Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 29, Riga, 2002 15 January (pr. Nr. 3, 7. §) electricity production capacity and disposition procedures of installation, if the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, issued in accordance with article 40 of the law on the energy of the fourth rule 1 determine the power generation capacity of installation and deployment procedures, as well as the electricity buying and purchasing procedures for the determination of the price of certain power plants that produce electricity using renewable energy sources.
2. Ministry of the economy each year, draw up proposals for a total installed capacity of the volume and breakdown of regenerative resource types and up to 1 December shall submit it to the Cabinet for approval.
3. the total limit for setup of new capacity and determination of the purchase price of electricity to power plants that produce electricity using renewable resources, in accordance with the methods laid down in these provisions is the average sales tariff of electricity for this purpose components increase 5% in Latvia until 31 December 2005.
4. Ministry of Economics predicts the volume of electricity purchase and installation capacity, evaluate the social and economic consequences and inform the regulator.
5. Electricity for the types of renewable energy sources can be developed across the territory of Latvia, with the exception of those areas (places) where environmental or nature protection, specially protected natural areas for the protection of species and habitats and the protection of fisheries resources protection law is definitely the hydroelectric and wind energy deployment restrictions.
6. transmission and distribution system operators (system operators), by determining the total installed capacity of the volume and breakdown of the types of renewable energy sources, as well as their territorial location, define the power supply technical constraints on the system, on the basis of the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of agriculture, as well as system operator. System operators shall submit to the Ministry of Economic Affairs proposals on measures to be taken and their cost projections, to carry out the tasks envisaged for the power connection and the adoption of electricity in their own systems.
7. Given the extent of the power of renewable energy sources in the light of other legislation the requirements and restrictions, determined the following groups: 7.1 hydro with installed power up to 2 MW;
7.2. wind farms;
7.3. the power plants that use biomass, including wood and peat;
7.4. power plants that use biogas (including energy law 40. referred to in the second subparagraph of article power plants);
7.5. the power plants, which convert solar or wave power sea and uses geothermal energy.
8. applications for the installation of new capacity, tenderers shall the Ministry of the economy. The Ministry of Economic Affairs to reply to the applicant and inform the regulator. Regulator records the construction of the power plant applications applicants submitting it in order.
9. Regulator calculates the power transmitted electricity purchasing costs required for the impact on the average sales tariff of electricity.
10. the surplus of electricity purchase price by the Ministry of economy, the Governor shall use one of the following methods: 10.1 if the competition applicants and circumstances in order to determine the competitive price and select the best available techniques for a specific amount of capacity;
10.2. the price determination in accordance with the methodology chosen by the Governor.
11. Contest Rules purchase price of electricity surplus in the determination of developed and approved by the Governor. The invitation to tender shall include the following: 11.1. Ministry of the economy suggest the auction starting price;
11.2. the system operator requirements to ensure power supply system for safe and economic operation;
11.3. The Ministry of agriculture demands and requirements of the municipality in whose territory intended to realize the project.
12. The competition is organised by the Governor, by participating in the system operator and the relevant regional environmental management representatives as well as representatives of the local authorities concerned.
13. Tender offer, the tender shall be assessed by the Commission. The price of the energy purchased for a specific period shall be approved by the Governor.
14. From hydroelectric power, maximum power of 2 MW and which ends an eight-year period from the beginning of operation of the power plant or starting their own operations after 1 January 2003, electricity bought at a price that corresponds to the average sales tariff of electricity.
15. If the power plant owners (producers) don't want to or can't get in the Act or these rules benefits (double average electricity sales tariff of electricity sales average tariff or tariff set by regulators) to install the specified in these provisions the amount of capacity, they can build such a power plant, claimed to the aid provided for by law if it has on Energy Minister permission for the construction of the power plant or equipment installation and respect the legislative requirements. In this case, the farms have priority access to the transmission and distribution systems.
16. The amount of energy and electricity are controlled origin as follows: 16.1. amount of energy lists the system operator, which was passed to the electricity system;
16.2. the power plants that produce electricity using renewable resources and electricity purchase prices determined in accordance with these rules, each year up to February 1, submitted a related system operators and Energy Ministry responsible for reports on the use of resources used, quantity of electricity and the technology used. System operator and other authorized representatives of the bodies has the right at any time to get into the plant, check the measuring and control technology and in accordance with these rules, in particular the production of electricity;
16.3 16.2. these provisions referred to in the report shall be submitted separately for each type of resource and technology, and then according to the amount of energy produced when using several types of energy resources and technologies.
17. Power recognized as appropriate these terms: 17.1. If the manufacturer could not well documented source of electrical power or resources used, compliance with the requirements of this regulation;
17.2. If no license terms are met.

18. Decision on non-compliance with the provisions of the power plant and its removal from the list of eligible farms adopted on energy by the Minister responsible system operators or other authorised institution submission evaluation.
19. If the power mismatch officially revealed for the first time, the energy minister warns about the possibility of the producers be removed from supported power plant power plant list, which the electricity purchase prices determined in accordance with the provisions of 10.2. paragraph 14 and paragraph.
20. If power plants officially non-compliance found, the Minister responsible for energy shall, within three months of purchase of electricity break price fixed in accordance with the provisions of section 10.2. or 14. The system operator of power plants buy electricity at the lowest possible purchase prices in the system. If the manufacturer does not prevent this provision referred to in paragraph 17, the power plant is deleted from the list of eligible farms, of which the electricity purchase price determined according to the requirements of this regulation.
21. Electricity costs include the costs in accordance with the law "On regulators of public services".
22. the electricity it buys from the system operator, which is passed to the network so that: 22.1. concluded in purchase and sales contract and its requirements have been met;
22.2. signed agreement of connection and its requirements are met.
23. Electricity from producers shall not be admissible if: 23.1. accident or power supply system to emergency works, which documented the system operator's accounts;
23.2. the manufacturer and the system operator of a mutually agreed arrangement.
Prime Minister a. Smith Minister of Economy a. Halloween Editorial Note: rules shall enter into force on 9 February 2002.