission  public  transport  vehicles  and  recharging  infrastructures  of  sub-measure  B.1.2.2.  and 
B.1.2.3.  Additionally,  due  to  the  increase  in  the  cost  of  renovations,  Lithuania  has  dedicated  a 
larger  amount  of  RRF  funds  to  the  renovation  of  multi-apartment  buildings.  Beyond  the 
modifications on the basis of Article 21 of the RRF Regulation, the new plan includes 4 additional 
measures that contribute to the green transition, with an estimated additional climate contribution 
of EUR 594.8 million (compared to the original plan), bringing the green contribution to EUR 1.4 
billion. 

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Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan,  including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a 
significant contribution to the green transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and 
ensures that at least 37% of its total allocation contributes to the climate target. At least 37% of 
the total estimated costs of the REPowerEU chapter contribute to the climate target. This would 
warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.5 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation.   

3.6.  Digital transition 

The  modified  RRP  entailed  revisions  of  measures  in  the  context  of  Article  21  for  5  measures 
contributing  to  the  digital  transition.  In  addition,  the  scope  and  budget  of  the  measure  C.1.1 
Transformation of public information technology governance was scaled up to reinforce the State’s 
cybersecurity capabilities, including investigations of cybercrimes and education in cybersecurity.  
The REPowerEU chapter has not included any measures contributing to the digital transition. All 
other milestones and targets contributing to the digital transition remain  unchanged. Therefore, 
based on the methodology set out in Annex VII of the RRF Regulation, the contribution to digital 
objectives accounts for 23% (excluding the measures in the REPowerEU chapter). 

Table 4. Digital contribution by component 

C1. A resilient and future-proof health 
system 
C2. Green transformation of Lithuania 
C3. Digital transformation for growth 
C4. Quality and accessible education for 
the whole life-cycle 
C5. Higher education, a coherent 
framework for Stimulating research and 
innovation and high value-added business 
C6. Efficient public sector and 
preconditions to recover after the 
pandemic 
C7. More opportunities for everyone to 
actively build national well-being 
Total (excluding REPowerEU chapter) 

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Digital 
contribution 
(EUR m) 

Digital 
contribution 
as percentage 
of component 
budget 

Digital 
contribution as 
percentage of 
the total budget 
of the plan 

268.000.000 
676.630.518 
473.410.000 

89.500.000 
40.000.000 
459.410.000 

311.520.000 

33.080.000 

33% 
6% 
97% 

11% 

2,9% 
1,2% 
14,8% 

1,1% 

1.050.219.000 

0 

0% 

0,0% 

212.697.926 

43.561.926 

109.200.000 
3.101.677.444 

58.550.000 
724.101.926    

20% 

54% 

1,4% 

1,9% 
23,3% 

*** 

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a  significant  contribution  to  the  digital 
transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and ensures that at least 20% of its total 
allocation (excluding the measures in the REPowerEU chapter) contributes to supporting digital 

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objectives.  This  would  warrant  a  rating  of  A  under  criterion  2.6  of  Annex  V  to  the  RRF 
Regulation.” 

3.7.  Lasting impact of the plan 

The amendments made by Lithuania to its Recovery and Resilience plan maintain the overall level 
of ambition of the original plan, while introducing additional reforms and investments in strategic 
sectors (e.g.,  energy transition or  social services), thereby  improving the overall  long-term and 
structural impact of the plan. The new REPowerEU chapter was built upon the 2022 and 2023 
energy  CSRs  further  contributing  to  Lithuania's  green  transition,  long-term  sustainability  and 
security  of  its  energy  system.  The  measures  will  support  the  country’s  decarbonisation  efforts, 
bringing  positive  long-lasting  effects  for  the  Lithuanian  economy  and  will  support  Lithuania’s 
commitment  to  the  European  Green  Deal.  New  measures  are  expected  to  improve  the  legal 
environment  for  renewables  developers  and  provide  an  update  assessment  on  the  Lithuanian 
energy  system  (with  a  new  Lithuanian  energy  system  modelling  study),  laying  the  ground  for 
additional renewable energy production capacities.  In addition, new investments will improve the 
energy efficiency of buildings, reducing energy demand and tackling the challenge of decreasing 
energy poverty. Finally, investments on the purchase of zero-emission inland waterway transport 
vehicles will contribute towards decreasinge the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. Lithuania 
also took into consideration the impacts of soaring prices and the latest humanitarian and health 
crises  in  their  modified  RRP,  thereby  proceeding  to  respond  to  the  latest  economic  and  social 
developments with additional reforms in the areas of green finance (component B), administrative 
barriers for operating businesses and public procurement participation (Component F) and social 
services targeting the integration of the unemployed and social workers’ competences (Component 
G).  These  additional  reforms  are  complementary  to  the  original  reforms  and  investments, 
increasing the plan’s lasting positive effects on Lithuania and building a more resilient and flexible 
economy. 

