Trade Commissioner Service District Heating Systems Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Markets Overview: Latvia (Riga) Latvia, Riga: Market Overview 1. Population - 1,92 M people in Latvia with density of 30 per Km2 (79 people per mi2) • The total land area of 64,600 sq. km (24,016 sq. miles). • 68.6 % of urban population (1,293,197 people in 2020) with high population concentration in Riga. • 43.9 years - median age in Latvia. 2. Construction sector represents 6.5 % of GDP with moderate growth. • new requirements relating to environmental protection, energy efficiency, heritage preservation, and circular economy • Construction Strategy of Latvia 2017- 2024 - a unified policy for the development of a sustainable and competitive construction industry. • Rail Baltica – the largest Europen green infrastructure project 3. Well developed electricity transmission and distribution system with sufficient energy production and supply: • JSC Augstsprieguma tīkls – electricity transmission system operator ; SC Sadales tīkls - the largest DSO. • DH operator JSC Rīgas Siltums supplies heat in Riga produced by JSC Latvenergo and two biomass CHPs • 40 % of electricity by three large hydroelectric power plants. • an elaborate municipal electric public transport system operated by JSC Rīgas satiksme • commercial electricity users and households have smart electricity metering 1. The Energy Agency brings climate change issues into the agenda 2. Several cities are looking and sucessfully implementing smart city solutions - Liepaja, Jelgava, Saldus, Valmiera, Riga, Salaspils, Tukums. 1. Major NGOs: • Green Liberty - most advanced NGO in research & evidence-based policy-making, • Fridays for Future Latvia - a typical climate activist movement. • Zero Waste Latvia - NGO working towards solutions to help minimise waste and promote circular economy. 3. Main clean energy businesses located in Riga picking up clean energy aspects of business increasingly related to energy efficiency measures 4. Solar PV and smart energy management systems at the centre of energy innovation currently. Salaspils city started operating the second largest Solar field for district heating in 2019. 5. E-Mobilitty plan in Latvia (2016) in place; gradual development of charging points for e-cars; and several car rental companies introducing EV services, electrical scooters and bicycles e-mobi.lv. Your TCS Contacts Martina Taxova – Czech Republic Email: [email protected] Tel: +420 725 615 252 Raluca Tudor-Petcu Romania, Bulgaria, Republic of Moldova Email: [email protected] Filip Petrovic Tel: +40 722 692 213 Serbia, North Macedonia & Montenegro Email: [email protected] Karolina Janiak – Poland & Belarus Tel: +381 63 866 59 78 Email: [email protected] Tel: +48 664 116 135 Gergely Morvai Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina Ielyzaveta Zhuravska – Ukraine Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +36 1 392 3351 Tel: + 38 098 366 74 55 Irena Cirule – Latvia Email: [email protected] Tel: + 371 26662885 .