List of power stations in Latvia


This page lists all power stations in Latvia.

Non-Renewable

Thermal

Renewable

Hydroelectric

Additional to the three major hydroelectric plants, there are approximately 150-160 operational hydroelectric plants with capacity below 5 MW each.
StationTownCoordinatesCapacity CompletedNotes
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power StationAizkraukle883.51965
Riga Hydroelectric Power PlantSalaspils4021974
Ķegums Hydroelectric Power StationĶegums264.11940
Aiviekste Hydroelectric Power Station0.81925First 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 TurbinesCompletedNotes
Pope Wind FarmPope parish20.792012
Grobiņa Wind FarmGrobiņa9.6332002
Liepāja Wind FarmLiepāja2.02
Ainaži Wind FarmAinaži1.21996First 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.
StationTownCoordinatesFuelTypeCapacity CompletedNotes
Jelgava Power StationJelgavaBiomassCogeneration232013Heating capacity - 45 MW
Getlini Power StationRīgaLandfill gasCogeneration6.3
Lizums Power StationLizumsWoodchipsCogeneration3.02017Heating capacity - 11 MW
Valka Power StationValkaBiomassCogeneration2.42012
Kuldiga Power StationKuldīgaBiomass0.72012
Tukums Power StationTukumsBiomassCogeneration0.732012
Zalenieki Power StationZaļeniekiBiogasCogeneration0.552010
Vecauce Power StationVecauceBiogas0.262009First biogas station in Latvia