Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 695 in Riga august 29, 2006 (pr. 8. § 44) the rules on the authorisation of the electricity production capacity increased or new production equipment introduction Issued in accordance with the electricity market Act article 22, first paragraph 1. rules shall lay down the requirements which must be fulfilled to power company (hereinafter the applicant) for permission to increase the electricity production capacity or the introduction of new production facilities (hereinafter referred to as the authorisation), as well as the cancellation of the authorization, and the extension of the period of validity of the order. 2. The applicant fills in the application for the authorization of electricity generation capacity, or the introduction of new production equipment (hereinafter application) (annex) and submit it to the Ministry responsible for energy (hereinafter the Ministry). The application shall be accompanied by the following: 2.1 the applicant a copy of the registration certificate of authorised economic operator;
2.2. the electricity system operator's opinion on technical ability to pick up the electricity produced in the system, which is intended to connect the increased or new power generation capacity. 3. The Ministry shall examine the documents presented and the month shall take a decision on the authorisation. 4. If objective reasons decision on authorisation is not possible to take a month, the Ministry had extended the deadline for consideration of the application of the administrative procedure law. 5. pending a decision, the applicant is entitled to make changes in the application. Required changes to the applicant explains and free-form together with the application shall be submitted to the Ministry specified. 6. If the documents submitted information is incomplete or inaccurate, the Ministry no later than 20 days after receipt of the application to the administrative procedure law, inform the applicant of the identified shortcomings and set a time limit for the correction of deficiencies. 7. If the applicant within the time limit set by the Ministry does not provide all the required information or documents, the Ministry shall decide on the refusal to issue a permit. 8. Ministry revoke the authorisation if the applicant requests it to do or if it is terminated the business. 9. The period of validity of an authorization shall be: 9.1. three years if the Ministry has authorized the introduction of a new power generation facility or to increase the power generation capacity of one megawatt or less;
9.2. for five years, if authorized by the Ministry to establish a new power generation facility or to increase the power generation capacity by more than one megawatt. 10. Three months before the expiry date of the authorisation, the applicant is entitled to ask to extend the expiration date by providing information on capacity-building for the production of electricity or new production equipment for the implementation of the project and the reasons why the licence is not possible within the time limit set in the project. 11. Authorisation, which allowed the introduction of a new power generation facility or to increase the power generation capacity by more than one megawatt, the Ministry shall immediately forward to the public service Commission and the electricity transmission system operator. 12. The Ministry collects permissions that allow to implement new electricity production or increase the power generation capacity of one megawatt, and once a year or less (until 31 March) aggregate information forwarded to the public service Commission and the electricity transmission system operator. Prime Minister a. Halloween Minister of economy-Finance Minister O. Spurdziņš attachment of the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 august 2006 Regulation No. 695 of Minister of economy-Finance Minister o. Spurdziņš