*** 

Taken into consideration the nature and extent of the proposed modifications to the Lithuanian 
RRP, the final set of investments and reforms is assessed to continue to satisfactorily address the 
structural weaknesses of Lithuania and to have lasting positive effects on its economy. Therefore, 
the suggested changes do not have an impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the lasting 
impact of the plan under criterion 2.7 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation.    

3.8.  Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation 

The overall organisational arrangements to assess the adequacy of the plan implementation and 
ensure  a  correct  monitoring  of  progress  remain  unchanged.  The  Central  Project  Management 
agency (CPMA) remains responsible for the administration of the plan and the Ministry of Finance 
for its management, with the relevant institutional actors involved to ensure the implementation of 
the different reforms and investments. 

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The milestones and targets of the modified Lithuania RRP enable an adequate monitoring of the 
plan’s  implementation.  Each  of  the  new  reforms  and  investments  introduced  under  the 
REPowerEU chapter includes at least one target and/or milestone that contains the key elements 
of the measure and allows for the assessment of the achievement of its objectives. This new chapter 
includes a set of fourteen new milestones and targets. For reforms taking the form of a new legal 
act the milestone is the entry into force of the new piece of legislation. The implementation of the 
investments  will  be  assessed  by  the  certificates  of  building  renovations,  purchase  of  inland 
waterways  vehicles  and  installation  of  additional  MW  generation  capacity  from  RES.  For  the 
financial  instruments,  the  first  milestone  captures  the  setting  up  of  the  fund,  while  the  last 
milestone captures the commitment of 100% of the funds with the final recipients.  

The proposed indicators chosen for the implementation of milestones and targets are clear, realistic 
and robust. Lithuania has in some cases improved the clarity of the plan’s monitoring procedures, 
set  additional  milestones  and  targets  to  ensure  the  achievement  of  the  sub-measures  and  better 
assess  their  achievement  leading  to  a  more  efficient,  transparent  and  provable  recovery  and 
resilience plan. The modified plan includes for instance an additional milestone (M13a) related to 
reform 1 on improving the quality and accessibility of the health services to provide assurance on 
the implementation of the Action Plan on Digital Health System.  

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Lithuania’s recovery and resilience plan 
addresses most of the risks identified on the previous assessment reflected in SWD (2021) 181, 
improving  the  effective  monitoring  and  implementation  of  the  recovery  and  resilience  plan. 
Lithuania has improved the formulation of its milestones and targets, improving the alignment of 
the actions described in the measures with the milestones and targets description and correcting 
errors in the formulation when necessary. This should ease the assessment process of the fulfilment 
of the measures, facilitating a timely disbursement of the funds.  

However, the Lithuanian original plan displayed an uneven distribution of milestones and targets, 
accentuated in the current revision. Without taken into consideration the REPowerEU chapter and 
new measures, Lithuania’s RRP revision postpones 29 milestones and targets, further backloading 
towards 2026 the full implementation of the plan. The postponement of several milestones and 
targets  will  affect  the  payment  profile,  postponing  19  milestones  and  targets  to  the  last  three 
payments of the RRP taking place in  2026, significantly  increasing the amount of grants  to  be 
allocated in the last payment request.  

Regarding the distribution of milestones and targets, milestones will continue to dominate the first 
phase  of  the  plan's  implementation,  laying  the  groundwork  for  investments  resulting  from  the 
adopted reforms while targets, quantifying the objectives of investments will continue to dominate 
in  the  second  period  of  implementation,  with  an  accumulation  of  targets  at  the  end  of  the 
implementation phase. The REPowerEU chapter is characterized for containing more milestones 
than targets, but their distribution follows a similar display than the other components with few 
milestones left for the end of the RRF timeframe.  

*** 

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The arrangements proposed by Lithuania in its modified recovery and resilience plan are expected 
to be adequate to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience 
plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators. This 
would warrant a rating of A under the assessment criterion 2.8 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.9.  Costing 

Lithuania provided individual estimated costs for all the new measures that  entail  a cost  in the 
recovery  and  resilience  plan,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter.  Lithuania  also  provided 
individual justifications for all the measures  whose modifications entailed a change in  the  cost 
estimates or a related target, including on the proportionality of the relevant amendments.  

The  cost  information  provided  by  Lithuania  is  mostly  sufficiently  detailed  and  substantiated. 
Lithuania provided estimates and assumptions on costs using the standard template table, which 
was  intended  to  summarize  the  key  information  and  evidence  on  costing,  including  the 
methodology underlying the cost calculations.  

