The Latvian Stakeholder Desk
In Latvia, the COME RES project does not limit its focus on selected target regions but considers all of Latvia. As of now there are no Renewable Energy Communities present in the Baltic country (as defined by RED II). However, examples of citizen cooperation using solar PV and solar thermal installations can be found, which provide important lessons for the wider promotion of RECs. These include cases where flat-owners of multi-apartment buildings have commonly agreed to install solar heat collectors. Regarding roof-top solar PV installations there are only a few cases of household cooperation in the Marupe municipality on the edge of Riga for the time being.
The Latvian Stakeholder desk is composed of a core group of 15 stakeholders which is widened up to 30-40 stakeholders to be invited to the thematic policy labs. The core partners of the Stakeholder Desk are ministries (Ministry of Economics; Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development), planning regions, energy agencies, municipalities, and the Latvian Association of Local Governments, as well as local partnerships and NGOs.
The work of the Stakeholder Desk is coordinated by the Latvian Environmental Investment Fund in cooperation with the Institute of Physical Energetics. To provide valuable input for an REC enabling framework and viable REC models, the Desk organises solution-oriented stakeholder dialogues, disseminates the project results and promotes their adaptation in Latvia, supports the transposition of RED II by input to the drafts of the policy documents and regulations, and advises on RES support programmes.
Resources
Policy Brief 4: Short-term actions to meet long-term visions
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COME RES has been facilitating the market uptake of...
Publication Date: 27 Feb 2023
Author: Arthur Hinsch (ICLEI Europe), Michael Krug (FUB), Maria Rosaria Di Nucci (FUB) and Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Factsheet 4: The COME RES Stakeholder Desks – paving the way for renewable energy communities
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One of the objectives of COME RES was to engage with major...
Publication Date: 22 Feb 2023
Author: Arthur Hinsch and Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Report of the Latvian 2nd country desk follow-up meeting on 24 Nov 2022
The Latvia Desk 2nd follow-up meeting and Policy Lab was held on 24th November 2022, in Riga, in presence. The objective of the event was to...
Publication Date: 30 Nov 2022
Author: Aija Zučika (Latvian Environmental Investment Fund) Ivars Kudreņickis, Gaidis Klāvs (Institute of Physical Energetic)
Report of Latvian country desk meeting on 6 Oct 2022
The 1st follow-up meeting of the Latvian Country Desk was held in Riga, on 6th October 2022, in presence. The purpose of the event was to...
Publication Date: 31 Oct 2022
Author: Aija Zučika (Latvian Environmental Investment Fund) Ivars Kudreņickis, Gaidis Klāvs (Institute of Physical Energetic)
Policy Brief 3: Close, but not quite there
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The deadlines for transposing the Integrated Electricity Marke...
Publication Date: 16 Sep 2022
Author: Arthur Hinsch, Carsten Rothballer (ICLEI Europe) and Michael Krug, Maria-Rosaria Di Nucci (FUB)
Factsheet 2: Municipalities and renewable energy communities – a perfect match
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Best practice renewable energy communities (RECs) are on the...
Publication Date: 05 Apr 2022
Author: Arthur Hinsch, Carsten Rothballer and Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Report: 2nd thematic workshop & policy lab, Latvian country desk
The combined second Thematic Workshop and Policy Lab of the Latvian Stakeholder Desk was held on 16th February 2022. The purpose of the combined...
Publication Date: 28 Feb 2022
Author: Aija Zučika (Latvian Environmental Investment Fund) Ivars Kudreņickis, Gaidis Klāvs (Institute of Physical Energetic)
Agenda: Second thematic workshop and policy lab of the Latvian stakeholder desk
The first part (thematic workshop) of the event will take a closer look at good practices in the implementation of renewable energy communities...
Publication Date: 01 Feb 2022
Author: Aija Zučika
Factsheet 1: The Potential of Community Projects in the Renewable Energy Sector
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This factsheet provides a concise overview of...
Publication Date: 26 Oct 2021
Author: Arthur Hinsch & Lucy Russell (ICLEI), Erik Laes & Kellan Anfinson (TU/e) - with contributions from all project partners
Report on the First Thematic Workshop and Policy Roundtable of the Latvian Country Desk
The combined first Thematic Workshop and Policy Lab of the Latvian Stakeholder Desk was held on 17th June 2021. The event included two parts:
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Publication Date: 13 Jul 2021
Author: Aija Zučika (Latvian Environmental Investment Fund), Ivars Kudreņickis, Gaidis Klāvs (Institute of Physical Energy)
Report on the Latvian Stakeholder Desk Kick Off Meeting
Publication Date: 23 Feb 2021
Author: Aija Zučika, Ivars Kudreņickis, Gaidis Klāvs
