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Original Language Title: Noteikumi par elektroenerģijas ražošanu, izmantojot atjaunojamos energoresursus, un cenu noteikšanas kārtību

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Updated 07.04.2010., Latvian Journal No. 55 (4247) updated 20.04.2010., Journal of Latvia no .62 (4254) Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 262, Riga, 16 March 2010 (pr. 14. § 31) the rules on the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing the order Issued pursuant to the electricity market Act article 29 of the second, fourth and fifth paragraph of article 29.1 and the second and fifth part i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. conditions for the production of electricity through the territory of the Republic of Latvia or the Republic of Latvia in renewable energy sources;
1.2. the criteria according to which a producer of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, you can get the right to sell the electricity produced in the amount of electricity purchased mandatory;
1.3. criteria according to which a producer of electricity producing power plants with an installed electrical capacity of over 1 MW, using biomass or biogas, can get a right to receive a guaranteed fee for power plant installed electrical capacity;
1.4. of renewable energy in the electricity required in the determination of the amount purchased, and the monitoring of the implementation of the agenda;
1.5. What is the electricity end-user total consumption share, setting it for each type of renewable energy, it is imperative to settle with electricity produced from renewable energy sources;
1.6. the renewable energy electricity pricing procedures depending on the type of energy;
1.7. procedures can waive the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase;
1.8. the renewable energy guarantees of origin of electricity receipt;
1.2. measures to promote electricity production from biomass;
1.10. the notified body which issued from renewable energy guarantees of origin of electricity;
1.11. the procedure for the determination of the guaranteed fee for power plant installed in electric power, as well as its monitoring and payment procedures and;
1.12. the order in which the merchant can waive the right to receive a guaranteed fee for power plant installed in electric power.
2. the total electricity consumption of end user part, which must settle with the electricity produced from renewable energy sources, up to December 31, 2010 and future years by years and renewable energy types are defined in annex 1 of these rules.
3. To qualify for the right to sell the acquisition of renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase, which can power produces or plans to produce from renewable energy power plant in the territory of the Republic of Latvia by: 3.1 hydropower;
3.2. biogas;
3.3. any type of solid or liquid biomass;
3.4. wind power installed in the electric power if the power does not exceed 0.25 MW and if at one of the distribution system of electricity transformer or the distribution point is not connected to more than one ģenerētājvienīb;
wind energy 3.5, if electricity is produced in power plants, or will be, other than those referred to in point 3.4 of these rules;
3.6. the solar energy.
4. Eligible for qualification for the sale of electricity within the framework of compulsory purchase or guarantee fees received for the installed electric power can the merchant, if power plants are not implemented or whether they are scheduled to introduce the electricity market law article 23 in accordance with the procedure laid down in: 4.1 the merchant whose property or use of the power plant, in which electricity is produced from renewable energy sources;
4.2. the operator who intends to increase its ownership or use an existing power plant capacity, if the power plants in electricity produced from renewable energy sources;
4.3. economic operators who plan to build a power plant that produces electricity through renewable energy sources.
5. Application for acquisition of the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase or guarantee fees received for the installed electrical capacity (annex 2) the specified power plant capacity can not exceed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) issued the electricity generation capacity in the authorisation or new power generation equipment specified in the authorization of power, but from the renewable energy electricity output volume during the year, the merchant wants to sell as part of compulsory purchase the size of the calculated application capacity specified in such times the capacity utilisation times: 5.1 hydro-5000 hours per year;
5.2. wind farms – 3500 hours a year;
5.3. power plants, other than those mentioned in these regulations and in paragraph 5.2 5.1-8000 hours per year.
6. If the power plant that produces electricity from renewable energy, also used in other types of fuel, the power plant is equipped with the measurement system that allows you to list separately each type of fuel consumption. If the renewable energy electricity represents at least 90% of the amount of fuel consumed in the power plant, then assume that the entire plant produced electricity is derived from renewable energy sources. The right to sell electricity to the mandatory procurement within the merchant can only be obtained from renewable energy sources to electricity production. Its amount shall be determined using the following formula: = E × × qAER EAER BAER, where Σ (Bi × qi)-power plant of EAER renewable energy electricity (MWh) per year;
E – total power plant in electricity production (MWh) per year;
BAER-power renewable energy consumed in year (t) or (m3);
qAER-power renewable energy consumed in heating (MWh/t) or (MWh/m3);
BI-power consumed in one specific type of fuel amount (t) or (m3);
Qi-the power consumed in one specific type of fuel heat (MWh/t) or (MWh/m3).
II. Qualification criteria for hydroelectric electricity for sale to the mandatory procurement within 7 to qualify for the acquisition of rights to sell hydroelectric power produced in the compulsory purchase, the Merchant shall submit the relevant application to the Ministry (annex 2). The merchant submits the application the Ministry from 1 April that year.
8. The rules referred to in paragraph 7 shall be made under the application of the laws and requirements for the development and design of a document. If the application is submitted in electronic form of a document, it draws up corresponding regulations on electronic document design.
9. the application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 9.1 hydroelectric description (in free form), which produces or plans to produce electricity, giving the figures contained in the application, and specifying the key information about plant-location of installed or planned electric capacity and technologies to be used;
9.2. the merchant, who plans to build hydroelectric power, the laws and the documents or duly made a copy of the document certifying the ownership or usage rights to the territory in which the planned construction;
9.3. business person who wants to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of existing hydro-electricity produced documents or regulations prescribed made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use;
9.4. the merchant, who plans to build a power plant that will use hydro electricity production, or increase an existing hydro power – national environmental service of the relevant regional environmental management that the proposed project meets the Cabinet of 15 January 2002, Regulation No 27 of the "provisions on the rivers (River stages), on which the fish resource protection prohibited the build and restore the hydroelectric dams and create any mechanical barriers".
10. The Ministry of these provisions referred to in paragraph 7, the application looks in the month of receiving it. The Ministry is entitled to check the rules referred to in paragraph 9 of the documents specified in the information provided and the issuing of identity. If the application does not contain all the provisions of the information specified in annex 2 or was not issued according to the provisions of paragraph 8 of the said requirements or the application is not accompanied by all the documents according to this provision, paragraph 9 or the documents attached to the application, the information is not true, the Ministry requested missing information or submit documents a month. If the merchant is not requested within the time limit set in the Ministry shall decide to reject the application and inform the economic operator by sending the decision to the operators.