Lithuania also submitted additional documents and materials intended to clarify costing estimates 
and provided costing data and benchmarks on comparable investments done in the past or in other 
countries. These documents  also  include descriptions and explanations of  the main drivers and 
changes in the costs of the amended measures and their proportionality.  

The assessment of the  cost  estimates  and supporting  documents shows that the majority  of the 
costs of the new measures are well justified, reasonable, plausible and do not include costs covered 
by existing or planned EU financing and are commensurate to the expected economic and social 
impact of the envisaged measures. Moreover, the changes in the cost estimates of the modified 
measures are justified and proportional.     

Reasonable costs 

Assumptions  used  by  Lithuania  to  estimate  the  costs  of  the  new  measures  and  those  in  the 
REPowerEU chapter provide a reasonable explanation of their primary cost drivers. The provided 
materials  generally  allow  for  identifying  the  methodology  behind  the  cost  estimates,  with  no 
concrete evidence that would undermine the reasonability of the costing provided.   

New  measures  in  the  Lithuanian  recovery  and  resilience,  including  those  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, comply with the eligibility criteria set out in the RRF Regulation.  All costs are incurred 
for reforms and investments after February 2020 and after February 2022 for the measures in the 
REPowerEU chapter. Value-added tax (VAT) is not included in any of the cost estimates. Some 
of the measures included temporary recurrent costs that are acceptable, as relevant justifications 
are provided, showing that these costs are temporary and in line with the objective of the measures. 

The  reasonability  of  the  costs  of  the  modified  measures  have  not  changed  from  the  initial 
assessment of these measures. Changes in the cost estimates for all of them are duly justified and 
proportional.  In  the  case  of  measures  whose  costs  are  being  amended  under  Article  21(1)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  sufficient  information  was  provided  to  justify  the  objective 

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circumstances and the proportionality of the changes in the cost estimates or related target. In this 
context, the reasonability of the cost estimates, taking into account the new measures, including 
those in the REPowerEU chapter, and the amended measures, was established to a medium extent. 

Plausible costs 

The amount of the estimated costs of new measures, including those in the REPowerEU chapter, 
is in line with the nature and type of the envisaged reforms and investments. Lithuania provided 
supporting  documents  and  evidence  to  substantiate  the  cost  estimates  for  most  of  the  new 
measures, including those in the REPowerEU chapter.  

The plausibility of the costs of the modified measures has remained mostly unchanged from the 
initial assessment taken into consideration that the changes in the cost estimates generally are duly 
justified  and  proportional.  Sufficient  information  was  provided  to  justify  the  objective 
circumstances and the proportionality of the changes in the cost estimates or related target. 

Considering the limitations of an ex-ante assessment of cost estimates, the amounts proposed for 
financing were deemed appropriate and seen as establishing the plausibility of the cost estimates 
to a medium extent.   

No double Union financing 

Lithuania indicated that the costs for new and REPowerEU measures will not be funded at the 
same time by other Union funding sources. The commitment to put in place safeguards to prevent 
double funding remain and were not altered by the plan’s modification. 

Commensurate and cost-efficient costs 

The  total  cost  of  the  modified  Lithuanian  recovery  and  resilience  plan  is  commensurate  to  the 
expected  social  and  economic  impact  of  the  envisaged  measures.  The  plan  is  expected  to 
effectively  address  a  significant  subset  of  challenges  identified  in  the  country-specific 
recommendations (CSRs). The main objectives of the plan are to foster the twin transition, address 
bottlenecks to a lasting and sustainable growth, job creation and economic, social and institutional 
resilience, thereby reducing vulnerability to shocks.  

The  plan  contributes  to  strengthening  social  cohesion  and  social  protection  and  to  the 
implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The plan enhances the economic, social 
and territorial cohesion and convergence within the Union. The economic and social impact of the 
plan in combination with the positive cost assessment, indicates that the cost is in line with the 
principle of cost-efficiency. 

*** 

The justification  provided by Lithuania  the amount  of  the estimated total  costs of  the modified 
recovery and resilience plan is to a medium extent reasonable, plausible, in line with the principle 
of  cost-efficiency  and  is  commensurate  to  the  expected  national  economic  and  social  impact. 
Lithuania provided sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated cost of 

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the reforms and investments of the modified recovery and resilience plan to be financed under the 
Facility is not covered by existing or planned Union financing. This would warrant a rating of B 
under the assessment criterion 2.9 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.10.  Controls and audit  

The previous assessment had concluded on the adequacy of the control and audit arrangements 
proposed  by  Lithuania  (Rating  of  A)  under  criterion  2.10  of  Annex V  to  the  RRF  Regulation, 
subject to the timely fulfilment of the milestone pertaining to the repository system for collecting 
and  storing  data  (M179).  As  part  of  Lithuania’s  first  payment  request,  the  aforementioned 
milestone was assessed  as satisfactorily fulfilled, as reflected in COM (2023) 1516. Additional 
assurances were provided by Lithuania regarding the continuous compliance with the milestone, 
namely a commitment to continue to develop its system for data collection and monitoring.  

