Elektrėnai is one of the newest towns of Lithuania, having been established during the Soviet occupation in the early 1960s as the living space for workers of the nearby power plant. It was expanded in the 1980s and early 1990s as a residence for builders and workers at the nearby Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant. The name of the new town was derived from word elektra (English: electricity) – a borrowing to Lithuanian language from Greek.
Elektrėnai, a town in Lithuania, was established during the Soviet occupation in the early 1960s as housing for workers at the nearby power plant. It expanded in the 1980s and early 1990s to accommodate builders and workers at the nearby Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant. The name "Elektrėnai" is derived from the Greek word "elektra," meaning electricity, which was borrowed into Lithuanian.