11. If the application and the documents annexed thereto meet the requirements of this regulation, the Ministry on the basis of the information provided in the application, within a month of receiving all necessary information, the merchant application compliance check rules 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 the requirements referred to in paragraph 1. If the operator and its application to meet the requirements, the Ministry decides to grant the operator the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase and issue the appropriate decision for the operator.
12. This provision of the decision referred to in paragraph 11 of Ministry issued to traders in triplicate. In addition to the decision of the administrative procedure law indicates that: 12.1. operator's company, registration number and registered office;
12.2. the electricity generation license number and date of issue, if the regulations shall determine the need for power plants concerned;
12.3. the power of address or location;
12.4. the fact that the merchant has obtained the right to sell a given power from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced;
12.5. the amount of the purchase of electricity a year in procurement;
12.6. If the power plants in different installations for the production of electricity using various forms of energy, the operational terms of equipment using renewable energy sources;
12.7. the time limits which the operator must comply with the appropriate rules and these 47.54.
13. The Ministry shall take a decision not to grant the operator the right to sell a given power from renewable energy sources of electricity produced under compulsory purchase in the following cases: 13.1 the operator's application does not meet these rules 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 the requirements referred to in paragraph;
13.2. in the application or in the documents accompanying the data provided is contradictory or not justified, or have made arithmetic errors that prevent gaining confidence of compliance with these rules 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 the requirements referred to in point, and the merchant that rule 10. the period referred to in paragraph 1 do not resolve identified deficiencies;
13.3. these provisions 46. in the case referred to in paragraph 1;
13.4. in the installed electrical power capacity is introduced or whether they intended to implement the electricity market Act, the procedures specified in article 23;
13.5. the merchant application is contrary to the electricity market law.
III. Qualification criteria for biomass, biogas, solar or wind energy in the sale of electricity within the framework of compulsory purchase 14. To qualify for the right to sell the taking of biomass, biogas, solar or wind energy in the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase, the merchant will participate in competitions organized by the Ministry, the Ministry submitted the application (annex 2). Application submitted after the published this provision, paragraph 17 of the notice.
15. The rules referred to in paragraph 14 of the present application according to the requirements of the law on the development and design of a document.
16. every year the Ministry from 1 to 31 October organised by the separate competitions for the acquisition of the right to sell the biomass, biogas, solar or wind energy in the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase if the type of power that rule 46 under the procedures laid down in the calculated size En the September 15, is less than 93 these provisions in accordance with the procedure laid down in article published in the compulsory purchase of electricity. The competition is organised by the electricity required for the amount of the purchase, as this provision 46 calculated in accordance with the procedure laid down in these rules for size En and 93 in accordance with the procedure laid down in article published in the compulsory purchase of electricity in the amount of the difference.
17. this invitation to rule 16 competitions referred to in paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the notice) shall be published in the newspaper "Latvian journal" and on its internet site. The invitation shall be prepared pursuant to the provisions of annex 3. The invitation shall indicate: the subject of the tender – 17.1. electricity amount for which the sale of the right to compulsory purchase framework happens in the contest;
17.2. the deadline for the submission of the application;
17.3. the adoption of the application site;
17.4. other information that bidders may be required to make a decision to participate in the contest.
18. If the electricity produces or plans to produce biomass power stations, biogas or merchant application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 18.1. biogas plant biomass or description. The description indicates the energy production energy use for the type, the location of the power plant, power plant installed or planned to install the electricity and heat generation capacity and planned energy position, the power plant used in technology, as well as the dates for the planned launch of the production of electricity, or, if the plant is put into operation, the date when launched in electricity generation;
18.2. the operator who intends to build biomass or biogas power plants,-document or regulations prescribed made a copy of the document certifying the ownership or usage rights to the territory in which the planned construction;
18.3. the economic operator who wishes to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of the biomass power plant or a biogas electricity produced,-the documents or legislation established made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use;
18.4. the certificate according to annex 4 to these rules.
19. If the electricity produces or plans to produce wind farm, the merchant application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 19.1. wind farms. Description indicates the installed turbine or planned on-site turbine parameters, capacity, the number and the dimensions, the number of wind turbines and their location in the territory of the power plant, power plant area map, the location of the power plant, as well as the dates for the planned launch of the production of electricity, or, if the plant is put into operation, the date when launched in electricity generation;
19.2. the merchant, who plans to build wind farms, the laws and the documents or duly made a copy of the document certifying the ownership or usage rights to the territory in which the planned construction;
19.3. the economic operator who wishes to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of existing wind farms, electricity produced-document or regulations prescribed made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use;
19.4. the merchant that the production of electricity plans to install 3.5. these provisions referred to equipment – construction of the laws governing order issued planning and architectural task power plants planned for construction certified copy;
19.5. the certificate according to annex 4 to these rules.
20. If the electricity produces or plans to produce solar power plant, the merchant application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 20.1. a description of the solar power plant. Description indicates the location of the power plant, power plant installed or planned to install electrical power and quantity of electricity of the planned position of power in the technology, as well as the dates for the planned launch of the production of electricity, or, if the plant is put into operation, the date when launched in electricity generation;
20.2. the merchant, who plans to build a solar power plant, the laws and the documents or duly made a copy of the document certifying the ownership or usage rights to the territory in which the planned construction;
20.3. the economic operator who wishes to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of existing solar power plant, the electricity produced-document or regulations prescribed made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use;
20.4. the certificate according to annex 4 to these rules.
21. The merchant when preparing submissions, follow that rule 5, 6 or 7. "referred to in the annex to the administrative evaluation criteria and add all these rules 18, 19 or 20 documents referred to in paragraph applicable to merchants.
22. If the application does not meet any of the criteria for the evaluation of the administrative, or accompanied by one of these rules 18, 19 or 20 of the documents referred to in paragraph applicable to merchant, or any of the documents considered irrelevant to the requirements of this regulation, the application is assessed and not the economic operator is unable to qualify for the mandatory procurement of electricity. Quality evaluation criteria these documents is optional.
23. Applications shall be submitted in the tender invitation to the specified location. The application may be submitted personally or sent by mail.
24. The merchant application and place it in a sealed envelope. Place the outer envelope in the envelope and sealed. The inner envelope shall indicate the name and address of the economic operator. On the inner and outer envelopes, the Merchant shall bear the following information: the name of the Ministry and 24.1. address indicated in the invitation;

24.2. the invitation to tender in name, "not to be opened before (date)" (the invitation referred to in the last day for the submission of applications).
25. If the outer envelope is specified in paragraph 24 of these rules that information and the envelope is not sealed, the Ministry is not responsible for submissions that are not properly inserted in the envelope or prematurely opened. If the outer envelope reveals the identity of the participants, the Ministry does not guarantee the anonymity of the application, but it is not the basis for the rejection of the application.
26. After the submission deadline for the submission of the tender of the Ministry shall notify all participants of the tender evaluation Commission (hereinafter the Commission) submission for the duration of the opening session, the date, time and place. Contest participants have the right to participate in the application of the opening session.
27. the envelopes with submissions open until after the application deadline. If the application is filed after the time limit laid down in the invitation, the application shall be returned unopened.
IV. The application for the right to sell the biomass, biogas, solar and wind power stations of the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase valuation and decision making this rule 28, paragraph 14 of the applications and accompanying documents to the Commission: 28.1. panelists are four representatives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, one representative from the Ministry of agriculture, one representative of the Ministry of the environment and one representative of the public services regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Governor);
28.2. the President of the Commission and members of the Commission approved balsstiesīgo Ministry Administrative Manager;
28.3. Commission meetings as observers without voting rights, before enrolling at the Ministry can participate the representatives of non-governmental organizations;
28.4. the Commission is empowered to make decisions, is also present in more than half the members of the Commission.
29. the Commission assesses the application of the compliance with the requirements of these provisions and, accordingly, this provision 5, 6 or 7 Annex administrative evaluation criteria and criteria for the evaluation of quality.
30. criteria for the evaluation of the order: 30.1. first assessed and of the documents accompanying the application for compliance with the administrative evaluation criteria;
30.2. If the application and the attached documents do not conform to any of the administrative evaluation criteria, evaluation of the application do not continue and the Commission shall take a decision not to grant the operator the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced;
30.3. If the application does not comply with the provisions in paragraph 3 and 4 of these requirements or the specified in the application of renewable energy, the amount of electricity produced does not meet this provision in paragraph 5 above, the evaluation of the application of the quality evaluation criteria and the Commission shall take a decision not to grant the operator the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced;
18.9. If the application fulfils the administrative evaluation criteria, evaluation of the application continues the quality evaluation criteria for compliance with each giving a certain number of points;
5. If two or more submissions receive the same number of points, the decision shall respect the following principles: 30.5.1. priority is given to the submission that the number of points assigned to get compliance with those criteria for the evaluation of the quality, the higher the priority (this provision 5, 6 and 7 in the annex quality evaluation criteria ranked in order of priority);
30.5.2. If, in accordance with the provisions of this section do not have detectable 30.5.1. which submissions are preferred, with priority given to the application that has the attached power plant description contains a shorter period that is scheduled to start production of electricity;
19.0 submission or. If documents do not have the required information or it is incomplete, to assess compliance of the application for one or more criteria, and if such information is not legible or is not filed in the language of the country, it is considered that the application does not meet the relevant criteria.
31. If the application fulfils the administrative evaluation criteria and requirements contained in these provisions, as well as the quality evaluation criteria is received, the appropriate number of points, the Commission adopts the decision to grant the operator the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced.
32. The Commission adopts the decision to grant the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced on the amount of electricity that has been organized the contest.
33. If submissions that meet the administrative evaluation criteria and requirements contained in these provisions, the following of the renewable energy electricity total amount exceeds the amount of electricity, for which tenders are being requested, the Commission adopts the decision to grant the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase electricity produced within those economic operators whose submissions according to the results of the evaluation, got the most points.
34. If the electricity available for tender amount exceeding that rule 31, paragraph merchant applications specified the total volume of electricity, the Commission granted the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase electricity produced within the merchant that the submission of an application of the ranking in order of preference has received the most points. If the application specified in the operator's electricity is more than the amount of electricity available, he offers to reduce application contains the required being purchased from the renewable energy sources of electricity. For the decision in writing to the economic operator shall notify the Commission within 15 days.
35. If, listing the submissions according to the criteria and conditions laid down in these rules in order of priority, starting with the most points got submission and taking into account the provisions of paragraph 31 and 34, the application required to be granted under the purchase volume of electricity is insufficient, the Commission shall take a decision not to grant the operator concerned the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced.
36. on the basis of the assessment decisions taken by the Commission, the relevant Ministry to November 31, makes a final decision to grant or not to grant the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced and forwarded to the relevant decision of the operator.
V. pricing electricity produced from renewable energy sources, which are 37. Economic operators in accordance with the procedure laid down in these provisions has got the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced, the selling price of electricity for the amount that they are entitled to sell under the compulsory acquisition is calculated using the following formula: 37.1. This provision subparagraph 3.4 conditions for wind farms of 10 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant: C = 147 × e × k; 
23.1. these terms of conditions according to paragraph 3.4 wind power farms after this rule 37.1. the deadline referred to in point C = 147 × e ×: k × 0.6; 
37.3. This provision 3.5) (conditions for wind farms of 10 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant: C = 120 × e × k; 
37.4. This provision 3.5. the conditions of subparagraph wind power farms 10 years after this rule 37.3. the deadline referred to in point: C = 120 × e × k × 0.6;
37.5. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of up to 4 MW and biogas power plants with installed electric power 2 MW or higher for 10 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant: C = k × × 4.5 Tg;
9.3 23.4. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of up to 4 MW and biogas power plants with installed electric power 2 MW or more 10 years after this provision 37.5. the period referred to in subparagraph: C = x k x 3.4 Tg;
9.3 37.7. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of more than 4 MW, 10 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant: C = Tg × k × 3.6;
9.3 23.5. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of more than 4 MW, 10 years after this provision the term referred to 37.7.: C = Tg × k × 3;
9.3 23.5. biogas power plants with an installed electrical capacity of less than 2 MW power plant in 10 years from the date of commissioning: 188 × e × C = k; 
37.10. biogas power plants with an installed electrical capacity of less than 2 MW, 10 years after this provision 23.5. the period referred to in subparagraph (C): 188 × × e × k = 0.8;
37.11. Hydro with the installed electric capacity of up to 5 MW for 10 years from the rule referred to in paragraph 11, the date of the decision: C = 159 × e × k; 
37.12. Hydro with the installed electric capacity of up to 5 MW 10 years after this provision the term referred to in paragraph 37.11.: C = e × k × 159 × 0.8; 
37.13. solar power plants 20 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant: C = 427 × e;

