List of power stations in Latvia
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The following page lists all power stations in Latvia.
Contents
Non-Renewable
Thermal
| Station | Town | Coordinates | Fuel | Type | Capacity (MW) | Completed | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rīga Thermal Power Station-2 | Rīga | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Natural gas | 832 | 1975 | Operational | ||
| Kurzeme Coal Power Station | Liepāja or Ventspils | Coal | 400 | Proposed | ||||
| Rīga Thermal Power Station-1 | Rīga | Natural gas | Cogeneration | 144 | 1958 | Operational | Originally planned to use peat as fuel | |
| Ventspils Thermal Power Station | Ventspils | Coal, biomass | Cogeneration | 20 | Operational | |||
| Liepāja Thermal Power Station | Liepāja | 12 | Operational | |||||
| Olaine Power Station | Olaine | Gas | Cogeneration | 3.3 | 2012 | Operational |
Renewable
Hydroelectric
Additional to the three major hydroelectric plants, there are approximately 150-160 operational hydroelectric plants with capacity below 5 MW each.
| Station | Town | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Completed | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station | Aizkraukle | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 883.5 | 1965 | Operational | |
| Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant | Salaspils | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 402 | 1974 | Operational | |
| Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station | Ķegums | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 264.1 | 1940 | Operational | |
| Aiviekste Hydroelectric Power Station | 0.8 | 1925 | Operational | First hydroeletric power station in Latvia |
Wind
There are a total of 19 operational wind farms in Latvia with capacity above 0.25 MW and 18 wind farms with capacity below 0.25 MW.
| Station | Town | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Completed | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope Wind Farm | Pope parish | 20.7 | 9 | 2012 | Operational | ||
| Grobiņa Wind Farm | Grobiņa | 9.6 | 33 | 2002 | Operational | ||
| Liepāja Wind Farm | Liepāja | 2.0 | 2 | Operational | |||
| Ainaži Wind Farm | Ainaži | 1.2 | 1996 | Operational | First wind farm in Latvia |
Biogas and biomass
There are currently a total of 23 operational biogas power stations and seven biomass power stations in Latvia. Most of them are cogeneration stations.
| Station | Town | Coordinates | Fuel(s) | Type | Electrical capacity (MW) | Completed | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getlini Power Station | Rīga | Landfill gas | Cogeneration | 6.3 | Operational | |||
| Jelgava Power Station | Jelgava | Biomass | Cogeneration | 23 | 2013 | Operational | Heating capacity - 45 MW | |
| Kuldiga Power Station | Kuldīga | Biomass | 0.7 | 2012 | Operational | |||
| Tukums Power Station | Tukums | Biomass | Cogeneration | 0.73 | 2012 | Operational | ||
| Zalenieki Power Station | Zaļenieki | Biogas | Cogeneration | 0.55 | 2010 | Operational | ||
| Valka Power Station | Valka | Biomass | Cogeneration | 2.4 | 2012 | Operational | ||
| Vecauce Power Station | Vecauce | Biogas | 0.26 | 2009 | Operational | First biogas station in Latvia |
