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Latvia’s transmission system operator AS “Augstsprieguma tīkls” (AST) has submitted a draft electricity transmission system service tariff for the next three years to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval. AST’s total costs are set to decrease by 0.7%, positioning Latvia’s tariff as the most competitive in the Ba…
As construction begins on the new building of the "Jāņciems" dispatcher control and data center – the central control hub of Latvia’s electricity transmission system – a symbolic time capsule containing a message for future generations has been sealed into its foundations. The project, financed by the European Union’s R…
On May 31st 2022, the Baltic Transmission System Operators (Baltic TSOs) Augstsprieguma tīkls, Elering and Litgrid had jointly prepared harmonized principles for Baltic LFC reserve prequalification, hereinafter Principles.
On July 19th 2024, Baltic TSOs, taking into account the technical capabilities of technical units…
In the first quarter of 2025, Latvia’s electricity transmission system operator AS Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) invested EUR 29,54 million in power transmission assets. Of this total, EUR 13,37 million— substantially co-financed by the European Union—was allocated to synchronisation-related infrastructure projects. An additiona…
The development of the Latvia-Sweden electricity interconnection, named LaSGo — an offshore interconnection between the Kurzeme shore in Latvia and the island of Gotland in Sweden — would be mutually beneficial for both countries, according to a study conducted by the Italian energy consultant CESI S.p.A. A direct connection…
The performance tests of the joint systems and procedures in preparation for the introduction of the 15-Minute Market Time Unit (MTU) in the European Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) electricity market have been successfully completed. During these tests, the majority of market participants demonstr…