37.14. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of up to 4 MW and biogas power plants with installed electric power 2 MW or higher for 10 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant of that rule 61.2. in the case referred to in subparagraph (C) = Tg × k ×: 3.6;
9.3 37.15. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of up to 4 MW and biogas power plants with installed electric power 2 MW or more 10 years after this provision 37.5. the period referred to in subparagraph a of these rules 61.2. in the case referred to in subparagraph (C) = Tg × k ×: 2.72;
9.3 37.16. biogas power plants with an installed electrical capacity of less than 2 MW power plant in 10 years from the date of commissioning this rule 61.2. in the case referred to in subparagraph (C): 188 × e × k × = 0.8; 
37.17. biogas power plants with an installed electrical capacity of less than 2 MW, 10 years after this provision 23.5. the period referred to in subparagraph a of these rules 61.2. in the case referred to in subparagraph (C): 188 × e × k × = 0.64;
37.18. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of more than 4 MW, 10 years from the date of commencement of operation of the power plant of that rule 61.2. in the case referred to in subparagraph (C) = Tg × k ×: 2.88;
9.3 37.19. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of more than 4 MW, 10 years after this provision the term referred to 37.7. this rule 61.2. in the case referred to in subparagraph: C = k × 2.4 ×, where Tg 9.3 C – price without value added tax for which the trader buys from the public power plants ($/MWh) electricity produced from renewable energy sources;
e-Bank of Latvia exchange rate against the dollar, the European Union's single currency on the day when billed for electricity;
k-factor of price differentiation established in annex 8 of these rules;
TG-regulator approved natural gas sales end tariffs without value added tax, set in natural gas consumption from URtūkst.nm3 to URtūkst.nm3 in the year 1260 126 (Ls/URtūkst.nm3), with the actual thermal efficiency.
38. If the electricity is produced in power plants not only from renewable energy, but also from other forms of energy, the price according to the provisions of paragraph 37, the only part of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, but for the rest of the produced electricity price and sales conditions he agreed with any electricity market participants.
39. From renewable energy to the volume of electricity produced by the merchants do not sell mandatory purchase, terms of sale and the price is determined by agreement with any operator of electricity market participants.
40. If the merchant in electricity production from renewable energy sources is launched before the electricity market law, following the entry into force of the electricity purchase price is preserved as it was in the electricity market after the entry into force of the law, to the time-limits laid down by the legislation at a time when those merchants initiated the production of electricity.
Vi. implementation of compulsory purchase and supervision 41. Merchant acquired rights to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase shall not be transferable, marketable, dāvinām or otherwise dispose of.
42. The merchant, which produces electricity from renewable energy sources, but has not acquired the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced, is entitled to sell any market participant by mutual agreement on the conditions of sale.
43. The merchant is entitled to withdraw from the compulsory purchase of the electricity law, submitting the application in the Ministry. The Ministry within one month of receipt of the application, shall take a decision on this provision 11. referred to in paragraph 36 of the decision and shall send it to the operator, the system operator and the public traders.
44. Public dealer of renewable energy for the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase broke within six months from the date when he announced the waiver of rights to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced.
45. The Ministry registers and lists all the rules provided to 11 and 36. the decisions referred to in paragraph 1. The Ministry on its website published and the first working day of each month, restores the following: 45.1.11. these rules and the decision referred to in paragraph 36 of the list, specifying the date of issue, the merchant firms, power plants, the installed power and the amount of electricity a year, which he entitled to sell mandatory procurement;
45.2. the provision in paragraph 46, the specified size En;
45.3. information about compulsory purchase in the amount of electricity purchased under the balance of each relevant renewable energy.
46. The Ministry interrupts this provision the decision referred to in paragraph 11 of the hydro service, as well as the competitions are not organised according to this provision, paragraph 16, if the size of the energoresursuveid to reach the En rule 93 in accordance with the procedure laid down in article published from the energy output of the compulsory purchase. Size of En is calculated using the following formula:-the total amount of electricity that is produced in the preceding calendar year from renewable energy sources in the form of n and sold public trader;
 – the total amount of electricity that certain decisions issued in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 February 2009. Regulations No 303 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" or 11 of these rules or 36 and made farms for renewable energy types n, but which use electricity production and sale to the public is not engaged or the trader have launched since the previous calendar year;
– the total amount of electricity that is defined on this provision 11.36 decisions referred to in paragraph issued farms for renewable energy use, but during a calendar year under this provision repealed, 43, 49, 54, 61, or 63., as well as the total amount of electricity that certain decisions issued under the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 February 2009. Regulations No 303 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and pricing arrangements ", but according to this provision repealed, 43, 49, 54, 61, 63 or paragraph. 98.
47. This provision 4.2 or 4.3 referred merchant who acquired the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase: 29.3. together with the application or within two months after this provision 11.36 of the decision referred to in paragraph shall be submitted to the credit institution's irrevocable receipt for the credit to be granted if the project will take credit. If the project operator plans to invest private or any other financial assets, the merchant submits a credit certificate to show that the operator is available for the implementation of the project requires resources and that the operator's financial resources are accrued on deposit or in the mērķkrājkont period, not less than three months from the date of submission of the project in the Ministry. If the merchant has submitted these documents, together with the provisions referred to in point 14 of the application, they do not need to be repeated;
47.2. the 12 months following that rule 11.36 of the decision referred to in paragraph receipt gets planning permission for the construction of the power plant and submitted to the Ministry of law made within construction permit copy. If a merchant already has submitted planning permission with this provision the application referred to in paragraph 14, he repeated those documents need not be provided;
47.3.12 months from 11 of these rules or in the decision referred to in paragraph 36 of the receipt of the launch build power plants for electricity production, which will be used in this provision 3.2., 3.3., or mentioned in point 3.6 renewables or increase the capacity, or 18 months from 11 of these regulations or in paragraph 36, the adoption of the decision to build the plant, which started in the production of electricity will be used in this rule 3.1. 3.4 or 3.5, referred to in paragraph renewables or its capacity will be increased. On the construction of the power plant or the capacity of the economic operator until the expiry of the Ministry informed in writing and submitted to the principal contractor's certification that the construction or capacity has begun.
48. The Ministry has the right to verify this rule 47, paragraph merchant on the authenticity of documents submitted, as well as to check whether the relevant power plant construction or its capacity is underway.

