ENTSOG GRIP BEMIP 2014-2023 / Main Report

SUPPLY / DEMAND

The Latvia’s gas supply system is not connected to the EU common gas grid, and Latvia has one main gas supplier – the OAO Gazprom and other gas supplier – the ITERA Latvia, which delivers less than 25% of the total gas consumed in Latvia.

18,000 GWh

15,000

12,000

9,000

6,000

15,196

17,272

17,366

17,843

15,975

12,373

15,072

12,933

16,930

18,559

13,650

15,497

16,909

16,297

16,826

13,266

16,203

3,000

0

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Figure 2.10: Natural gas sales in Latvia

The largest consumers of natural gas are the power company AS Latvenergo and heat supply enterprises, as well as manufacturing sector. Riga region accounts for about 70% of the total natural gas consumed in Latvia. In total AS Latvijas Gāze has 443.3 thousand custom- ers, including 432.8 thousand residential customers.

9

15

Municipal and commercial companies Industry Power and heat production Residential customers

19

%

57

Figure 2.11: Shares of natural gas sales by customer groups in Latvia, 2013

440 k

420

386.5 47.4

395.6 26.7

394.5 30.9

393.3 35.0

382,9 50,3

391.5 39.4

397.1 23.4

389.5 43.6

384.2 49.2

385.4 48.3

387.5 46.3

381,4 51.4

400

391.1 20.8

387.1 19.1

384.8 17.8

386.1 16.5

384.9 16.4

380

360

340

20

0

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Residential customers (cooking)

Residential customers (heating)

Commercial

Industrial

Figure 2.12: Number of customers (in thousands)

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Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan GRIP 2014–2023