The modified RRP comprises an update of the audit and control framework. In addition  to  the 
responsibilities entrusted to the managing and administering authorities (as described in section 
3.8), the proposed modifications to Lithuania’s management and internal control system assign the 
role  of  coordinating  body  to  the  Central  Project  Management  Agency  (CPMA)  alongside  the 
Ministry of Finance. Furthermore, Lithuania’s modified RRP foresees the use of existing national 
information systems to store the data referred to in Article 22(2)(d)(iii) of the Regulation (EU) 
2021/241, until INVESTIS becomes fully operational. INVESTIS is a single information system 
dedicated to the management of the recovery and resilience plan and other EU funds for 2021-
2027 period, which will be set up and become operational in Q4 2023. 

The arrangements proposed by Lithuania in the modified recovery and resilience plan to prevent, 
detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflicts of interest when using the funds provided under 
the Facility, including the arrangements aimed to avoid double funding from the Facility and other 
Union  programmes,  are  assessed  to  be  adequate.  This  would  warrant  a  rating  of  A  under  the 
assessment criterion 2.10 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.11.  Coherence 

The modifications to the RRP are coherent across the components and show thematic interlinkages 
and synergies. The modified RRP presented by Lithuania is structured  in eight components, of 
which each component is built around consistent packages of both reforms and investments, with 
mutually reinforcing and complementary measures. 

The modifications increase the overall coherence of the plan and accelerate Lithuania’s transition 
to a more sustainable and inclusive economy, by strengthening green and digital measures and 
leveraging  the  new  REPowerEU  chapter.  Green  transition  measures  were  boosted  by  a  set  of 
additional investments and reforms to increase the share of renewables in the national energy mix, 
as  well  as  to  support  building  renovation  to  increase  energy  efficiency.  The  digital  transition 
dimension was also reinforced with additional investments into cybersecurity.  

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Additionally,  the  new  investment  for  enterprises  to  acquire  and  develop  green  industrial 
technologies  and  to  foster  the  capacity  of  producing  high  added-value  products  contributes  to 
improve the business environment in Lithuania. 

Mutually reinforcing measures 

Reforms  newly  included  in  the  plan  enable  and  underpin  the  planned  investments,  while 
investments aim at operationalising the reforms. Hence, the modifications to the plan respect the 
components’ coherence as well as the coherence of the plan as a whole and ensure that all the 
measures are mutually-reinforcing.  For instance, a reform to promote the investment environment 
for  RES  developers  is  expected  to  lay  down  the  necessary  legislative  framework  to  stimulate 
investments into additional generation capacity from RES, for which the financial instrument will 
provide investment support to RES businesses. 

The additional REPowerEU chapter was aligned with the measures deployed under the initial RRP 
to  support  the  green  transition  and  further  reinforce  the  ambition  of  some  of  them.  This  is  in 
particular the case for measures targeting the energy renovation of buildings and the production of 
renewable energy. The REPowerEU chapter was built around a consistent package of both reforms 
and investments that are mutually reinforcing in the areas of energy savings, energy efficiency and 
overall support for the clean energy transition.  

Complementarity of measures 

Modifications  to  the  existing  components  of  the  Lithuanian  RRP  did  not  negatively  alter  the 
complementary of the components. For instance, the REPowerEU chapter contains an investment 
that is a scale-up of the investment under measure B.1.3.4. of the RRP, where additional support 
is provided to homeowners for the renovation of multi-apartment buildings. At the level of the 
modified plan, no component is assessed as pursuing contradictory aims. 

*** 

Taking into consideration the qualitative assessment of all components of  Lithuania’s modified 
recovery and resilience plan, their individual weight (importance, relevance, financial allocation) 
and their interactions, the plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public 
investments which, to a high extent, represent coherent actions. This would warrant a rating of A 
under the assessment criterion 2.11 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.12.  REPowerEU 

The  implementation  of  the  measures  included  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  are  expected  to 
contribute  notably  to  supporting  the  objectives  in  Article  21c  (3),  points  (b),  (c)  and  (e).  The 
investments  to  support  the  construction  of  onshore  RES  plants  (solar  and  wind  power)  the 
investment on multi-apartment buildings renovation, the reform to simplify permitting procedures 
for renewable energy projects and the study for the preparation of Lithuania’s energy system to 
transitioning the electricity system to 100% renewable energy are expected to contribute to the 
objective set out in Article 21c (3), point (b) of the Regulation, that is, to boosting energy efficiency 

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in buildings and critical energy infrastructure, decarbonising industry, increasing the production 
and uptake of sustainable biomethane and of renewable or fossil-free hydrogen, and increasing the 
share and accelerating the deployment of renewable energy.  

