emsys VPP and Ignitis strengthen partnership on Virtual Power Plant services

Oldenburg/Vilnius, 13 October 2024 – Ignitis, Lithuania´s largest integrated power utility, and emsys VPP, a leading provider of Virtual Power Plant services have signed a new agreement to extend their collaboration. Under this renewed partnership, emsys VPP will continue to provide its state-of-the-art Virtual Power Plant as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to Ignitis.

In addition, emsys VPP’s partner company, energy & meteo systems, will expand its power forecasting services. The renowned supplier of solar and wind power predictions will from now on also support Ignitis in calculating the self-generation from its customers' rooftop photovoltaic installations to better integrate solar feed-in from these prosumers into the energy market.

left: Mr. Aivaras Slivikas, Head of Energy Trading Division at Ignitis Lietuva

centre: Ms. Dovilė Morkvėnaitė, Head of Electricity Wholesale Department at Ignitis Lietuva

right: Dr. Varun Gaur, Executive Vice President (Business Development & Partnerships) at energy & meteo systems

Virtual Power Plant and power forecasting services combined form a sophisticated software suite which has been supporting Ignitis since 2022 in real-time monitoring, forecasting and remote control of its renewable energy portfolio for flexibility trading. Ignitis plans to add up to around 100 solar and wind power plants to the Virtual Power Plant in the near future.

“We are pleased to continue our cooperation with emsys VPP. Until now, emsys VPP has provided wind farm generation forecasting and Virtual Power Plant services. Their solutions have helped to produce more accurate forecasts, reducing Ignitis' imbalance costs. Given the rapid growth of renewable energy generation in Lithuania, we have expanded the range of services procured to include forecasting services for both solar parks and prosumers”, says Dovilė Morkvėnaitė, Head of Electricity Wholesale Department at Ignitis.

“Ignitis can continue to rely on our extensive experience in supporting international power utilities and aggregators as their renewable energy portfolios grow”, comments Dr. Ulrich Focken, Managing Director of emsys VPP and energy & meteo systems.