49. If the merchant does not comply with that provision in paragraph 47 above, the month the Ministry shall decide on this provision 11. referred to in paragraph 36 of the decision, unless the operator has submitted an application to the Ministry with a request to extend the time limit for a period not longer than eight months, indicating that rule 47. the obligation referred to in paragraph due. The merchant, which plans to produce electricity using this rule 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6. energy resources, referred to in point in that the information in the application and add the application documentation demonstrating compliance with all or some of these provisions, respectively 5, 6 or 7. evaluation criteria listed in the annex.
50. If the merchant electricity plans to use this provision referred to in paragraph 3.1., energy resources and has provided the Ministry with a request to extend the application of this provision 47. time limits referred to in the Ministry evaluated this application based on the specified information, and decides to reject the request for extension of a time limit, extend the time limit for a shorter period or to extend the period specified in the application.
51. If the merchant electricity plans to use this provision 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6. energy sources referred to in these provisions, the Ministry referred to in paragraph 49 of the applications assessed according to these rules 5, 6, or 7. quality evaluation contained in the annex. The Ministry shall take a decision on the extension, not exceeding eight months, if, after repeating the assessment criteria for the evaluation of quality merchant application received at least 50 points.
52. This provision, paragraphs 50 and 51 of the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall send the economic operator, the public traders and system operator.
53. To sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase electricity produced within, the power plant is equipped with the quantity produced, in and out of the network received an accounting of electricity measuring apparatus that comply with the electricity system operator and website published in the technical requirements. Tracking and measuring installation seal Act drawn up by the system operator and the signing of the power plant, the system operator and the public representatives. dealer
54. the merchant who acquired the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase: 54.1.  24 months of this provision in paragraph 11 or 36 receiving that decision launched the production of electricity in the power plant for the production of electricity used this provision in point 3.2 or 3.3 these renewables, and the sale of electricity to the public traders;
54.2.36 months from 11 of these rules or in the decision referred to in paragraph 36 of the receipt of electricity power plant launched the production of electricity are used in this rule 3.1., 3.4., 3.5 or 3.6 in those energy resources, electricity sales to the public and traders;
54.3. launched the production and sale of electricity to the public on the merchant application, the time limit specified in the schedule annexed to the power plant, if the merchant has a shorter deadline for this rule 54.1. or 54.2. the deadline referred to in point;
54.4.20 days inform Ministry of electricity sales launch of compulsory purchase. If, within that period, the Ministry has not received the relevant information, it shall take a decision within one month of that rule 11. referred to in paragraph 36 of the decision. The Ministry's decision to send the merchant, trader and the public system.
55. The electricity producers, who gained the right to sell the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase, sell the electricity produced to the public trader: 55.1. following the fixed interval schedules of trade, if the power company installed electrical capacity of 15 MW or more;
55.2. after fixed intervals of trade, if electricity produced wind farms, referred to in point 3.5 of these rules;
55.3. after the actual generation, if the power company installed electrical capacity is less than 15 MW.
56. The minimum purchase is implemented on the basis of the contract between the public and the merchant or its authorized officers. Before the conclusion of the contract the merchant submits the public trader one of 11 of these rules or the Ministry referred to in paragraph 36 of decision copies. The planned power plant operators on the date of entry into force of the Treaty is considered to be the appropriate plant commissioning day.
57. While this provision 3.5. plant referred to in subparagraph produces less electricity than is consumed for their own purposes, or not producing, it buys electricity from the public according to the electricity traders trade regulatory laws and conditions. Fixed interval schedule of trade coordination arrangements in the electricity producer and public dealer disclaimer in the contract in accordance with the requirements of the code of the network. Electricity producer final day trading interval schedule with the public traders at least one working day before the start of trade. Electricity producer can change the pre-set fixed interval schedule of trade in coordination with the public traders for at least two hours before the start of the trading range. Purchase of electricity according to a fixed interval schedules of the trade, the trader buys from the public power company electricity transferred network and schedule set for this rule set out in paragraph 37 price, multiplied by the coefficient 0.8, as well as selling electricity producer missing electricity for this rule set out in paragraph 37 price multiplied by a factor of 1.2.58. Settlement period for electricity sale and purchase within the compulsory purchase is one calendar month.
59. the compulsory purchase order mandatory electricity procurement costs borne by all end users of electricity in proportion to their consumption of electricity. These costs shall be borne by the following order: 59.1. regulator determines the mandatory procurement procedures and the calculation of the components approved components, which compensates for the compulsory purchase in the public trader effect of additional expenses, compared with the same amount of electricity purchase electricity market;
59.2. the related user in proportion to the amount of its electricity consumption fee mandatory public procurement components of the trader or the system operator together with the end of the trade in electricity tariff;
59.3. end-users-the electricity market participants in proportion to their consumption of electricity to pay compulsory purchase components for the electrical energy transmission or distribution system operator together with the fees for the transmission or distribution services;
59.4. system operator accounts for their systems connected to the end-user – the players – the power consumption required for the procurement of components in each billing period, provide the necessary information to the public and dealer settlement accounts with the public traders on their systems connected to the end-user – the players – the electricity consumption of the corresponding components.
60. The economic operator who produces electricity from renewable energy, every year until March 1 to submit to the Ministry a report on the utilization of energy used in the production of electricity and heat, and the technology used under this provision 9. Annex. The data provided in the report establishing the Executive, which is connected to the power grids. The report shall be accompanied by documents justifying this provision in title II of Annex 9, paragraph 3, the information specified.
61. If, following the assessment of the rules referred to in paragraph 60 of the operator's annual reports, submitted by the Ministry finds that: 61.1 of the merchant power plants, in which electricity is produced, this provision 3.4 or 3.5. the conditions of point on the corresponding power of the three-year period, or of the merchant power plants, in which electricity is produced that the conditions of point 3.1 in accordance with the seven-year period, the power plant, or from a merchant power plants, in which electricity is produced, this provision 3.2. 3.3 and 3.6, the conditions of the corresponding point in the power plant, the one-year period for each of the years the system has not been transferred, the amount of electricity, which corresponds to at least 90% of that rule 11.36 the decision referred to in the purchase volume of electricity in a year, and the merchant has not shown or Ministry has found it an objective justification, the Ministry abolished that rule 11. or decision referred to in paragraph 36. At the same time, the Ministry issued a new decision, in which the amount of the purchase of electricity on an annual basis, according to one, three or seven-year period, the maximum recorded in the system during the year the amount of electricity transferred, multiplied by 1.1. For the year in question are considered to be 365 calendar days, starting from the month and date when contracted merchants and traders in the public contract for electricity transfer;

