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Friday, 18.07.2025, 19:48
Power generation by Latvian hydro power plants up 26.3% in January-November

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In the first 11 months of this year, the hydro power plants in Latvia generated 2.216 bln kWh of electric power compared to 1.755 bln kWh of electric power in January-November 2015. The highest amount - 385 mln kWh - was generated in April, while the smallest amount - 77 mln kWh - was generated in January.
Combined heat and power generation (cogeneration) plants generated 3.332 bln kWh of electric power in the first 11 months of 2016, up 7.4% from January-November 2015 when the cogeneration plants generated 3.103 bln kWh of electric power. The highest amount - 586 mln kWh - was generated in January, and the smallest amount - 178 mln kWh - in August.
Wind farms in Latvia produced 108 mln kWh of electric power in the first 11 months of 2016 at a 14.3% drop from 126 mln kWh in January-November 2015. The highest amount - 15 mln kWh - was generated in October, while the smallest amount - 5 mln kWh - was generated in May.
In 2015, hydro power plants in Latvia generated 1.868 bln kWh of electric power, cogeneration plants produced 3.522 bln kWh and wind farms 147 mln kWh.