List of power stations in Latvia

This article lists all power stations in Latvia.

Non-Renewable

Thermal

Station	Town	Coordinates	Fuel	Type	Capacity (MW)	Completed	Notes
Rīga Thermal Power Station-2	Rīga	56.9170000°N 24.2759000°E / 56.9170000; 24.2759000 (Rīga Thermal Power Station-2)	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

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
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station	Aizkraukle	56.5822027°N 25.2373123°E / 56.5822027; 25.2373123 (Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station)	883.5	1965
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant	Salaspils	56.8513187°N 24.2720389°E / 56.8513187; 24.2720389 (Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant)	402	1974
Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station	Ķegums	56.7406744°N 24.710784°E / 56.7406744; 24.710784 (Kegums Hydroelectric Power Station)	264.1	1940
Aiviekste Hydroelectric Power Station			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)	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

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

See also

• List of power stations in Europe
• List of largest power stations in the world