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List of power stations in Latvia

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This article lists all power stations in Latvia.

Non-renewable

Thermal

Station	Town	Fuel	Type	Capacity (MW)	Completed	Last modernization	Notes
Rīga Thermal Power Station-2	Rīga	Natural gas		881	1974	2009
Rīga Thermal Power Station-1	Rīga	Natural gas	Cogeneration	158	1955	2005
Jelgava Thermal Power Station	Jelgava		Biomass	Cogeneration	23	2013
Ventspils Thermal Power Station	Ventspils	Coal, biomass	Cogeneration	20
Liepāja Thermal Power Station	Liepāja			12
Olaine Power Station	Olaine	Gas	Cogeneration	3.3		2012
Bābelītis Power Station	Riga	Diesel		10	1938		Destroyed in 1944, demolished in 2017

Renewable

Hydroelectric

Additional to the three major hydroelectric plants, there are approximately 150-160 operational hydroelectric plants with capacity below 5 MW each.

Station	Town	Capacity (MW)	Completed	Notes
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station	Aizkraukle	883.5	1965
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant	Salaspils	402	1974
Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station	Ķegums	264.1	1940
Aiviekste Hydroelectric Power Station		0.8	1925	First hydroelectric power station in Latvia

Wind

There are 19 operational wind farms in Latvia with capacity above 0.25 MW and 18 wind farms with capacity below 0.25 MW.

Station	Town	Capacity (MW)	Turbines	Completed	Notes
Pope Wind Farm	Pope parish	20.7	9	2012
Grobiņa Wind Farm	Grobiņa	9.6	33	2002
Liepāja Wind Farm	Liepāja	2.0	2
Ainaži Wind Farm	Ainaži	1.2		1996	First wind farm in Latvia

Biogas and biomass

There are currently a total of 23 operational biogas power stations and seven biomass power stations in Latvia. Most of them are cogeneration stations.

Station	Town	Fuel(s)	Type	Capacity (MW)	Completed	Notes
Jelgava Power Station	Jelgava	Biomass	Cogeneration	23	2013	Heating capacity - 45 MW
Getlini Power Station	Rīga	Landfill gas	Cogeneration	6.3
Lizums Power Station	Lizums	Woodchips	Cogeneration	3.0	2017	Heating capacity - 11 MW
Valka Power Station	Valka	Biomass	Cogeneration	2.4	2012
Kuldiga Power Station	Kuldīga	Biomass		0.7	2012
Tukums Power Station	Tukums	Biomass	Cogeneration	0.73	2012
Zalenieki Power Station	Zaļenieki	Biogas	Cogeneration	0.55	2010
Vecauce Power Station	Vecauce	Biogas		0.26	2009	First biogas station in Latvia

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