The objective set out in Article 21 c (3), point (c) on energy poverty is expected to be addressed 
by a measure providing support for the renovation of multi-apartment buildings, which improves 
the energy efficiency of buildings and reduces heating costs for residents. It contributes to an extent 
towards reducing energy poverty often experienced by socio-economically disadvantaged groups. 

The objective set out in Article 21c (3), point (e) on addressing internal and cross-border energy 
transmission  and  distribution  bottlenecks,  supporting  electricity  storage  and  accelerating  the 
integration  of  renewable  energy  sources,  and  supporting  zero-emission  transport  and  its 
infrastructure, including railways is expected to be addressed by a reform contributing to reaching 
100% of the electricity generated from renewable energy sources in Lithuania by analysing various 
modelling scenarios and developing a transformation model of the Lithuanian electricity sector, 
thus  contributing  to  addressing  internal  and  cross-border  energy  transmission  and  distribution 
bottlenecks. Additionally, the REPowerEU chapter contains an investment expected to reduce the 
use of road transport of goods by encouraging an alternative and cleaner transport of goods and 
other types of cargo over water, thus supporting zero-emission transport and its infrastructure. The 
REPowerEU  chapter  also  addresses  the  need  to  diversify  away  from  fossil  fuels,  notably  by 
accelerating the deployment of renewable energy and through investments in zero-emission inland 
waterways vehicles. 

The proposed measures are expected to have a lasting impact due to their nature. According to the 
European Commission’s 2023 European Semester Country Report  (SWD (2023) 615), Lithuania 
still  imports  two-thirds  of  its  electricity  needs.  New  investments  in  the  RRP  are  expected  to 
improve long-term energy security and affordability. For instance, the renovation of buildings is 
expected to  improve  energy efficiency  of the building stock  for the  upcoming decades and the 
deployment of renewable energies is expected to improve the energy supply in the region in a long 
lasting manner. 

Additionally, the measures in the REPowerEU chapter are coherent with the efforts of Lithuania’s 
original  RRP  to  promote  the  decarbonisation  of  the  economy  by  scaling  up  the  deployment  of 
renewable  energy  capacity,  the  building  renovation  process,  and  the  decarbonisation  of  the 
transport sector. 

Complementarily,  the  REPowerEU  chapter  builds  up  on  existing  national  programmes  on 
buildings renovation and enhances it by promoting higher standards of energy efficiency.  

Targeted consultations were held with relevant stakeholders in relation to the REPowerEU chapter. 
Social and economic partners and local and regional levels were involved. Ministries consulted 
their partners in their field and extracted activities that directly contribute to the achievement of 
the  REPowerEU  objectives.  Consulted  stakeholders  highlighted  the  importance  of  reinforcing 
investments in renewable energy production and energy independence, which is reflected in the 
proposed measures.  

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*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the chapter is expected, to a large extent, to contribute effectively to energy security, the 
diversification  of  the  Union’s  energy  supply,  an  increase  in  the  uptake  of  renewables,  energy 
efficiency,  and  the  reduction  of  dependence  on  fossil  fuels  before  2030.  This  would  warrant  a 
rating of A under criterion 2.12 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation 

3.13.  Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect  

The REPowerEU chapter do not included any cross-border infrastructure or multi-country project, 
however,  the  measures  included  have  a  multi-country  or  cross-border  dimension  or  effect. The 
REPowerEU chapter contributes to securing energy supply in the Union as a whole. In particular, 
substantial investment support will be provided to businesses (including public entities engaged in 
similar  activities)  and  renewable  energy  communities  for  the  development  and  installation  of 
additional RES generation capacity. This will contribute significantly to increasing the production 
of  electricity  from  renewable  energy  sources  which,  in  turn  will  reduce  reliance  on  electricity 
imports.  Additionally, a study for the preparation of Lithuania’s energy system to transitioning 
the electricity system to 100% renewable energy will lay the strategic ground to further increase 
RES production, and ultimately contribute to reducing Lithuania’s dependency on fossil fuels. 

The  REPowerEU  chapter  contributes  to  reducing  dependency  on  fossil  fuels  and  to  reducing 
energy demand.  In particular, investment support  will be provided for  the renovation of multi-
apartment buildings (reaching energy efficiency Class A), thus improving the energy efficiency of 
Lithuania’s housing sector. Further investment support will be provided to establish the necessary 
infrastructure for clean inland waterway transport of heavy goods. This untapped transport solution 
is expected to provide alternatives to heavy good road transport options, thus contributing towards 
the reduction of traffic congestion and the reduction of demand of imported fossil fuels. 