61.2. information provided in the annual report does not match the merchant application for acquisition of the right to sell power plant for biomass or biogas electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase, in assessing the quality evaluation criteria and the results obtained, by application of the economic operator, confirmed the information in the application and the attached documents for compliance with the rules laid down in annex 5 of the 2, 5 and 8. quality evaluation criteria and received about the number of points, the Ministry expressed the trader alert. If the Ministry finds again after a year's annual report provides information on the application of the acquisition of the right to sell power plant for biomass or biogas electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase in the quality assessment criteria for the evaluation results, the Ministry shall inform the public retailer. A public merchant, receive information provided by the Ministry, these rules apply, 37.15, 37.14 37.16.,.,., or 37.19 37.18 37.17. referred to electricity price calculation formula.
62. If the operator does not submit the rule referred to in paragraph 60, annual report, the Ministry within one month send to the operator to alert.
63. If the merchant after the receipt of the notice of the Ministry of the month brings the provisions referred to in paragraph 60 of the annual report, the Ministry has 20 days to issue a decision on this provision 11. referred to in paragraph 36 of the decision and shall send it to the operator and the system operator.
VII. the issue of the proof of origin of the trader that produces electricity through renewable energy sources 64. Merchant who produces electricity using renewable energy sources, are entitled to the guarantees of origin for electricity from renewable energy sources in the property, or use the existing power plant.
65. In its annual report (annex 9), merchant, whether it wants to receive from the renewable energy guarantees of origin of electricity produced.
66. A proof of origin shall be issued by the Ministry. The acknowledgement shall state the period of renewable energy electricity produced, electricity source that was used for electricity generation and the production time and space. If a guarantee of origin shall be issued by the hydroelectric power station, also indicate power.
67. If the operator wants to receive a proof of origin for a shorter period of time (not less than three months old) from renewable energy produced electricity volumes, it shall submit the application to the Ministry. The application shall be accompanied by information on the operation of power plants during the period. Information submitted pursuant to annex 9 of these regulations.
68. A proof of origin shall be issued by the Ministry or the issue of a receipt reasonably refuse month 60. these provisions referred to in the annual report or this provision in paragraph 67 of the submission and receipt of the information.
VIII. guarantee the qualification criteria for the receipt of the fee in the installed electrical power capacity, as well as the guaranteed pricing, monitoring and payment procedure 69. Qualify for obtaining rights receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electrical capacity can the merchant who produces or plans to produce electricity in the territory of the Republic of Latvia from the biogas or biomass power plant of any kind, in which electric power is greater than 1 MW installed electrical capacity in the number of hours per year is more than 8000 hours. It is calculated using the following formula:, where P TMAX TMAX = EAER – power stations installed electrical power of the number of hours of use;
-Power plant of EAER renewable energy electricity production (MWh), which is determined in accordance with paragraph 6 of these regulations;
P-power plants installed electrical power that corresponds to the installed power plant electricity production equipment manufacturer's defined gross amount of capacity (MW).
70. in order to qualify for the acquisition of rights to receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electric power, submitted to the Ministry in the merchant application (annex 2).
71. This provision is referred to in paragraph 70 of the present application according to the requirements of the law on the development and design of a document. If the application is submitted in electronic form of a document, it draws up corresponding regulations on electronic document design.
72. the application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 72.1. biogas or biomass concerned power description (in free form), specifying the indicators contained in the application, and specifying the key information about the energy-energy types used, location, as well as the installed or planned electric capacity;
72.2. the merchant, who plans to build a power plant, which will be used for the production of electricity of renewable energy resources, documents or regulations prescribed copies certifying the ownership or usage rights to the territory in which the planned construction;
72.3. economic operator who wishes to acquire the right to receive a guaranteed fee for existing power plants, the installed electrical capacity – document or regulations prescribed copies, proving that the power plant is the property of the operators or usage.
73. The Ministry that the application referred to in paragraph 70 of the appearance of the month it is received. The Ministry is entitled to check the rules referred to in paragraph 72 of document compliance with the requirements contained in these provisions and the issuing of identity. If the application does not contain all the provisions of the information specified in annex 2 or the application is designed according to the rules in paragraph 71 of the said requirements or the application is not accompanied by all the documents according to this provision, paragraph 72, or any of the documents attached to the application, be void, the Ministry requested missing information or submit documents a month. If the merchant is not requested within the time limit set in the Ministry shall decide to reject the application and inform the economic operator by sending the decision to the operators.
74. If the application and the documents annexed thereto meet the requirements of this regulation, the Ministry on the basis of the information provided in the application, within a month of receiving all necessary information, decides to grant the operator the right to receive a guaranteed fee for plant of installed capacity. The Ministry issued the operator about that decision.
75. This provision of the decision referred to in paragraph 74 of the operator to the Ministry issued in triplicate. In addition to the decision of the administrative procedure law in the State: 75.1. the merchant's business name, registration number and registered office;
75.2. the electricity generation license number and date of issue, if the regulations shall determine the need for power plants concerned;
75.3. farms address or location;
75.4. the fact that the merchant has obtained the right to receive a guaranteed fee for power plants installed capacity;
75.5. power plants installed capacity, which acquired these rights, and installed electrical power of the number of hours of use per year, calculated according to this provision, paragraph 69;
If the power plants in different 75.6. installations for the production of electricity using various forms of energy, the operational terms of equipment using renewable energy sources;
47.0. date until which a trader should start producing electricity from renewable energy sources.
76. The Ministry shall take a decision not to grant the operator the right to receive a guaranteed fee for power plant installed electrical power: 76.1. merchant application does not comply with this rule, 70 69, 71 and 72. the requirements referred to in paragraph 1;
76.2. the application or the documents accompanying data provided is contradictory or not justified, or have made arithmetic errors that prevent gaining confidence of compliance with this provision, 70 69, 71 and 72. the requirements referred to in paragraph 1;
76.3. power plant installed electrical capacity is intended to introduce the electricity market Act, the procedures specified in article 23;
76.4. merchant application is contrary to the electricity market law.
77. the merchant who acquired the right to receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electrical power: 77.1. eight months after these regulations referred to in paragraph 74 of receipt of the decision in writing by the Ministry credit for the irrevocable credit allocation for the implementation of the project will take credit. If the project operator plans to invest private or any other financial assets, the merchant submits a credit certificate to show that the operator is available for the implementation of the project requires resources and that the operator's financial resources are accrued on deposit or in the mērķkrājkont period, not less than three months from the date of submission of the project the Ministry;
77.2. within 12 months of the rule referred to in paragraph 74 of the decision receives building permit and submitted to the Ministry of law order made a copy of the building permit;
77.3. no later than 24 months from the rule referred to in paragraph 74 of the service of the decision provides that the power of the installed electric capacity is put into operation and functioning.

78. If a merchant does not comply with that referred to in paragraph 77 of the obligations or the Ministry examination finds that the construction of the power plants or expansions are not launched or installed electrical capacity of the power plant is put into operation and is not operational in the month, the Ministry shall decide on the rules referred to in paragraph 74 of the decision, except where the operator has submitted an application to the Ministry with a request to extend the deadline. The Ministry shall take a decision on the extension, not exceeding eight months. That decision, send to the operator and the system operator.
79. in order to receive a guaranteed fee for the electric power, the power plant is equipped with the quantity produced, in and out of the network received an accounting of electricity measuring apparatus that comply with the electricity system operator and website published in the technical requirements. Tracking and measuring installation seal Act drawn up by the system operator and the power plant and system operator.
80. Fee for the installed electric power per month is calculated using the following formula: M = 157750 × P where 12 M – guaranteed fee for power plant installed in electric power ($ per month);
P-power plants installed electrical power that meets the manufacturer's defined gross amount of capacity (MW) electricity generation plants using biogas or biomass of any kind.
81. The charges for power plant electric power installed in the charge on the basis of the contract between the operator and the operator of the system or its authorized officers, 15 years from the date of entry into force of the Treaty. Before the conclusion of the contract the Merchant shall provide the transmission system operator of one of the provisions referred to in paragraph 74 of the decision of the Ministry. The merchant power plant planned for the date of entry into force of the Treaty is considered to be the appropriate plant commissioning day.
82. the system operator shall charge for the installed electric power plant operators are paid once a month.
83. the system operator shall cease to pay for the power plant installed electrical power if the power plant is not functioning for more than six months. From the date on which the operator proves that the power plant is operational, the system restores payments for power plant installed in electric power, withholding the merchant fees paid in the power plant of installed capacity, which the system operator is paid at a time when the power plant was not operational.
84. The economic operator who produces electricity from renewable energy and has obtained the right to receive a guaranteed fee for power plant electric power installed, each year before 1 March, submit a report of the Ministry of energy used, the amount of electricity and technology used in accordance with Annex 9 of these regulations. The data provided in the report establishing the Executive, which is connected to the power grids.
85. If, following the assessment of the rules referred to in paragraph 84 of the operator's annual reports, submitted by the Ministry determines that the merchant power plant, which receives a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity, does not comply with this rule, the requirements of paragraph 69, the Ministry shall send the economic operator warning for power plants and losing the right to receive a guaranteed fee for power plant installed in electric power.
86. following these rules referred to in paragraph 85 of the operator to receive the alerts in three months to ensure compliance with these provisions of the farm 69 requirements and submit this provision corresponding to paragraph 84 of the report again.
87. If, in assessing this rule merchant referred to in paragraph 86 of the report, again submitted the Ministry determines that the merchant power plant, which receives a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity, still does not comply with this rule, the requirements of paragraph 69, 20 days the Ministry shall decide on the rules referred to in paragraph 74 of the decision and shall send it to the operator and the system operator.
88. on the basis of this provision, the decision referred to in paragraph 87, the system operator shall discontinue the provision laid down in paragraph 81 of the Treaty.
89. The merchant acquired rights receive a guaranteed fee for power plant electric power installed shall not be transferable, marketable, dāvinām or otherwise dispose of.
90. The merchant is entitled to waive the right to receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electrical capacity. Such decision shall submit an application to the public a merchant trader, to the Ministry and to the system operator. The Ministry within one month of receipt of the application, shall take a decision on the rules referred to in paragraph 74 of the decision and shall send it to the operator, the system operator and the public traders.
91. This provision in the agreement referred to in paragraph 81 of action terminated within six months from the date of the decision by the economic operators to waive the right to receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electrical capacity.
IX. Closing questions 92. Be declared unenforceable in a Cabinet of 24 February 2009 No. 198 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" (Latvian journal, 2009, 41, 87, no. 189, 203).
93. The public trader each year up to March 1, calculates and publishes the the exacting of the renewable energy electricity output volume for the current year, taking into account the previous year's actual performance and specified electricity consumption forecasts, end user and required in the amount of electricity purchased in the forecast for the coming years. On the same day as the publication of purchased from mandatory renewable energy electricity, public trader on the calculated from the renewable energy electricity volumes produced in writing inform the Ministry and regulators.
94. Of those economic operators who produce electricity that rule 3.1 or 3.5. corresponding to the conditions of point power plant and that the operation was launched before the electricity market law, the entry into force of the public purchasing power according to the dealer the same pricing, operating mode, and the term of the purchase conditions was in effect the electricity market after the entry into force of the law. With average sales of electricity tariff in this case is understood the average tariff for electricity trade related users. The above tariff is calculated from the public half of a trader to actual electricity sales and revenue from electricity trading related to users and which shall enter into force three months after the end of each semester, the public approved regulator dealer. In this case, the half-year period from January to June or July to December. Those economic operators have the right to, without changing the other purchase conditions, switch to electricity sales price calculation formulas, which are set out in paragraph 37 of these regulations, the public is notified in writing to the dealer for three months before the current semester.
95. The public traders continue to buy electricity from the merchants who sell rights of renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase with decisions issued by the Ministry in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 July 2007, regulations no 503 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources," or the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 February 2009. Regulations No 303 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" , subject to the relevant conditions laid down in the decisions.
96. From the economic operator to whom the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase with decisions issued by the Ministry in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 July 2007, regulations no 503 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources", as well as a Cabinet of 24 February 2009. Regulations No 303 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements", with the entry into force of the provisions of the public electricity purchased on dealer prices laid down in accordance with the provisions set out in paragraph 37 of the price formulas.
97. The economic operators who have received the mandatory procurement of electricity in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers on 24 July 2007, regulations no 503 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources", as well as a Cabinet of 24 February 2009. Regulations No 303 "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" must comply with the requirements laid down in those regulations, the Cabinet of Ministers on the basis of which they granted rights to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced.

