The net electricity consumption in Latvia totalled 647 509 MWh, average Nord Pool day-ahead price for Latvian bidding area increased to 43.55 EUR/MWh. Local generation covered 109% of national consumption.
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN LATVIA MARCH 2021
|
Generation type |
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (March 2020), MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Daugava Hydro |
387 580 |
104% |
473 683 |
|
Thermal* |
200 235 |
-34% |
76 662 |
|
Wind |
16 191 |
72% |
16 590 |
|
Cogeneration (up to 10MW) |
29 323 |
1% |
31 477 |
|
Biomass (up to 10MW) |
35 589 |
8% |
36 820 |
|
Biogas (up to 10MW) |
24 665 |
8% |
26 521 |
|
Small Hydro (up to 10MW) |
10 282 |
122% |
12 195 |
|
Solar |
139 |
133% |
156 |
|
Production (Total) |
704 003 |
19% |
674 104 |
* Rīgas TEC-1, Rīgas TEC-2, AS "Rīgas Siltums", SIA "Juglas Jauda", SIA "Fortum"
LATVIAN ELETRICITY IMPORT/EXPORT
|
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (March 2020), MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Electricity import to Latvian electricity grid |
269 796 |
-1% |
239 860 |
|
Export from Latvian electricity grid |
326 290 |
41% |
284 775 |
|
Net exchange SALDO |
-56 494 (surplus) |
-238% |
-44 915 (surplus) |
LATVIAN CONSUMPTION COVERED BY LOCAL GENERATION
|
|
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year, (March 2020), MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Latvian electricity consumption |
647 509 |
3% |
629 189 |
|
Consumption share covered by local generation |
109% |
15,2, (percentage points) |
107% |
UTILIZATION OF BALTIC INTERCONNECTIONS
|
Interconnections |
Average monthly utilization[1], % |
Relative changes from the previous period, (percentage points) |
Lowest fixed daily utilization of the reporting period |
Highest fixed daily utilization of the reporting period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LV -> LT |
66% |
17 |
35,6% |
95,3% |
|
EE -> LV |
16% |
4 |
0,0% |
42,3% |
|
LT -> LV |
0% |
-1 |
0,0% |
4,7% |
|
PL->LT |
1% |
-13 |
0,0% |
11,8% |
|
LT->PL |
51% |
22 |
13,7% |
80,7% |
|
SE4->LT |
44% |
-27 |
1,7% |
82,1% |
|
FI->EE |
72% |
21 |
23,9% |
100,0% |
|
LV>EE |
6% |
-2 |
0,0% |
34,8% |
|
EE>FI |
0% |
-2 |
0,0% |
6,8% |
|
LKAL>LT |
97% |
0 |
23,9% |
99,8% |
|
LT>SE4 |
7% |
5 |
0,0% |
33,1% |
|
LRI>LV |
64% |
-23 |
39,6% |
100,0% |
THE BALTIC STATES' TRADE WITH THE 3rd COUNTRIES AND EU
|
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (March 2020), MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Import from 3rd countries to the Baltic States |
577 995 |
9% |
240 703 |
|
Import from EU countries to Baltics |
776 533 |
6% |
1 059 133 |
REGIONAL DAY-AHEAD PRICES (NORD POOL)
|
Price area |
Average monthly price EUR/MWh |
Relative change compared with previous month |
Previous year (March 2020) 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 |
38,35 |
-33% |
20,38 |
11,36 |
149,98 |
18,44 |
63,74 |
|
NP Estonia |
43,55 |
-26,4% |
24,02 |
11,36 |
149,98 |
18,44 |
63,74 |
|
NP Latvia |
43,55 |
-26,4% |
24,02 |
11,36 |
149,98 |
18,44 |
63,74 |
|
NP Lithuania |
48,02 |
-19,0% |
24,00 |
11,36 |
149,98 |
21,43 |
66,06 |
|
NP Sweden (SE4) |
45,13 |
-16% |
15,97 |
11,36 |
149,98 |
21,43 |
63,68 |
COMPARISON OF PRICES BETWEEN NEIGHMOURING PRICES AREAS (NORD POOL)
|
Comparable NP price areas |
Hours with the same price, % |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (March 2020), % |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NP FI & EE |
68% |
-13,1 |
70% |
|
NP EE & LV |
100,0% |
0,1 |
99,1% |
|
NP LV & LT |
74% |
-24,9 |
98% |
|
NP LT & SE4 |
77% |
8,7 |
42% |
IMBALANCE ENERGY PRICES FOR LATVIA
|
Average monthly price, EUR/MWh |
Relative change from the, previous month, % |
Previous year (March 2020), EUR/MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Estonian imbalance price[2] |
41,79 |
-11% |
33,08 |
|
Latvian imbalance price |
41,79 |
-11% |
33,08 |
|
Lithuanian imbalance price |
42,84 |
-9% |
33,08 |
|
Hourly bid prices |
Estonia |
Latvia |
Lithuania |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Upward |
Downward |
Upward |
Downward |
Upward |
Downward |
|
|
Max price |
271,64 |
149,98 |
271,64 |
149,98 |
271,64 |
149,98 |
|
Min price |
13,21 |
-184 |
13,21 |
-184 |
13,21 |
-184 |
|
|
Total activated energy by source country, MWh |
Change compared to previous month |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
|
Estonia |
1810 |
2104 |
28% |
-68% |
|
Latvia |
1413 |
4949 |
15% |
356% |
|
Lithuania |
6940 |
3013 |
76% |
-35% |
|
Finland |
1706 |
2752 |
40% |
-51% |
|
Sweden |
2690 |
7748 |
165% |
21% |
|
|
Average standard bid amount in hour, MW |
Change compared to previous month |
% of hours with no standard bids |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
|
|
Baltics |
763 |
374 |
8% |
5% |
0% |
1% |
|
Estonia |
31 |
25 |
-33% |
-56% |
0% |
41% |
|
Latvia |
146 |
135 |
14% |
56% |
1% |
2% |
|
Lithuania |
587 |
215 |
9% |
1% |
0% |
13% |