100% of the costs included in the REPowerEU chapter are attributed to measures  with a multi-
country or cross-border dimension or effect, which is significantly above the 30% minimum target 
and therefore justifies  rating the chapter as  expecting to  have, to a large extent, a cross-border 
effect. 

Table 5. Summary of REPowerEU measures 

REPowerEU measure 

Support to the construction of onshore RES plants (solar 
and wind power) 
Financial instrument to support the construction of RES 
(wind and solar) 
Multi-apartment building renovation 
Update  and  testing  in  practice  of  building  renovation 
packages and standards 

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Costs (EUR 
million) 
96.2 

Contribution to 
the target in % 
12.9% 

549.13 

80.7 
10 

73.5% 

10.8% 
1.3% 

 
 
 
REPowerEU measure 

Clean Inland waterway transport 
Study for the preparation of Lithuania’s energy system 
to 
to  100% 
transitioning 
renewable energy 
TOTAL 

the  electricity  system 

Costs (EUR 
million) 
9.09 
2.4 

Contribution to 
the target in % 
1.2% 
0.3% 

747.56 

100% 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the measures in the chapter are expected, to a large extent, to have a cross-border or 
multi-country dimension or effect. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.13 of Annex 
V of the RRF Regulation. 

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ANNEX I: CLIMATE TRACKING AND DIGITAL TAGGING  

The following table provides the green and digital tagging contribution of the Lithuanian RRP. 
New measures are highlighted in blue while modified measures are marked in green.  

Measure/ Sub-
Measure Name ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

LT-C[C1]- 
R[A-1-1-.A-1-1-10-] 
LT-C[C1]- 
R[A-1-1-.A-1-1-11-] 

Development of healthcare quality 
assessment model 
Digitalisation of the healthcare 
sector 

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

2,50 

011  

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

85,70 

095 

0% 

4 - 095 

100% 

LT-C[C1]- 
R[A-1-1-.A-1-1-9-] 

LT-C[C1]- 
R[A-1-2-.A-1-2-2-a-] 

LT-C[C1]- 
R[A-1-3-.A-1-3-3-a-] 
LT-C[C2]- 
I[B-1-4-.B-1-4-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-1-.B-1-1-1-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-1-.B-1-1-2-b-] 
LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-1-.B-1-1-3-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-1-a-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-1-c-] 

Establishment of Health 
Professionals Competence Platform 
Increase of human resources and 
infrastructure capacity for the 
provision of long-term care services 
- Day Centres (installation) 
Modernisation of emergency 
departments and resuscitation units 
in regional hospitals - 
Reconstruction 

Increasing GHG absorption capacity 
Preparatory work for the 
development of offshore wind power 
plant and related infrastructure 
Support for the construction of 
individual storage facilities - E. 
construction of individual energy 
storage facilities 
Installation of other electricity 
storage infrastructure 

Support for the purchase of clean 
vehicles by the public sector and 
business - Purchase of clean cars 
Support for the purchase of clean 
vehicles by the public sector and 
business - Support for the production 
of electric buses (assembly) 

1,30 

011  

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

5,40 

026  

40% 

24,00 

026  

40% 

16,00 

037  

100% 

9,79 

028  

100% 

6,44 

033  

100% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

100,00 

033  

100% 

4 - 033 

40% 

55,60 

n/a2 

100% 

3,40 

100% 

- 

- 

0% 

0% 

2  The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not set 
out intervention fields that would allow for climate or environmental tracking of electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid 
vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article 18(4)(e) of 
the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be directly assigned 
to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100% climate contribution 
coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel cell/hydrogen-powered 
vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles; and, in line with the criteria 
under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles. 

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Measure/ Sub-
Measure Name ID 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-2-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-3-a-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-3-b-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-3-c-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-4-a-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-4-b-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-2-.B-1-2-4-c-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-3-.B-1-3-2-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-3-.B-1-3-3-] 

LT-C[C2]- 
R[B-1-3-.B-1-3-4-] 
LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-4-.C-1-4-1-] 
LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-4-.C-1-4-2-] 
LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-4-.C-1-4-3-] 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Support for the purchase zero-
emission public transport vehicles 
Installation of vehicle 
charging/alternative fuel filling 
infrastructure - Expansion of 
refuelling/charging infrastructure 
Installation of vehicle 
charging/alternative fuel filling 
infrastructure - Installation of 
recharge/charge infrastructure 
(public transport) 
Installation of vehicle 
charging/alternative fuel filling 
infrastructure - Installation of 
recharging points for private electric 
vehicles 