98. If the rules referred to in paragraph 40 merchants choose to qualify for the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase according to the requirements of this regulation, they shall submit the application in the Ministry and other necessary documents according to the requirements of this regulation. This provision the operator referred to in paragraph 40, applied according to the requirements of these regulations and have received this rule 11, or 36. the decision referred to in paragraph 74, the time of issue of the decision to forfeit its right to the production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and its sales, which they had acquired before the entry into force of these regulations.
99. the provisions shall enter into force on 1 April 2010.
Informative reference to European Union Directive provisions included in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001, Directive 2001/77/EC on the promotion of electricity internal market of electricity produced from renewable energy sources.
Prime Minister v. dombrovsky – the Minister of economy instead of Finance Minister e. Repše annex 1 Cabinet of 16 March 2010. Regulations No 262 of Latvia's total consumption of electricity for end part, which must settle with the electricity produced from renewable energy sources no PO box
Renewable energy and power plants way in 2010 and the next 10 years, hydroelectric power stations with a capacity of 1, greater than 5 MW 34.31% 2.5 MW of Hydroelectric capacity and smaller 1.98 3. Cabinet of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" to point 3.4 windfarms 0.27% 4. Cabinet of Ministers of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for electricity production using renewable energy resources, and pricing arrangements appropriate for paragraph 3.5 "wind farms 5.10% 5. Biogas plants 7.93% of biomass power plants and 6 power plants that use biomass with fossil fuels 4.97% 7. Solar power plants 0.01% total% economic Minister 54.57-Finance Minister e. Repše annex 2 Cabinet of 16 March 2010. Regulations No 262 application acquisition to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase or guarantee fee in the power plant installed power based on the Cabinet's 16 2010. Regulation No 262 of March "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" 7, 14 or 70, (merchant company) submitting legislation (noting the appropriate with X): sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced;
 receive a guaranteed fee for renewable energy sources in power plant using the electric power.
1. information on the applicant 1.1. Registration number in commercial register ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ 1.2 registered office ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ 1.3. Authorized Officer (name, title, telephone number) (signature of the official veterinarian) 1.4. contact person (first name, last name, title, phone number) 1.5. Fax number (if any) _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 1.6. e-mail address (if any) ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 2. information about the power plant, which will use renewable energy sources 2.1. Ministry of Economic Affairs issued the electricity generation capacity building permissions or the introduction of new production equipment authorization date and no ____ ____ ____ ____ 2 2.2. licence no ____ ____ ____ electricity generation If you need a specific license legislation 2.3. Plant location (administrative area) (address or land cadaster number) 2.4 River (River stage) that built Hydro or planned to be built, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ the river code _____ _____ _____ 3 2.5. System operator networks which connect farms or planned to connect, ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ 2.6. Power/Technology type (corresponding to mark with X) the Hydroelectric power plant of biogas/internal combustion engine biogas plant/gas turbine power plant of biogas/biomass steam turbine power plant/internal combustion engine biomass power plant/gas turbine power plant for biomass/steam turbine wind energy solar power plant another way/technology If marked "another way/technology", indicate the type of plant/technology ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 2.7. Power plants installed capacity 2.7.1. Electrical power Ģenerētājvienīb and its operative designation (for each ģenerētājvienīb information specified separately) Currently planned by uzstādītās4 palielināšanas5 Plānotās6 MW MW MW of capacity.
  
  
  
Total 2.7.2. Heat jauda6 Ģenerētājvienīb and its operative designation (for each ģenerētājvienīb information specified separately) Currently planned by uzstādītās4 palielināšanas5 Plānotās6 MW MW MW of capacity.
  
  
  
 Total: 2.7.3. Power plant heat produced in the the purpose and intended use effectively consumed the quantity (MWh) 7 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2.8. selected technological equipment name pamatiekārtas8 capacity (t/h, MW) manufacturer/supplier (name, address) 3. information about the kurināmo9 used 3.1. Harnessing renewable energoresursi10 instructions for filling out the table to indicate the fuel-solid, liquid or gaseous fuels in the name indicate, such as woodchips, pellets, biogas source specify, such as wood waste, municipal waste , food processing wastes, specially grown cultural composition of biomass solid fuels represent, for example, wood, sawdust, straw, average moisture content in the solid fuels and _____% gross calorific value (solid fuels, if the average moisture content) ____ ____/___ use MWh fuel MWh/matching unit: t; MWh/m3ber.; MWh/m3 density in the bulk fuels ____ _____ kg/m3ber.
kg/m3ber.

3.2. Harnessing the fossil energoresursi11 solid liquid gaseous fuel mark with X in the name calorific Fuel MWh MWh/m3/t or 4. information on the renewable energy-based power plants performance indicators 4.1. information about power plant produced and consumed electricity communicated to the previous activity (for the full calendar year) planned for the next year (for the full calendar year) produced electricity MWh electricity transferred Network, including: compulsory purchase framework MWh sold MWh of electricity in MWh sold Purchased electricity heat manufactured MWh MWh 4.2. information about plant kurināmo12 spent the previous actions communicated to (for a full calendar year) planned for the next year (for the full calendar year) consumption of wood chips 1 natural units m3ber.
 
 
Energy consumption in MWh per unit price $/m3ber.
 
