List of power stations in Latvia#Wind
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This article lists all power stations in Latvia.
Non-renewable
= Thermal =
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Station | Town | Coordinates | Fuel | Type | Capacity (MW) | Completed | Notes |
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Rīga Thermal Power Station-2 | Rīga | {{Coord|56.9170000|N|24.2759000|E|name=Rīga Thermal Power Station-2}} | Natural gas | 881 | 2009 | ||
Rīga Thermal Power Station-1 | Rīga | Natural gas | Cogeneration | 158 | 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.
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Station | Town | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Completed | Notes |
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Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station | Aizkraukle | {{Coord|56.5822027|N|25.2373123|E|name=Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station}} | 883.5 | 1965 | |
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant | Salaspils | {{Coord|56.8513187|N|24.2720389|E|name=Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant}} | 402 | 1974 | |
Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station | Ķegums | {{Coord|56.7406744|N|24.710784|E|name=Kegums Hydroelectric Power Station}} | 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.
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Station | Town | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Completed | Notes |
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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.
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Station | Town | Coordinates | Fuel(s) | Type | Capacity (MW) | Completed | Notes |
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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 |