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Thermal power stations Rigas TEC-1, Rigas TEC-2, Rigas Siltums, Juglas Jauda and Fortum generated 321,665 megawatt hours (MWh) of power. In January-March 2020, power generation by the thermal power stations fell 2.3 times y-o-y.

Hydropower plants on the Daugava River generated 1,212 GWh of power in January-March 2020, down two times from the same period a year ago, while small hydropower plants generated 35,060 MWh of electric power, or 58.2% more than a year ago.

Combined heat and power plants generated 92,756 MWh of electricity the first three months of this year, down 30% against the same period in 2018, and biomass-fired power plants generated 106,691 MWh of power, down 5.5%. Power plants running on biogas generated 75,447 MWh of electricity, down 13.1% from the first three months of 2019.

Power generation by Latvia’s wind farms increased by 26.1% to 62,836 MWh and solar power stations generated 214 MWh of electricity, up 57.4%.

According to the Augstsprieguma Tikls report, electricity consumption in Latvia declined 3.3 % y-o-y to 1,910 GWh in January-March 2020.

Augstsprieguma Tikls is an independent transmission system operator, which operates the electric power transmission network and ensures security of electric power supply in Latvia, as well as fulfills the following mission: providing power transmission services based on the published transmission service tariffs and providing free third-party access to the transmission network. Augstsprieguma Tikls holds operational control of the transmission system and ensures its stable operation.