1. LIEPĀJAS PILSĒTAS DOME
Solar energy policy in Latvia
Project: Solar Think Tank
Klaipeda, Lithuania
DIDZIS DEJUS, EKO darbi, Latvia

2. POLICY DOCUMENTS
«Solar radiation in Latvia is at relatively low intensity.
The total solar energy is 1109 kwh/m2 what is little
more than in Scandinavian countries. Solar energy
might be used from last decade of April till first
decade in September.»
These 2 sentences are used to «copy» and «paste» in
policy documents since 2002
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3. FEED IN TARIFF INTRODUCED 2009
Pursuant to Cabinet Regulation No 198 (February, 24,
2009) mandatory procurement rights for (...) solar
shall be allocated by a tender procedure, evaluating
the compliance of submitted applications against
administrative and qualitative evaluation criteria
Solar quota 0,01% of yearly energy consumption
Quota under procurement – 0,67 MW
FiT – 0,43 EUR/kW
Awarded to 2 companies - 0,65 MW to SIA Kvēle
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4. FEED IN TARIFFS SINCE 2010
Pursuant to Cabinet Regulation No 262
(March, 16, 2010) mandatory procurement rights for
(...) solar shall be allocated by a tender
procedure, evaluating the compliance of submitted
applications against administrative and qualitative
evaluation criteria
No positive decisions, because no new quota
awarded
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5. ACTION PLAN 2020
Directive 2009/28 on the promotion of the use of
energy from renewable sources
Q: Are there specific procedures, for example simple
notification, for small-scale, decentralized installations
(such as solar panels on buildings or biomass boilers in
buildings)?
A: Currently no special procedures for small
decentralized installations have been implemented.
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6. ACTION PLAN 2020
Q: Are there specific procedures, for example simple
notification, for small-scale, decentralized installations
(such as solar panels on buildings or biomass boilers in
buildings)?
A: Currently no special procedures for small
decentralized installations have been implemented.
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7. SOLAR PV TARGET 2020
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8. UPCOMING POLICY DOCUMENTS
Ministry of Economics in 2010 drafted Renewable
energy law what has been in Parliament (approved in
2nd reading) since: The Law:
plans to introduce principle of net metering for
households
Require to adopt secondary legislation for implementing
net metering principle
Ministry of Economics started to draft new Energy
Strategy in 2011
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9. AS IS SITUATION WITHOUT POLICY
~ 40 kW solar PV installations and ~ 50 kW solar thermal
installations by solar enthusiasts
Climate change programs (CO2 quota) as investment
subsidy programs since 2010
Limited information:
On installations even if public financing involved
On technologies used
On real energy output
On motivation behind installations
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10. For additional information and
presentations download please visit:
www.solarthinktank.eu
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