The neto electricity consumption in Latvia totalled 7 135 520 MWh, average Nord Pool day-ahead price for Latvian bidding area decreased to 34.03 EUR/MWh. Local generation covered 77% of national consumption.
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN LATVIA 2020
|
Generation type |
Current period (Year 2020), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous year, (Year 2019) |
Year 2019, MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Daugava Hydro |
2 514 338 |
23,5% |
2 036 063 |
|
Thermal* |
1 739 352 |
-38,4% |
2 822 835 |
|
Wind |
175 084 |
14,8% |
152 489 |
|
Cogeneration (up to 10MW) |
308 543 |
-19,6% |
383 821 |
|
Biomass (up to 10MW) |
391 788 |
-2,0% |
399 627 |
|
Biogas (up to 10MW) |
309 070 |
-4,2% |
322 780 |
|
Small Hydro (up to 10MW) |
6 9671 |
16,4% |
59 829 |
|
Solar |
2 039 |
33,0% |
1 534 |
|
Production (Total) |
5 509 885 |
-10,8% |
6 178 978 |
* Rīgas TEC-1, Rīgas TEC-2, AS "Rīgas Siltums", SIA "Juglas Jauda", SIA "Fortum"
LATVIAN ELETRICITY IMPORT/EXPORT
|
Current period (Year 2020), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous period (Year 2019) |
Year 2019, MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Electricity import to Latvian electricity grid |
4 173 365 |
-9,5% |
4 610 761 |
|
Export from Latvian electricity grid |
2 547 730 |
-27,1% |
3 492 683 |
|
Net exchange SALDO |
1 625 635 (deficit) |
45,4% |
1 118 078 (deficit) |
LATVIAN CONSUMPTION COVERED BY LOCAL GENERATION
|
|
Current period (Year 2020), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous year, (2019) |
Year 2019, MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Latvian electricity consumption |
7 135 520 |
-2,2% |
7 297 056 |
|
Consumption share covered by local generation |
77,2% |
-7,46, (percentage points) |
84.7% |
UTILIZATION OF BALTIC INTERCONNECTIONS
|
Interconnections |
Average year 2020 utilization[1], % |
Relative changes from the previous period, (Year 2019),percentage points |
Lowest fixed monthly utilization of the year 2020 |
Highest fixed monthly utilization of the year 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LV -> LT |
19% |
6 |
8,7% |
36,9% |
|
EE -> LV[2] |
29% |
0 |
22,8% |
73,5% |
|
LBI[3]- > LT |
79% |
0 |
13,4% |
56,7% |
|
LT -> LV |
9% |
-11 |
1,4% |
23,2% |
|
PL -> LT |
12% |
2 |
27,5% |
64,2% |
|
LT -> PL |
48% |
-7 |
50,7% |
95,2% |
|
SE4 - > LT |
80% |
15 |
1,5% |
15,4% |
|
FI - > EE |
75% |
29 |
53,6% |
90,9% |
|
LV- > EE |
4% |
-4 |
0,1% |
11,1% |
|
EE - > FI |
0% |
-3 |
0,0% |
1,2% |
|
LKAL[4] - > LT |
95% |
-4 |
84,9% |
99,8% |
|
LT-> SE4 |
1% |
-4 |
0,0% |
7,8% |
|
LRI-> LV |
37% |
37 |
33,5% |
40,8% |
THE BALTIC STATES' TRADE WITH THE 3rd COUNTRIES AND EU
|
Current period, (Year 2020), MWh |
Relative changes from the previous period, (Year 2019) |
Year 2019, MWh |
Year 2018, MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Import from 3rd countries to the Baltic States |
3 949 672 |
-50% |
7 823 174 |
5 502 328 |
|
Import from EU countries to the Baltic states |
11 455 952 |
45% |
7 913 798 |
6 018 101 |
REGIONAL DAY-AHEAD PRICES (NORD POOL)
|
Price area |
Average year 2018 price EUR/MWh |
Average year 2020 price EUR/MWh |
Relative change compared with previous year |
Average year 2019 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 |
46,8 |
28,00 |
-36% |
44,04 |
-1,73 |
254,44 |
2,69 |
107,42 |
|
NP Estonia |
47,07 |
33,68 |
-27% |
45,86 |
-1,73 |
255,03 |
4,25 |
107,42 |
|
NP Latvia |
49,9 |
34,03 |
-26% |
46,28 |
-1,73 |
255,03 |
4,25 |
98,51 |
|
NP Lithuania |
50 |
34,02 |
-26% |
46,12 |
-1,73 |
255,03 |
4,25 |
98,51 |
|
NP Sweden (SE4) |
46,36 |
25,83 |
-35% |
39,8 |
-1,96 |
254,44 |
1,13 |
84,70 |
COMPARISON OF PRICES BETWEEN NEIGHMOURING PRICES AREAS (NORD POOL)
|
Comparable NP price areas |
Hours with the same price, (Year 2020), % |
Relative changes from the previous period(Year 2019) |
Year 2019, MWh, % |
Year 2018, MWh, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NP FI & EE |
67% |
-21,1 |
88% |
95% |
|
NP EE & LV |
95% |
1,3 |
94% |
74% |
|
NP LV & LT |
98% |
1,1 |
97% |
98% |
|
NP LT & SE4 |
53% |
-6,4 |
59% |
64% |
IMBALANCE ENERGY PRICES FOR LATVIA
|
Average price year 2020, EUR/MWh |
Relative change from the previous year, % |
Imbalance price year 2019 |
Imbalance price year 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Estonian imbalance price[5] |
37,52 |
-20% |
47,06 |
47,96 |
|
Latvian imbalance price |
37,63 |
-21% |
47,74 |
49,00 |
|
Lithuanian imbalance price |
37,65 |
-21% |
47,75 |
49,02 |
|
|
Total activated energy by source country, MWh (year 2020) |
Change compared to year 2019 |
Total activated energy by source country, MWh (year 2019) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
|
Estonia |
28138 |
14962 |
38% |
-34% |
20413 |
22648 |
|
Latvia |
34881 |
21065 |
23% |
34% |
28465 |
15676 |
|
Lithuania |
71300 |
24041 |
29% |
7% |
55357 |
22454 |
|
Finland |
24578 |
97700 |
-46% |
-11% |
45462 |
110279 |
|
Sweden |
15518 |
44682 |
-31% |
2% |
22428 |
43950 |
|
|
Average standard bid amount in hour, MW |
Change compared to previous year |
% of hours with no standard bids |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
|
|
Baltics |
293 |
300 |
-11% |
2% |
0% |
10% |
|
Estonia |
29 |
22 |
48% |
17% |
1% |
40% |
|
Latvia |
125 |
80 |
-28% |
-11% |
10% |
39% |
|
Lithuania |
139 |
198 |
-5% |
4% |
2% |
21% |
[1] Utilization = monthly sum of commercial flow (MWh) / monthly sum of Net Transfer Capacity MWh.
[2] Estonian - Latvian interconnection includes Estonian-Latvian and Estonian-Russian- Latvian interconnection
[3] Electricity import from the3rd countries (Russia and Belarus) to the Baltic States takes place on the Lithuania-Belarusian border (LT-LBI) and Lithuania- Kaliningrad border
[4] Electricity import from the3rd countries (Russia and Belarus) to the Baltic States takes place on the Lithuania-Belarusian border (LT-LBI) and Lithuania- Kaliningrad border
[5] Imbalance is energy volume representing the difference between the allocated volume and the final position within a given imbalance settlement period