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class="text-justify">The key energy sources of Latvia are hydro and biomass. Hydro reserves are seen at some 7.2 TWh of which 3.9 TWh would be economically exploitable. Referring to the biomass more than 50 % of the country is covered with forest.  </p><p class="text-justify"><strong>Electricity</strong></p><p class="text-justify">Hydro power and power generation from natural gas are the dominant sources of power generation.</p><p class="text-justify"><img alt data-htmlarea-file-table="sys_file" data-htmlarea-file-uid="8324" data-htmlarea-zoom="true" height="601" src="/fileadmin/enercee/images_2022/Lettland/Power_Generation.png" title width="974" style></p><p class="text-justify">In 2021 46% of power were generated from hydro and 36% from natural gas.</p><p class="text-justify"><img alt data-htmlarea-file-table="sys_file" data-htmlarea-file-uid="8323" data-htmlarea-zoom="true" height="597" src="/fileadmin/enercee/images_2022/Lettland/Power_Generation_Pie.png" title width="763" style></p><p class="text-justify">Total primary energy supply amounted to 58.7 TWh in 2021. </p><p class="text-justify"> </p><p class="text-justify"><img alt data-htmlarea-file-table="sys_file" data-htmlarea-file-uid="8322" data-htmlarea-zoom="true" height="556" src="/fileadmin/enercee/images_2022/Lettland/TPES.png" title width="882" style></p><p class="text-justify">Oil and Biomass being the dominant ressources supplied in 2021.</p><p class="text-justify"><img alt data-htmlarea-file-table="sys_file" data-htmlarea-file-uid="8326" data-htmlarea-zoom="true" height="536" src="/fileadmin/enercee/images_2022/Lettland/TPES_Pie.png" title width="666" style></p><p class="text-justify">Source: <a href="http://www.enerdata.net" target="_blank" class="external-link-new-window" title="Opens external link in new window" rel="noreferrer">www.enerdata.net</a> Graphs AEA</p><p><p>Last update: 07 2023</p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><footer id="page-footer" class="bp-page-footer"><section class="section footer-section footer-section-content"><div class="container"><div class="section-row justify-content-center"><div class="col-lg-4 text-center mb-lg-0 mb-5"><p class="mb-4">realized by</p><a href="https://www.energyagency.at/" target="_blank"><img src="/_assets/15ef0c9e7b69a875a73a67b0befff10b/img/logos/austrian-energy-logo.svg" class="img-fluid w-auto" alt=""></a></div><div class="col-lg-4 text-center"><p class="mb-4">funded by</p><a href="https://www.bmk.gv.at/" target="_blank"><img src="/_assets/15ef0c9e7b69a875a73a67b0befff10b/img/logos/federal-ministry-logo.svg" class="img-fluid w-auto" alt=""></a></div></div></div></section><section class="section footer-section footer-section-meta"><div class="frame frame-background-none frame-space-before-none frame-space-after-none"><div class="frame-container frame-container-default"><div class="row"><div class="col-lg-3"><p><strong>Austrian Energy Agency</strong><br> Mariahilfer Straße 136<br> 1150 Vienna<br> AUSTRIA </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><ul class="nav flex-column align-items-start my-3 my-lg-0"><li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/links">Links</a></li><li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/contactimprint">Imprint</a></li></ul></div><div class="col-lg-3"><p> T +43 1 586 15 24 - 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