The amount of electricity produced in Latvia in the first three months of this year increased by 18.3% compared to the same period in 2025, totaling 2,250 gigawatt-hours (GWh), according to the electricity market review of Latvia prepared by JSC "Augstsprieguma tīkls" (AST).
In the first quarter of this year, hydroelectric power plants (HPP) generated 784,910 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity, which is 7.4% less than in the corresponding period of 2025.
Electricity generation from natural gas in the first three months of this year amounted to 1,100 GWh, which is 39% more than in the same period last year.
Wind power plants generated 52,783 MWh of electricity in the first three months of this year, which is 22.8% less than in the same period of 2025, while solar power plants produced 189,168 MWh of electricity, which is 2.7 times more than in the same period last year.
At the same time, biomass produced 85,917 MWh of electricity in the first quarter of this year, which is 7.5% less than in the same period of 2025, and biogas generated 26,715 MWh, which is 20.3% less than in the same period last year.
The electricity market review notes that in March, the amount of electricity produced and fed into the grid in Latvia exceeded the amount consumed. In March, electricity consumption decreased by 8% to 666 GWh. Thus, electricity consumption in Latvia was covered by 115% by domestic generation, which is the highest level since February 2025.
Spring rains and snowmelt led to a sharp increase in the amount of electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants - in March, 493,764 MWh of electricity was produced, which is 3.9 times more than in February. As the daylight hours lengthened and the number of installed solar power plants increased, solar energy generation also rose 5.6 times, reaching 153,763 MWh, setting a new record for solar energy.
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