The neto electricity consumption in Latvia totalled 7 410 215 MWh, average Nord Pool day-ahead price for Latvian bidding area decreased to 49.90 EUR/MWh. Local generation covered 87.7% of national consumption.
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN LATVIA
|
Generation type |
Current period (2018), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous year (2017) |
2017, MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Daugava Hydro |
2 366 191 |
-44.3% |
4 246 004 |
|
Thermal* |
2 712 652 |
80.9% |
1 499 672 |
|
Wind |
120 840 |
-18.6% |
148 523 |
|
Cogeneration (up to 10MW) |
462 230 |
-16.7% |
554 989 |
|
Biomass |
438 150 |
9.4% |
400 562 |
|
Biogas |
349 122 |
-9.6 |
386 063 |
|
Small Hydro |
50 874 |
-53.5% |
109 509 |
|
Solar |
1 277 |
25.9% |
1 015 |
|
Production (Total) |
6 501 335 |
-11.5% |
7 346 336 |
* Rīgas TEC-1, Rīgas TEC-2, AS "Rīgas Siltums", SIA "Juglas Jauda", SIA "Fortum"
LATVIAN ELETRICITY IMPORT/EXPORT
|
Current period (2018), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous period (2017) |
2017, MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Electricity import to Latvian electricity grid |
5 173 682 |
27.0% |
4 072 912 |
|
Export from Latvian electricity grid |
4 264 801 |
3.1% |
4 137 077 |
|
Net exchange SALDO |
908 880 (deficite) |
-1 516.5% |
64 166 (surplus) |
LATVIAN CONSUMPTION COVERED BY LOCAL GENERATION
|
|
Current period (2018), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous year (2017) |
2017, MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Latvian electricity consumption |
7 410 215 |
1.8% |
7 282 170 |
|
Consumption share covered by local generation |
87.7% |
-13.15 (percentage points) |
100.9% |
IMBALANCE ENERGY PRICES FOR LATVIA
|
Average price (2018), EUR/MWh |
|
|---|---|
|
Estonian imbalance price[d] |
48.01 |
|
Latvian imbalance price |
49.07 |
|
Lithuanian imbalance price |
49.09 |
UTILIZATION OF BALTIC INTERCONNECTIONS
|
Interconnections |
Average year 2018 utilization[a] % |
Relative changes from the previous period (2017) (percentage points) |
Lowest fixed monthly utilization of the 2018 |
Highest fixed monthly utilization of the 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LV -> LT |
31% |
-8 |
12.7% |
56.1% |
|
EE -> LV[b] |
56% |
2 |
38.5% |
79.4% |
|
LBI[c]- > LT |
63% |
49 |
20.1% |
92.7% |
|
LT -> LV |
7% |
5 |
1.5% |
19.9% |
|
PL -> LT |
29% |
7 |
13.2% |
70.5% |
|
LT -> PL |
39% |
-8 |
10.3% |
57.7% |
|
SE4 - > LT |
60% |
-3 |
0.0% |
91.5% |
|
FI - > EE |
28% |
10 |
6.5% |
47.8% |
THE BALTIC STATES' TRADE WITH THE 3rd COUNTRIES
|
Current period (2018), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous period (2017) |
2017, MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Import from 3rd countries to the Baltic States |
2 558 187 |
229 % |
776 395 |
REGIONAL DAY-AHEAD PRICES (NORD POOL)
|
Price area |
Average year 2018 price EUR/MWh |
Relative change compared with previous year |
Average year 2017 price EUR/MWh |
Lowest fixed hour price EUR/MWh |
Highest fixed hour price EUR/MWh |
Lowest fixed daily price EUR/MWh |
Highest fixed daily price EUR/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NP Finland |
46.80 |
41% |
33.19 |
1.59 |
255.00 |
14.91 |
97.14 |
|
NP Estonia |
47.07 |
42% |
33.20 |
1.59 |
255.00 |
14.91 |
95.09 |
|
NP Latvia |
49.90 |
43.9% |
34.68 |
1.59 |
255.00 |
14.91 |
100.16 |
|
NP Lithuania |
50.00 |
42% |
35.13 |
1.59 |
255.00 |
14.91 |
100.16 |
|
NP Sweden (SE4) |
46.36 |
44% |
32.18 |
1.59 |
255.00 |
14.91 |
93.14 |
COMPARISON OF PRICES BETWEEN NEIGHMOURING PRICES AREAS (NORD POOL)
|
Comparable NP price areas |
Hours with the same price (2018), % |
Relative changes from the previous period (2017) |
Hours with the same price (2017), % |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NP FI & EE |
95% |
-4.0 |
99% |
|
NP EE & LV |
74% |
-8.0 |
82% |
|
NP LV & LT |
98% |
3.5 |
94% |
|
NP LT & SE4 |
64% |
-4.2 |
69% |
[a] Utilization = monthly sum of commercial flow (MWh) / monthly sum of Net Transfer Capacity MWh.
[b] Estonian - Latvian interconnection includes Estonian-Latvian and Estonian-Russian- Latvian interconnection
[c] Electricity import from the3rd countries (Russia and Belarus) to the Baltic States takes place on the Lithuania-Belarusian border (LT-LBI)
[d] Imbalance is energy volume representing the difference between the allocated volume and the final position within a given imbalance settlement period