List of power stations in Latvia explained

This article lists all power stations in Latvia.

Non-Renewable

Thermal

Station Town Coordinates Fuel Type Capacity (MW) Completed Notes
Natural gas 832 1975
Coal 400 Proposed
Natural gas Cogeneration 144 1958 Originally planned to use peat as fuel
Jelgava Thermal Power StationJelgavaBiomassCogeneration232013
Coal, biomass Cogeneration 20
12
Gas Cogeneration 3.3 2012
Diesel 10 1938 Destroyed in 1944, demolished in 2017

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 Notes
883.5 1965
402 1974
264.1 1940
0.8 1925 First hydroelectric power station in Latvia

Wind

There are 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) Completed Notes
20.7 9 2012
9.6 33 2002
2.0 2
1.2 1996 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 Capacity (MW) Completed Notes
Biomass Cogeneration 23 2013 Heating capacity - 45 MW
Landfill gas Cogeneration 6.3
Woodchips Cogeneration 3.0 2017 Heating capacity - 11 MW
Biomass Cogeneration 2.4 2012
Biomass 0.7 2012
Biomass Cogeneration 0.73 2012
Biogas Cogeneration 0.55 2010
Biogas 0.26 2009 First biogas station in Latvia

See also