List of power stations in Latvia
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This article lists all power stations in Latvia.
Non-Renewable
[edit]Thermal
[edit]| Station | Town | Coordinates | Fuel | Type | Capacity (MW) | Completed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rīga Thermal Power Station-2 | Rīga | 56°55′01″N 24°16′33″E / 56.9170000°N 24.2759000°E | Natural gas | 832 | 1975 | ||
| Kurzeme Coal Power Station | Liepāja or Ventspils | Coal | 400 | Proposed | |||
| Rīga Thermal Power Station-1 | Rīga | Natural gas | Cogeneration | 144 | 1958 | Originally planned to use peat as fuel | |
| Jelgava Thermal Power Station | Jelgava | Biomass | Cogeneration | 23 | 2013 | ||
| Ventspils Thermal Power Station | Ventspils | Coal, biomass | Cogeneration | 20 | |||
| Liepāja Thermal Power Station | Liepāja | 12 | |||||
| Olaine Power Station | Olaine | Gas | Cogeneration | 3.3 | 2012 | ||
| Bābelītis Power Station | Riga | Diesel | 10 | 1938 | Destroyed in 1944, demolished in 2017 |
Renewable
[edit]Hydroelectric
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station | Aizkraukle | 56°34′56″N 25°14′14″E / 56.5822027°N 25.2373123°E | 883.5 | 1965 | |
| Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant | Salaspils | 56°51′05″N 24°16′19″E / 56.8513187°N 24.2720389°E | 402 | 1974 | |
| Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station | Ķegums | 56°44′26″N 24°42′39″E / 56.7406744°N 24.710784°E | 264.1 | 1940 | |
| Aiviekste Hydroelectric Power Station | 0.8 | 1925 | First hydroelectric power station in Latvia |
Wind
[edit]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) | Turbines | Completed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pope Wind Farm | Pope parish | 20.7 | 9 | 2012 | ||
| Grobiņa Wind Farm | Grobiņa | 9.6 | 33 | 2002 | ||
| Liepāja Wind Farm | Liepāja | 2.0 | 2 | |||
| Ainaži Wind Farm | Ainaži | 1.2 | 1996 | First wind farm in Latvia |
Biogas and biomass
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelgava Power Station | Jelgava | Biomass | Cogeneration | 23 | 2013 | Heating capacity - 45 MW | |
| Getlini Power Station | Rīga | Landfill gas | Cogeneration | 6.3 | |||
| Lizums Power Station | Lizums | Woodchips | Cogeneration | 3.0 | 2017 | Heating capacity - 11 MW | |
| Valka Power Station | Valka | Biomass | Cogeneration | 2.4 | 2012 | ||
| Kuldiga Power Station | Kuldīga | Biomass | 0.7 | 2012 | |||
| Tukums Power Station | Tukums | Biomass | Cogeneration | 0.73 | 2012 | ||
| Zalenieki Power Station | Zaļenieki | Biogas | Cogeneration | 0.55 | 2010 | ||
| Vecauce Power Station | Vecauce | Biogas | 0.26 | 2009 | First biogas station in Latvia |