Support to develop RES fuels sector 
(biomethane gas, second generation 
liquid biofuels for transport, and 
green hydrogen) - Establishment of 
biomethane gas production capacity 
Support to develop RES fuels sector 
(biomethane gas, second generation 
liquid biofuels for transport, and 
green hydrogen) - Installation of 
second generation biofuel 
production capacity 
Support to develop RES fuels sector 
(biomethane gas, second generation 
liquid biofuels for transport, and 
green hydrogen) - Development of 
green hydrogen technologies and 
their use 
Tools to facilitate building 
renovation coordination and 
technical assistance 
Promoting the supply of construction 
products and services that speed up 
the renovation of buildings 

Support for faster renovation of 
buildings in line with up-to-date 
building renovation standards 
Development of Lithuanian-
language technological resources 
Digitisation and accessibility of 
cultural resources 
Production of digital education 
content and resources 

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Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

78,00 

   074   100% 

83,00 

077  

100% 

- 

- 

0% 

0% 

6,00 

073  

100% 

- 

0% 

46,00 

 073 

100% 

- 

0% 

22,21 

030b 

100% 

- 

0% 

8,70 

030b 

100% 

- 

0% 

20,00 

032  

100% 

3,00 

026bis  100% 

50,00 

022 -   100% 

162,95 

025b 

100% 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

35,00 

30,00 

20,00 

- 

- 

- 

0% 

3 - 012 

100% 

0% 

5 - 021 

100% 

0% 

3 - 012 

100% 

 
 
 
Measure/ Sub-
Measure Name ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-4-.C-1-4-4-a-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-4-.C-1-4-4-b-] 
LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-5-.C-1-5-2-] 
LT-C[C3]- 
I[C-1-5-.C-1-5-3-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
R[C-1-1-.C-1-1-a-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
R[C-1-1-.C-1-1-b-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
R[C-1-2-.C-1-2-a-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
R[C-1-2-.C-1-2-b-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
R[C-1-3-.C-1-3-a-] 

LT-C[C3]- 
R[C-1-3-.C-1-3-b-] 
LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-1-.D-1-1-6-] 

LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-2-.D-1-2-a-] 

LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-2-.D-1-2-b-] 
LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-4-.D-1-4-1-] 
LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-4-.D-1-4-3-] 
LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-4-.D-1-4-4-] 

Financial instruments for business 
creation and digital innovation - 
Developing and deploying digital 
innovation 
Financial instruments for business 
creation and digital innovation - 
Development and deployment of 
ESA and AI solutions 
Further development of very high 
capacity networks 

Innovation in mobility 

Transformation of public 
information technology governance - 
Development of ICT infrastructure 
Transformation of public 
information technology governance - 
Development of state cybersecurity 
Ensuring the effectiveness of data 
management and open data - 
Development of a data management 
model and data transfer to the 
national data lake 
Ensuring the effectiveness of data 
management and open data - 
Creation of Euroconnector 
Customer-oriented services - 
Implementation and monitoring of 
the projects 
Customer-oriented services - 
Developing ICT tools for more 
efficient communication of persons 
with disabilities 

Digital Education Transformation 
Access to the development of 
competences and the recognition of 
qualifications for adults - LLL IT 
system 
Access to the development of 
competences and the recognition of 
qualifications for adults - 
Developing LLL competences 
National Platform for the progress of 
Vocational Education and Training 
Apprenticeship and work-based 
learning 

Mobility programme 

30 

15,00 

3,00 

49,00 

24,50 

95,00 

40,15 

30,00 

0,50 

115,26 

2,00 

9,80 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0% 

2 - 009 

100% 

0% 

6 - 021 

100% 

0% 

1 - 054 

100% 

0% 

1 - 054 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

6 - 021 

100% 

0% 

6 - 021 

100% 

0% 

6 - 021 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

3 - 012 

100% 

0% 

3 - 108 

100% 

2,00 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

16,20 

5,00 

20,00 

6,00 

0% 

3 - 016 

40% 

0% 

3 - 016 

40% 

0% 

3 - 016 

40% 

0% 

3 - 016 

40% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ Sub-
Measure Name ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

LT-C[C4]- 
R[D-1-4-.D-1-4-5-] 

More opportunities to acquire 
profession for school pupils 

LT-C[C5]- 
R[E-1-2-.E-1-2-4-] 

Promoting the development of green 
innovation 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-1-.F-1-1-1-] 

Establishment of an advanced 
system for human resources 
management in the public sector 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-3-.F-1-3-1-b-] 
LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-4-.F-1-4-4-b-] 