 
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Authorized officer (title) (name) (signature of the official veterinarian) ___ ___. _ _ _. _ _ _ ____ __ (Date1) prepared (name) (phone) notes.
1 document properties in the "signature" and "date" does not fill in, if an electronic document is drawn up according to the law on electronic document design.
2 fill out, if the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase wants to get new power plants planned or existing power plants, increasing the capacity.
3 completed for hydroelectric power.
4Aizpild for power plant use.
5 fill in only if the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase wants to get the existing power plant, increasing the capacity.
6 completed only on a new planned power plant.
7 fill in if the plant produces or plans to produce heat.
8 fill in if the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase wants to get new power plants planned or existing power plants, increasing the capacity.
9 do not need to fill in for hydro, wind farms and solar power plants.
10 if the plant uses or plans to use more renewable energy, information must be provided for each type.
11 completed where the plant also uses fossil energy sources.
12 need not be completed for hydro, wind farms, solar farms. Information must be provided by the sample provided on all fuels that power plant consumes or intends to consume.
The Minister of economy, Minister of finance in place e. Morgan
 

3. the annex to Cabinet of 16 March 2010. Regulations No 262 invitation to tender for the acquisition of the rights to sell wind, biomass, biogas or solar power stations in the compulsory purchase of electricity produced in the framework of the economic Ministry's notice 1. Under Cabinet of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" of the Ministry of economy shall issue an invitation to tender for the acquisition of the rights to sell wind, biomass , biogas or solar power stations in the compulsory purchase of electricity produced.
2. the object of the Tender – biomass, biogas, solar or wind energy in the electricity volume position, for which the sales rights going to tender. The amount of the compulsory purchase of electricity procurement within ____ is in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. applications must be submitted to the Ministry of economy of the Republic of Latvia (address-freedom street 55, Riga, LV-1519).
4. The competition submission must be made up to ____ of ___. _ ___ _____ _____ noon. ______.
5. contact person (name, surname) (title) (phone) (email) in place of the Minister of Economics, Minister of finance e. Repše annex 4 Cabinet 16 March 2010 the rules no proof, I, 262 (title) (name), certify that a submission date of ____ ___ ____ of ____ _____: 1. The applicant is familiar with all of the energy regulatory framework in force in the Republic of Latvia law and undertake to comply with the requirements contained therein.
2. all the documents attached to this application is true.
3. The applicant is not aware of the reasons why this biomass, biogas, solar or wind farm projects could not be implemented or could be delayed its execution if the applicant will receive the right to sell the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase.
4. The applicant is aware that the application can be considered non-compliant if the application form is not fully completed or do not comply with the Cabinet of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements".
5. Applicant: 5.1 is not declared insolvent, its economic activity has stopped and it is not in any analogous situation similar to procedure defined by the law of the Republic of Latvia;
5.2. is not in the process of recognition of insolvency, winding-up, and is not in any analogous situation similar to procedure defined by the law of the Republic of Latvia;
5.3. has fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes arising from the laws and regulations;
5.4. has fulfilled obligations relating to the legislation of social security payments;
5.5. by submitting the application, has provided truthful information;
5.6. do not try to obtain confidential information in your possession for tendering proceedings or affect the economy Ministry or the tender Commission.
Executive name position telephone number fax number (if any), e-mail address (if any) date signature of the official veterinarian stamp the applicant notes.
1 If the applicant body in the driver's seat, the application shall be signed by the person authorised by the Manager, the application must be submitted to document that authorizes that person to sign the project submission.
The Minister of economy, Minister of finance in place e. Repše annex 5 cabinet 16 March 2010 the rules of Application of law no 262 of the acquisition of the biomass or biogas sell power stations of the electricity produced under compulsory purchase and of the documents accompanying the evaluation criteria i. administrative evaluation criteria evaluation system Yes/No (1). the application is drawn up according to the application form and all application forms in the section relating to merchant 2. The merchant must be filled out with the application has provided a description of the power plant, which produces or plans to produce electricity from renewable energy sources. Description contains the following information: 2.1 the types of energy used 2.2. plant location 2.3. plant installed or planned to install the electricity and heat generation capacity, and proposed energy position 2.4. used in power plant technology 2.5. scheduled to launch production of electricity, or, if the plant is put into operation, the date when started electricity generation 3. The application and the attached documents have been written into the application is submitted 4 tender within the time limit set in the invitation 5. Submissions have been prepared and presented in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the the development and design of a document 6. applications in plants indicated in the power of the Ministry of Economic Affairs issued the electricity generation capacity in the authorisation or new power generation equipment the power given in 7. Merchant, who intends to build biomass or biogas power plant, the application is submitted the document or a certified copy thereof, showing the property or usage rights to the territory in which the construction of the planned 8. Merchant who wants to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of the biomass power plant or a biogas electricity produced , the application is submitted the documents or legislation established made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use 9. Merchant together with the acknowledgement of the application has been submitted to the appropriate cabinet 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" annex II 4. quality evaluation criteria ranking system you want the number of points 1. Operator has submitted an application for the power that is put into operation, but has not been granted the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced 110 2. within the framework of the project is planned to produce electricity the cogeneration process and at least 50% of the produced heat left over from the use of the power plant's own requirements, planned to use effectively. On the efficient use of heat merchant the application submitted by the heat of the sales contract or letter of intent for the sale of certified copy of heat. To meet this application's quality criteria and receive the corresponding number of points, the cogeneration power plants technological pašpatēriņš must not exceed 30% of the thermal energy produced in the cogeneration power plant in 26 3. Merchant together with the application is submitted by an irrevocable credit institution for credit to be granted if the project will take credit. If the project operator plans to invest private or any other financial assets, the merchant submits a credit certificate to show that the operator is available for the implementation of the project requires resources and that the operator's financial resources are accrued on deposit or in the mērķkrājkont period, not less than three months from the date of submission of the project the Ministry has received 18 4. Merchant and submitted together with the application: building permits for the entire project 4.1 14 4.2. construction permit zero cycle works (if the economic operator has not received and filed with the application submitted for the contest planning permission for the entire project) 7 5. Merchant together with the application is submitted the documents proving the energy required for the production of essential or delivery, and delivery of raw materials in excess of 50 km 11 6. Trader who intends to increase its ownership or usage of existing biomass or biogas power plants of capacity or who plan to build a power plant for biomass or biogas, is added to the system operator of the electric connection of the agreed technical design merchant 8 7. who plans to increase its ownership or use an existing power plant capacity or who plan to build a power plant that produces electricity through renewable energy sources, and added the application is received by the system operator issued technical regulations system connection installing new power plants connected to the system, or the connection of the existing system conversion, 3 8. Merchant biogas production equipment as essential for the production of biogas plans to use or use the following materials: 8.1. waste food and other organic waste and residual products in production : 8.1.1.1-20% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 2.21-8.1.2 40% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 4 8.1.3.41-60% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 61-80 8.1.4.6% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 8 8.1.5.81 – 100% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 10

