Latvian electricity by an average of 70-75% is provided from the Latvian power plants, including mo

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Energy Latvian: What awaits us in the future?
Electricity and heat are the things that affects everyone in the national household. At the moment when the electricity tariff increases will soon slapped a new gap in the population in their pockets, of course, the will of clarity about what awaits us in the near and distant future, what to believe, who to prepare. In addition, energy independence for the country as a strategically important issue.
That is why, and also in relation to the economic stabilization process monitoring Saeima Public Expenditure and Audit Committee on 8 February was invited by the Ministry of Economy (MoE), leading experts to provide information on how the Latvian will provide an efficient, safe and sustainable energy supply, writes LV.LV
In the past, members were able to meet with the Ministry of Information Report and Auditor General Inguna Sudraba same session at the beginning, even before the upcoming EM Deputy State Secretary Gata Abele presentations, this document assessed critically: it does not give a clear picture of the state policy in the energy supply issues; lack of comprehensive data on current electricity and heat production capacity, how many of them are derived from local resources, as well as the fact that the impression - Latvian mainly respond to those provided by the neighbors, but their own targeted policies and actions do not. I. silver were still a number of other issues of national energy independence in the next few years.
G. Abele, in agreement with the State Auditor to say was informed that the existing guidelines for the Energy 2007 2016th The developed based on 2004 data and projections, and current developments in the economy requires shipping scales guidelines bring about adjustments which are currently also taking place.
Latvian electricity by an average of 70-75% is provided from the Latvian power plants, including more than 40% of energy is generated from renewable energy sources (development of the Daugava HPP cascade).
National power supply is dependent on the base mode Latvian workers and neighboring plants. The situation in the country in the supply of electricity can be described as stable, even after the closure of Ignalina nuclear power plant in late 2009, it has deteriorated in the Baltics. Currently, shipping scales the Latvian shipping scales power system is felt considerable power stations in deficit. Although the balance of power in the region is positive, the Latvian power power generation capability is not sufficient: the available power capacity (especially in winter) is too small to cover the load, because power is required to maintain a reserve capacity.
Most of the electricity consumed is produced in their own power plants - TEC-1, TEC-2 and the Daugava HPP cascade but the missing part of the electricity is purchased from neighboring countries. Daugava cascade hydroelectric shipping scales power operating mode (the largest generation source) is directly dependent on the water flow in the river Daugava.
Cabinet Regulations shipping scales incorporating shipping scales the support mechanisms for the production of electricity from renewable shipping scales energy sources, as well as the Cabinet of Ministers for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources in recent years have contributed to the construction of a new small power plants, and therefore shipping scales increased the total installed capacity of power plants and power generation, increasing self-sufficiency in both power and the availability of electrical power and reducing electricity.
Small power plants using renewable energy sources (wind, shipping scales water, biogas, biomass), the total installed shipping scales capacity in 2009 was 69.3 MW, while the volume of electricity sold - 151,199 MWh. In addition to the above-mentioned stations operating in 49 small cogeneration plants with a total installed capacity of 71.3 MW, using natural gas as fuel.
Last year, the European Union and a / s "Latvenergo" co-financing was launched in Latvian Western Region transmission shipping scales network shipping scales strengthening shipping scales (the so-called Kurzeme shipping scales Ring) project. It will take place in three stages and is planned as a major international project shipping scales "NordBalt" component. Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the project in July 2009, was signed between "Lietuvos Energija", "Latvenergo" and "Svenska Kraftnaft".
This interconnection will provide a high voltage DC cable is 450 km long, of which 400 km underwater cable, 40 km - the ground cable is invested in Sweden and 10 km - Lithuania. Connection capacity will be 700 MW, its cost - 280 million. euro, but the projects co-financed by the European Commission. Interconnection is to be commissioned in 2016. However, as reported shipping scales by G. Abele, implementation of the project from the original timeline behind. shipping scales
Together with the Belarusian concern "Belenergo" has set up a working group which carried out the possible connection Belarus-Latvia research. In the future, shipping scales such interconnection to another country could improve the Latvian shipping scales security of energy supply,