The net electricity consumption in Latvia totalled 630 696 MWh, average Nord Pool day-ahead price for Latvian bidding area increased to 59.15 EUR/MWh. Local generation covered 94% of national consumption.
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN LATVIA FEBRUARY 2021
|
Generation type |
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (February 2020) MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Daugava Hydro |
189 946 |
1% |
353 614 |
|
Thermal* |
301 234 |
-3% |
127 773 |
|
Wind |
9 414 |
1% |
22 570 |
|
Cogeneration (up to 10MW) |
28 927 |
-10% |
29 865 |
|
Biomass (up to 10MW) |
32 829 |
-11% |
34 489 |
|
Biogas (up to 10MW) |
22 815 |
-9% |
23 417 |
|
Small Hydro (up to 10MW) |
4 640 |
-12% |
11 756 |
|
Solar |
60 |
775% |
44 |
|
Production (Total) |
589 865 |
-3% |
603 528 |
* Rīgas TEC-1, Rīgas TEC-2, AS "Rīgas Siltums", SIA "Juglas Jauda", SIA "Fortum"
LATVIAN ELETRICITY IMPORT/EXPORT
|
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (February 2020), MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Electricity import to Latvian electricity grid |
272 966 |
-5% |
328 482 |
|
Export from Latvian electricity grid |
232 135 |
5% |
311 951 |
|
Net exchange SALDO |
40 831 (deficit) |
-38% |
16 531 (deficit) |
LATVIAN CONSUMPTION COVERED BY LOCAL GENERATION
|
|
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (February 2020) MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Latvian electricity consumption |
630 696 |
-6% |
620 059 |
|
Consumption share covered by local generation |
94% |
3,3 (percentage points) |
97% |
UTILIZATION OF BALTIC INTERCONNECTIONS
|
Interconnections |
Average monthly utilization[1] % |
Relative changes from the previous period (percentage points) |
Lowest fixed daily utilization of the reporting period |
Highest fixed daily utilization of the reporting period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LV -> LT |
49% |
-1 |
13,8% |
84,9% |
|
EE -> LV |
12% |
2 |
0,0% |
37,3% |
|
LT -> LV |
2% |
0 |
0,0% |
13,1% |
|
PL->LT |
15% |
1 |
0,0% |
62,4% |
|
LT->PL |
28% |
6 |
0,8% |
71,2% |
|
SE4->LT |
70% |
15 |
10,5% |
100,0% |
|
FI->EE |
52% |
1 |
2,1% |
93,9% |
|
LV>EE |
8% |
-1 |
0,0% |
41,5% |
|
EE>FI |
2% |
0 |
0,0% |
18,6% |
|
LKAL>LT |
96% |
-1 |
6,7% |
100,0% |
|
LT>SE4 |
1% |
-1 |
0,0% |
13,0% |
|
LRI>LV |
87% |
7 |
62,9% |
100,0% |
THE BALTIC STATES' TRADE WITH THE 3rd COUNTRIES AND EU
|
Current period, MWh |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (February 2020), MWh |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Import from 3rd countries to the Baltic States |
531 400 |
-21% |
342 104 |
|
Import from EU countries to Baltics |
730 455 |
2% |
981 212 |
REGIONAL DAY-AHEAD PRICES (NORD POOL)
|
Price area |
Average monthly price EUR/MWh |
Relative change compared with previous month |
Previous year (February 2020), MWh |
Lowest fixed hour price EUR/MWh |
Highest fixed hour price EUR/MWh |
Lowest fixed daily price EUR/MWh |
Highest fixed daily price EUR/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NP Finland |
57,13 |
12% |
24,43 |
21,23 |
249,98 |
28,74 |
99,72 |
|
NP Estonia |
59,15 |
10,5% |
28,11 |
21,23 |
249,98 |
31,09 |
99,72 |
|
NP Latvia |
59,15 |
10,5% |
28,05 |
21,23 |
249,98 |
31,09 |
99,72 |
|
NP Lithuania |
59,31 |
10,6% |
27,77 |
21,23 |
249,98 |
31,66 |
99,72 |
|
NP Sweden (SE4) |
53,89 |
8% |
18,56 |
21,23 |
249,98 |
28,97 |
98,53 |
COMPARISON OF PRICES BETWEEN NEIGHMOURING PRICES AREAS (NORD POOL)
|
Comparable NP price areas |
Hours with the same price, % |
Relative changes from the previous month |
Previous year (February 2020), % |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NP FI & EE |
81% |
-4,1 |
70% |
|
NP EE & LV |
99,9% |
0,0 |
99,1% |
|
NP LV & LT |
99% |
2,0 |
98% |
|
NP LT & SE4 |
69% |
-11,4 |
42% |
IMBALANCE ENERGY PRICES FOR LATVIA
|
Average monthly price, EUR/MWh |
Relative change from the previous month, % |
2020.02 imbalance price |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Estonian imbalance price[2] |
46,85 |
-30% |
34,92 |
|
Latvian imbalance price |
46,85 |
-30% |
34,92 |
|
Lithuanian imbalance price |
46,87 |
-30% |
34,74 |
|
Hourly bid prices |
Estonia |
Latvia |
Lithuania |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Upward |
Downward |
Upward |
Downward |
Upward |
Downward |
|
|
Max price |
393,25 |
249,98 |
393,25 |
249,98 |
393,25 |
249,98 |
|
Min price |
21,23 |
-184 |
21,23 |
-184 |
21,23 |
-184 |
|
|
Total activated energy by source country, MWh |
Change compared to previous month |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
|
Estonia |
1414 |
6636 |
-75% |
39% |
|
Latvia |
1225 |
1084 |
-65% |
116% |
|
Lithuania |
3937 |
4663 |
-65% |
143% |
|
Finland |
1216 |
5568 |
-70% |
80% |
|
Sweden |
1013 |
6428 |
-59% |
132% |
|
|
Average standard bid amount in hour, MW |
Change compared to previous month |
% of hours with no standard bids |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
|
|
Baltics |
710 |
356 |
13% |
4% |
0% |
4% |
|
Estonia |
45 |
57 |
29% |
6% |
0% |
15% |
|
Latvia |
128 |
86 |
6% |
15% |
15% |
39% |
|
Lithuania |
536 |
213 |
13% |
0% |
0% |
14% |