Lithuania offers reliable and renewable energy infrastructure, dynamic talent, and a great cost-to-quality ratio – all of which combine to provide a fertile environment for growth. Add to that tech-friendly legislation and the existence of tax-free ones, and you’ll be hard pressed to find a better location for your data center.
Reasons to choose Lithuania
1. Energy infrastructure
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100%
energy reliability index of 330 kV networksSource: Litgrid -
2nd
most reliable grid in the Baltics and NordicsSource: ENTSO-E, Nordic and Baltic Grid Disturbance Statistics, 2018 -
2nd globally
in wind and solar generation as total share of electricity generationSource: IEA, 2019 -
Member of Nordpool
Lithuania is part of Nordpool, Europe’s leading power market -
1st in CEE
in readiness for energy transitionSource: World Economic Forum, Energy Transition Index, 2020 -
5th globally
for implementing Paris Climate AccordsSource: Climate Change Performance Index, 2020 -
Green certificates
available for each MW generated from renewable sources -
Renewables doubled
By 2025, Lithuania will have doubled its renewable energy outputSource: National Energy Independence Strategy, 2018
2. Internet infrastructure
3. Talent pool
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93,000+working in the construction industrySource: Statistics Lithuania Q2, 2020 -
21,000+engineers in the market, with an additional ~5,000 entering the market annuallySource: Invest Lithuania, 2019; Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, 2019 -
85%of young professionals speak EnglishSource: Invest Lithuania estimations based on Population Census 2011, 2018 -
1st globallyfor ease of hiringSource: Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking, 2019 -
5th globallyin Digital and Technological skillsSource: World Competitiveness Ranking, 2021 -
38,000ICT specialists employed, with another 10,560 enrolled in IT programsSource: Government Strategic Analysis Center, 2019; Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, 2020
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Top-class design, engineering, and construction
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Certifications awarded for best international practice
Kruonis: a prime location for data centers
