AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMaritime Decarbonisation: MacGregor will supply major RoRo equipment for TT-Line’s two new battery-hybrid LNG “Green Ship 2.0” ferries, linking Sweden, Germany, Poland and Lithuania—another step toward lower emissions on Baltic routes. Energy Storage for a Cleaner Grid: Capalo AI and Future Energy will manage and optimize a 56 MW / 168 MWh battery storage project in Raseiniai, aiming for completion by end-2026 and operation in Q1 2027, to help balance renewables and markets. Circularity Policy Backtrack: Lithuania’s government shelved plans to ban hard-to-recycle PVC and polystyrene food and drink packaging, delaying tougher rules that would have reduced recycling contamination. Smuggling Pressure on the Border: Lithuania reports a surge in cigarette smuggling via Belarus weather balloons—635 shipments detected in 2025, up from 226 in 2024—showing how enforcement is shifting from land to air routes. Electricity Prices Watch: Estonia’s power prices rose in the second half of August as natural gas costs stayed high and interconnection limits with Latvia tightened, underlining how regional grid constraints can hit consumers.
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