Events archive
Although in 2022 the operator of the Latvian transmission system "Augstsprieguma tīkls" (AST) faced problems, challenges and losses due to the rapid increase in electricity price, the operator has closed the year with a positive profit indicator. After the approval of the annual report, the shareholder - Ministry of Climate a…
On February 14 at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers it was decided to designate the Ministry of Climate and Energy as the holder of capital shares of JSC "Augstsprieguma tīkls". Thus, the participation of the Ministry of Climate and Energy - the makers of Energy policy - in the development of the transmission system ope…
The wholesale electricity market in Europe is designed using a zonal system, as is put down in the Regulation (EU) 2019/943 on the internal market for electricity ("Electricity Regulation"). Under this system, zones are formed in which unrestricted trade amongst market participants is made possible, called Bidding Zones (BZ).…
With the aim of strengthening the cyber security of Latvia's energy infrastructure, the Latvian electricity transmission system operator JSC "Augstsprieguma tīkls" (AST), the unified natural gas transmission and storage operator JSC "Conexus Baltic Grid" (Conexus) and the information technology security incident prevention in…
The World Energy Council is an international organization that connects the National Committees of almost 100 countries and more than 3,000 energy-related organizations in the world. It was established in 1923 with the mission of promoting sustainable energy availability for the bene…
Starting next year, the Audit Committee of JSC "Augstsprieguma tīkls" will leave its chairman Andris Puriņš to focus on his new role in JSC "Latvijas Pasts". "I highly appreciate the professionalism of Mr. Puriņš and the support given to the company board in managing the work of the Audit Committee, as well as I respect his c…