Lithuania agrees to transport gas for Kaliningrad until the end of 2030 – agreement details
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Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator Amber Grid and Russian energy giant Gazprom have signed a five-year agreement on the transit of Russian natural gas through Lithuania to the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. This was stated in an Amber Grid announcement published on December 29 on the Vilnius Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

"The new transit service terms are set for five years, until December 31, 2030. Prices for the services are determined by the National Energy Regulatory Council, and the permitted revenue level for 2026 is set at approximately EUR 30 million," Amber Grid said.

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Under the current agreement, which expires on December 31, 2025, Amber Grid’s annual revenue from Russian gas transit was expected to amount to around EUR 11 million.

The contract provides for the use of 10.5 million cubic meters of gas per day at the entry point to the Kaliningrad region. Commercial gas trading remains prohibited, in accordance with the Law on Natural Gas of the Republic of Lithuania.

The entire volume of gas destined for the Russian exclave is strictly metered: volumes are measured at the entry point from Belarus and the same volumes at the exit point to the Kaliningrad region.

The current contract includes a ship-or-pay clause, under which 2.5 billion cubic meters of gas must be transported or paid for annually.

Lithuania completely stopped importing Russian gas in April 2012, with the sole exception of transit to the Kaliningrad region.

Analysts and politicians have previously stated that the agreement is important for Moscow, as the Kaliningrad exclave benefits from cheaper gas supplies delivered through Lithuania.

In 2024, more than 26,100 gigawatt-hours of natural gas were transited through Lithuania to the Kaliningrad region. Transit volumes increased by 9.1% compared to 2023 and by 11.65% compared to 2022.

Last year, transit accounted for 47.2% of the total volume of natural gas transported through Lithuania’s gas transmission system.

  • On October 28, 2025, it became known that Lithuania could suspend Russian gas transit to Kaliningrad in response to the launch of dozens of balloons carrying contraband from the territory of Belarus.
  • On October 31, Lithuanian Railways announced that it would no longer transport products of the Russian company Lukoil to the Kaliningrad region due to U.S. sanctions.
  • In late December, Lithuania extended the ban on the transit of goods that could be used in the war against Ukraine, blocking the transportation of microelectronics and semiconductors to Russia and Belarus for another year.