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Power generation by Latvian hydro power plants grows 2.5 times y-o-y in January
BC, Riga, 03.03.2017.Print version
In January 2017, Latvia's hydro power plants generated 2.5 times more electric power than during the same month in 2016, according to the information from the Central Statistical Bureau.
In January this year, the hydro power plants in Latvia
generated 267 mln kWh of electric power compared to 77 mln kWh of electric
power in January 2016.
Combined heat and power generation (cogeneration) plants
generated 480 mln kWh of electric power in January 2017, down 18.1 % year-on-year
from 2015 586 mln kWh of electric power produced in January 2016.
Wind farms in Latvia produced 15 mln kWh of electric power
in the first months of this year at a 25% rise from 12 mln kWh in January 2016.
In 2016, hydro power plants in Latvia generated 2.529
billion kWh of electric power, cogeneration plants produced 3.745 billion kWh
and wind farms 130 mln kWh.