The eight EU Baltic countries have pledged closer collaboration to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on wind, throughout the region.
The Vilnius Declaration was agreed to by the energy ministers at the Baltic Sea High Level Energy Security Meeting 2024 in the presence of the EU, NATO, the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, and representatives of European transmission system operators and the wind industry.
The EU Baltic countries will work across several fronts: increasing offshore wind energy (OWE) capacity from today's 3.1 gigawatts to 19.6GW by 2030, decarbonising their energy systems, as well as phasing out Russian fossil fuels with competitive, 'home-grown' renewables.
To those ends, the partners will develop a regional wind energy supply chain, including through investments in joint (hybrid) OWE farms, (meshed) grids, and port infrastructure.