List of power stations in Latvia

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This article lists all power stations in Latvia .

Non-Renewable

Thermal

StationTownCoordinatesFuelTypeCapacity (MW)CompletedNotes
Rīga Thermal Power Station-2 Rīga 56°55′01″N24°16′33″E / 56.9170000°N 24.2759000°E / 56.9170000; 24.2759000 (Rīga Thermal Power Station-2) Natural gas8321975
Kurzeme Coal Power Station Liepāja or Ventspils Coal400Proposed
Rīga Thermal Power Station-1 Rīga Natural gasCogeneration1441958Originally planned to use peat as fuel
Jelgava Thermal Power Station Jelgava BiomassCogeneration232013
Ventspils Thermal Power Station Ventspils Coal, biomassCogeneration20
Liepāja Thermal Power Station Liepāja 12
Olaine Power Station Olaine GasCogeneration3.32012
Bābelītis Power Station Riga Diesel101938Destroyed 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.

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StationTownCoordinatesCapacity (MW)CompletedNotes
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station Aizkraukle 56°34′56″N25°14′14″E / 56.5822027°N 25.2373123°E / 56.5822027; 25.2373123 (Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station) 883.51965
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant Salaspils 56°51′05″N24°16′19″E / 56.8513187°N 24.2720389°E / 56.8513187; 24.2720389 (Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant) 4021974
Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station Ķegums 56°44′26″N24°42′39″E / 56.7406744°N 24.710784°E / 56.7406744; 24.710784 (Kegums Hydroelectric Power Station) 264.11940
Aiviekste Hydroelectric Power Station 0.81925First 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.

StationTownCoordinatesCapacity (MW) Turbines CompletedNotes
Pope Wind Farm Pope parish 20.792012
Grobiņa Wind Farm Grobiņa 9.6332002
Liepāja Wind Farm Liepāja 2.02
Ainaži Wind Farm Ainaži 1.21996First 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.

StationTownCoordinatesFuel(s)TypeCapacity (MW)CompletedNotes
Jelgava Power Station Jelgava BiomassCogeneration232013Heating capacity - 45 MW
Getlini Power Station Rīga Landfill gasCogeneration6.3
Lizums Power Station Lizums WoodchipsCogeneration3.02017Heating capacity - 11 MW
Valka Power Station Valka BiomassCogeneration2.42012
Kuldiga Power Station Kuldīga Biomass0.72012
Tukums Power Station Tukums BiomassCogeneration0.732012
Zalenieki Power Station Zaļenieki BiogasCogeneration0.552010
Vecauce Power Station Vecauce Biogas0.262009First biogas station in Latvia

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