8.2. livestock and poultry residual (manure), as well as the food industry and the production of waste residual (mass percentages to the total quantity of raw materials used): 8.2.1.  1-20% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 2 8.2.2.  21-40% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 4 8.2.3.41-60% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 61-80 8.2.4.6% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3);
8 8.2.5.81 – 100% of the total raw materials used (tonnes or m3) 10 for biogas production equipment used or planned to use the biogas operator of the essential points to be submitted together with the application in the power plant description in place of the Minister of the economy, Finance Minister e. Repše annex 6 Cabinet 16 March 2010 the rules of Application of law no 262 acquisitions to sell wind farms in the compulsory purchase of electricity produced and of the documents accompanying the evaluation criteria i. administrative evaluation criteria evaluation system Yes/No (1). the application is drawn up according to the application form and all application forms in the section relating to the merchant, the merchant is completed 2. the application is submitted, a description of the power plant, which produces or plans to produce electricity from wind energy. Description contains the following information: 2.1 installed or planned to install the turbine parameters, power, number and dimensions 2.2. number of wind turbines, their positions and power plant power plant card 2.3. plant location 2.4. time limits when scheduled to launch production of electricity, or, if the plant is put into operation, the date when started electricity generation 3. The application and the attached documents have been written into the application is submitted 4 tender within the time limit set in the invitation 5. Submissions have been prepared and presented in accordance with the requirements of the laws drafting the document 6. Submission and presentation of power specified in the power of the Ministry of Economic Affairs issued the electricity generation capacity in the authorisation or new power generation equipment the power given in 7. Merchant, who plans to build wind farms, the application is submitted the document or a certified copy thereof, showing the property or usage rights to the territory in which the construction of the planned 8. Merchant who wants to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of existing wind farms of electricity produced , the application is submitted the documents or legislation established made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or trader, use 9 which electricity plans to set up a Cabinet of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" referred to in point 3.5 equipment has made the construction of regulatory laws in the order issued by the planning and architectural task legislation in the certified copy of the planned construction of the power plant operator with 10. application has made a declaration under the Cabinet of Ministers of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" annex II 4. quality evaluation criteria ranking system you want the number of points 1. Operator has submitted an application for the power plant, which is put into operation, but has not been granted the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase electricity produced within 100 2. He is received and submitted together with the application for planning permission for the entire project, 25 3 merchant. , which plans to produce electricity the Cabinet of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" referred to in subparagraph 3.5 farms provide information on wind resource measurements carried out not less than 50 meters in height and not further than 10 km from the planned power plant location, and demonstrate that they made: 3.1. less than one year 5 3.2. more than one year up to 10 4. Merchant with the application submitted for the tender has been submitted to the credit institution's irrevocable the provision of credit for 100% of the total project cost of the construction of the power plant, where the project will take credit. If the project operator plans to invest private or any other financial assets, the merchant submits a credit certificate to show that the operator is available for the implementation of the project requires resources and that the operator's financial resources are accrued on deposit or in the mērķkrājkont period, not less than three months from the date of submission of the project to the Ministry of the merchant who 20 5. intends to increase its ownership or use an existing power plant capacity or who plan to build a power plant in where the electricity is produced using wind energy, has received the coherent electric connection technical project and add it to the project submitted 10 6. Merchant, who plans to increase its ownership or use an existing power plant capacity or who plan to build a power plant that produces electricity using wind energy is received and the application submitted by the regional environmental management technical rules or environmental monitoring Bureau approved the environmental impact assessment for the wind farms installing merchant 10 7. who plans to increase its ownership or use an existing power plant capacity or who plan to build a power plant that produces electricity using wind energy is received and added to the application of the technical regulations issued by the system connection installing new power plants connected to the system or the existing system conversion, 5 8 connection. the application of the merchant submits a power plant on-site power generation equipment suppliers issued assurances on equipment for the production of electricity supply in this period the contest deadline is 8.1 < 24 months 10 8.2 > 24 months 5 economic Minister, the Finance Minister e. Repše annex 7 Cabinet 16 March 2010 the rules of Application of law no 262 of the acquisition of the solar power plant to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase and of the documents accompanying the evaluation criteria i. administrative evaluation criteria evaluation system Yes/No (1). the application is drawn up according to the application form and all application form section concerning merchant, merchant has completed 2. the application is submitted, a description of the power plant, which produces or plans to produce electricity from renewable energy sources. Description contains the following information: location of the power plant 2.1 2.2. power plant installed or planned installation of electrical power and quantity of electricity position planned 2.3. technology used in power plants 2.4. time limits when scheduled to launch production of electricity, or, if the plant is put into operation, the date when started electricity generation 3. The application and the attached documents have been written into the application is submitted 4 tender within the time limit set in the invitation 5. Submissions have been prepared and presented in accordance with the requirements of the law on the development and design of a document 6 specified in the application. power plants of capacity does not exceed the Ministry of Economic Affairs issued the electricity generation capacity in the authorisation or new power generation equipment the power given in 7. Merchant, who plans to build a solar power plant, the application is submitted the document or a certified copy thereof, showing the property or usage rights to the territory in which the construction of the planned 8. Merchant who wants to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of solar power for the electricity produced , the application is submitted the documents or legislation established made a copy of the document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use 9. Merchant together with the acknowledgement of the application has been submitted to the appropriate cabinet 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" annex II 4. quality evaluation criteria ranking system you want the number of points 1. Operator has submitted an application for the power that is put into operation, but has not been granted the right to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase electricity produced within 100 2. He is received and the application submitted by the building permit for the entire project, 20 3.

The application of the merchant submits a credit for the irrevocable credit allocation for the implementation of the project will take credit. If the project operator plans to invest private or any other financial assets, the merchant submits a credit certificate to show that the operator is available for the implementation of the project requires resources and that the operator's financial resources are accrued on deposit or in the mērķkrājkont period, not less than three months from the date of submission of the project to the Ministry of the merchant who 20 4. intends to increase its ownership or use an existing power plant capacity or who plan to build a power plant in where the electricity is produced using solar energy is received by the system operator of the electric connection of the harmonised technical project and add it to the project submitted 10 5. Merchants who plan to increase its ownership or usage of solar power plants in the power or who plan to build a solar power plant, has received and added to the application of the technical regulations issued by the system connection installing new power plants connected to the system or the existing system connection 5 6. transformation of the merchant along with the application was submitted by the power plant on-site power generation equipment suppliers issued assurances on electricity delivery of production equipment in the following period, from the end of the contest period 6.1 < 24 months 10 6.2 > 24 months 5 economic Minister, the Finance Minister e. Repše Annex 8 Cabinet of 16 March 2010. Regulations No 262 k values of the coefficient depending on the installed electrical power capacity no PO box
 Power plant electrical power installed in the factor k 1.
  Not exceed 0.08 1.240 MW 2.
  More than not more than 0.08 0.15 MW MW 1.231 3.
  Greater than 0.15 MW but not exceeding 0.20 MW 1.202 4.
  Greater than but not exceeding 0.20, 0.40 MW MW. 1.131 5.
  Greater than 0.40 MW but less than 0.60 MW 1.086 6.
  Greater than 0.60 MW up to 0.80 MW 1.072 7.
  Greater than but less than 1.00 0.80 MW MW 1.055 8.
  Greater than but less than 1.50 1.00 MW MW 9 1.035.
  Greater than 1.50 2.00 MW MW, but less than 1.008 10.
  More than 2.00 MW but not exceeding 2.50 MW 0.992 11.
  Greater than, but shall not exceed 3.00 2.50 MW MW 0.982 12.
  Greater than but less than 3.50 3.00 MW MW 0.974 13.
  More about 3.50 MW up to 10.00 MW 0.965 14.
  More than 10.00 MW up to 20.00 0.950 15 MW.
  More than 20.00 MW, but less than 40.00 MW 0.920 16.
  More than 40.00 MW up to 60.00 0.890 17 MW.
  More than 60.00 MW MW 0.860 80.00 maximum 18.
  Greater than but less than 100.00 80.00 MW MW 0.830 19.
  More than 100.00 MW 0.800 Minister of economy, Minister of finance in place e. Repše 9. attachment Cabinet of 16 March 2010. Regulations No 262 annual report on the use of energy used, the amount of electricity and technology used in power plants that produce electricity using renewable energy sources in the i. General information on the power plant location (address or land cadaster number) license No. (if they need a specific law) system operator that power plant connected to the grids of the Merchant (business, legal address, registration number) power plant in ģenerētājvienīb of the total installed electrical power (MW) technology used in the renewable energy resources (water, wind, biomass, biogas, Sun) number of employees (II). information on the operation of the power plant _ ______. year 1. information about the power consumed in the kurināmo1 no PO box

A measure of total year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 months.
Fuel consumption the natural expression name t; M3 calorific MWh/t; MWh/m3 in terms of energy consumption in MWh price Ls/t; Ls/m3 2. information about the power plant produced and consumed electricity and heat is a measure of months in year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 total produced electricity MWh MWh produced thermal energy efficient heat used in electricity Network MWh MWh t.sk. mandatory procurement within the electricity sold t.sk MWh. the electricity market electricity Bought MWh MWh electricity 3. information on the period used in the fuel delivery 4 attālumu2. information about the period equipment used in the production of biogas or planned to use the biogas production3 lays the essential Is/is not required to receive the proof of origin of electricity produced from plant produced using renewable energy sources (in the appropriate box, the mark X) is not a Merchant authorized officer (title) (name) (paraksts4) (date) the officers of (title) (name first name, last name) (paraksts4) (date) was prepared by (name) (phone) (email) notes.
1 the information must appear on each fuel used in power stations. The table is not to be completed for hydro, wind and solar power farms.
2 fill out the merchant who submitted an application to the quality evaluation criteria in accordance with the Cabinet of 16 March 2010 No. 262 of the provisions of the "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy sources, and pricing arrangements" annex 5, 5. quality evaluation criteria to 11 points.
3 fill out the merchant who produces electricity the biogas power plant.
4 the document properties in the "signature" and "date" does not fill in, if an electronic document is drawn up according to the law on electronic document design.
The Minister of economy, Minister of finance in place e. Morgan