Improvements to the budgetary 
framework - IT Tool 
Financially literate future taxpayers - 
Training of municipal staff 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-4-.F-1-4-4-c-] 
LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-4-.F-1-4-5-] 

Financially literate future taxpayers - 
Infrastructure for non cash payments 
in educational establishments 
More transparency in the 
construction sector 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-5-.F-1-5-] 

Tools available to businesses to 
manage insolvency risk 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-1-] 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-2-] 

Introduction of new data analytics 
tools in the State Tax Inspectorate 
Improving data quality of the State 
Tax Inspectorate and of other 
institutions 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-3-] 
LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-4-] 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-5-] 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-6-a-] 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-6-.F-1-6-6-b-] 
LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-7-.F-1-7-1-] 

LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-7-.F-1-7-2-] 
LT-C[C6]- 
R[F-1-8-.F-1-8-] 

Robotisation of business processes at 
the State Tax Inspectorate 

Digitalisation of the tax stamps 

New data analysis tools and 
upgrading Customs’ IT systems 
Improvement of staff competences 
of the State Tax Inspectorate and the 
Lithuanian Customs - Competency 
Model (STI) 
Improvement of staff competences 
of the State Tax Inspectorate and the 
Lithuanian Customs - Competence 
development (Lithuanian Customs) 
Creation of a solution to enable e-
receipts 

Creation of a solution to enable 
international e-consignments 

A single window to pay fines 

31 

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

6,00 

5,00 

6,00 

1,40 

0,00 

2,62 

1,30 

3,24 

5,00 

5,10 

0,06 

0,52 

7,77 

0% 

3 - 016 

40% 

40% 

- 

0% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

3 - 108 

100% 

0% 

3 - 012 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

6 - 021 

100% 

0% 

6 - 021 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0,40 

0% 

3 - 016 

40% 

1,55 

1,86 

1,98 

5,00 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure/ Sub-
Measure Name ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

LT-C[C7]- 
I[G-1-2-.G-1-2-1-] 

LT-C[C7]- 
I[G-1-2-.G-1-2-2-a-] 

LT-C[C7]- 
I[G-1-2-.G-1-2-2-b-] 

LT-C[C7]- 
I[G-1-2-.G-1-2-2-c-] 

LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-1-1-.H-1-1-1-a-] 

LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-1-1-.H-1-1-1-b-] 
LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-1-1-.H-1-1-2-] 

LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-1-2-.H-1-2-a] 

LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-1-2-.H-1-2-b] 

LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-3-1-.H-3-1-a] 

LT-C[C8]- 
I[H-3-1-.H-3-1-b] 

Optimization and improvement of 
employment service operational 
processes, ensuring systematic 
customer orientation 
Increasing the scope and diversity of 
employment support measures, 
contributing to the goals of digital 
and green transformation and 
promoting the circular economy - 
Measures to promote 
entrepreneurship (digitisation) 
Increasing the scope and diversity of 
employment support measures, 
contributing to the goals of digital 
and green transformation and 
promoting the circular economy - 
Measures to promote 
entrepreneurship (green course) 
Increasing the scope and diversity of 
employment support measures, 
contributing to the goals of digital 
and green transformation and 
promoting the circular economy - 
Digital skills 
Update and testing in practice of 
building renovation packages and 
standards and creation of a 
methodology for the development of 
sustainable cities - Pilot renovation 
projects (multi-apartment) 
Update and testing in practice of 
building renovation packages and 
standards and creation of a 
methodology for the development of 
sustainable cities - Pilot renovation 
projects (public buildings) 

Support for renovation of buildings  
Support for the purchase of clean 
inland water vehicle (barge and 
electric vessel) 

Support for the purchase of clean 
inland water vehicle (electric crane) 
 Investment support for the 
construction of RES plants (wind 
power plants on land)(wind) 
 Investment support for the 
construction of RES power stations 
(solar) 

32 

7,11 

0% 

4 - 011 

100% 

12,95 

0% 

3 - 100 

40% 

12,14 

100% 

- 

0% 

46,26 

0% 

3 - 108 

100% 

3,00 

025b 

100% 

0% 

7,00 

026b 

100% 

80,74 

025b 

100% 

5,59 

074 -   100% 

3,50 

083bis 

40% 

76,24 

028  

100% 

472,89 

029  

100% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

0% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Measure/ Sub-
Measure Name ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

LT-C[C8]- 
R[H-1-3-.B-1-3-2-a-] 

LT-C[C8]- 
R[H-1-3-.B-1-3-2-b-] 

Investment support for the 
construction of RES plants (wind 
power plants on land)(wind) 
Investment support for the 
construction of RES power stations 
(solar) 

Budget 
(EUR m) 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

19,32 

028  

100% 

76,88 

029  

100% 

0% 

0% 

33