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Rules On The Production Of Electricity Using Renewable Energy Sources, And Pricing Arrangements

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

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 198 in Riga 2009 24 February (pr. No 14 58. §) rules on electricity production from renewable energy sources, and pricing the order Issued pursuant to the electricity market Act article 29 of the second, fourth and fifth, 18.1 to the second and fifth part i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. conditions for the production of electricity using 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 the renewable energy resources 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 arrangements;
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 promote electricity production from biomass, in addition to the mandatory procurement and guaranteed pay for the installed power are implemented the following measures: 3.1 the Ministry of Agriculture of the European Union's financial instruments support co-financed projects aiming electricity generation from biomass according to the procedures and the criteria laid down in the European Union's financial instruments for regulatory legislation;
3.2. the Ministry of the economy of the European Union financial aid instruments co-financed projects aiming electricity generation from biomass according to the procedures and the criteria laid down in the European Union's financial instruments for regulatory legislation;
3.3. the Ministry of the environment of the funds coming from State-owned carbon dioxide notional quantity unit sales, co-financed projects aiming electricity generation from biomass and biogas, according to the agenda and criteria laid down in the international emissions trading for the use of regulatory legislation. 
II. Qualification criteria for the sale of electricity within the framework of compulsory purchase or guarantee fees received for the installed electrical capacity in and out of the right 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 ownership or usage is in power plant where the 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. To qualify for obtaining the rights to sell from renewable energy resources of compulsory purchase electricity produced within the merchant that electricity can be produced or plans to be produced from renewable energy power plant in the territory of the Republic of Latvia by: 5.1 hydro power;
5.2. biogas;
5.3. any type of solid or liquid biomass;
5.4. wind farms, if the installed electric capacity 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;
5.5. the wind farm, which is not mentioned in this rule 5.4;
5.6. solar power plants.
6. the right to obtain Qualified 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: TMAX = EAER – – – – – – the power installed P TMAX in electrical power use hours;
-Power plant of EAER renewable energy electricity production (MWh), which is determined in accordance with paragraph 11 of these rules;
P-power plants installed electrical power that corresponds to the installed power plant electricity production equipment manufacturer's defined gross amount of capacity (MW).
7. in order to qualify for the right to sell the acquisition of renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase or guarantee fees for the electric power, the operator shall submit to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter the Ministry) the submission (annex 2).
8. This provision the application referred to in paragraph 7 shall be typed with no corrections. If the merchant has received the license for the production of electricity, but the need for such specific legislation, it does not fill in the application 1.4. point. The operator shall inform the Ministry about the licence not later than three months from the rule referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision issued by the Ministry – administrative acts – the date of receipt. The application shall be signed by the authorized officer of the merchant. If the application is submitted electronically, the document presented under the Cabinet of Ministers of 28 June 2005 No. 473 of the provisions of the "electronic design, design, procedures for storage and movement of national and municipal institutions and the arrangements for the electronic circulation of documents between State and local authorities or between the latter and the natural and legal persons", the requirements of point 6. All application pages and each page numbered signature Merchant authorized officer. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 8.1 certified merchant copy of the registration certificate;
8.2. The State revenue service certificate, which certifies that the merchant does not have tax debt (certificate issued not earlier than one month before the date of submission of application), or the operator's written consent, which he authorizes the Ministry to receive the statement, indicating that the State Revenue Service Department of the regional authorities of the address where the applicant is registered as a taxable person;
8.3. power description (in free form), which produces or plans to produce electricity from renewable energy, giving the figures contained in the application, and specifying the key information about the energy-energy types used, the location of the installed or planned electric capacity, technology used, existing or planned work.
9. in addition to the provisions referred to in paragraph 8 of document submissions to: added 9.1. Merchant, who plans to build a power plant, which will be used for the production of electricity of renewable energy sources, or a certified copy of the document confirming the property or usage rights to the area planned for the construction;
9.2. an economic operator who wishes to get the rights to sell it within the compulsory purchase of property or the use of existing power plants for electricity produced from renewable energy sources, or to receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electric power, or a certified copy of a document certifying that the power plant is the property of a merchant or use;
9.3. 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";

9.4. the merchant that the production of electricity plans to set this rule 5.4 equipment – in the opinion on the compliance of the proposed power plant 5.4 these provisions. System operator opinion certifying that a given power plant connection issued for technical regulations that will be established at one of the distribution system or distribution point of transformers may be connected to a maximum of one ģenerētājvienīb;
9.5. the merchant that the production of electricity plans to set up these rules referred to in point 5.5:9.5.1. construction of the laws governing the issuance of the planning and architectural task certified copy power plants planned for construction;
9.5.2. information on wind resource measurements carried out at least one year of not less than 50 m where a not further than 10 km from the planned power plant location, and proving that the annual average wind speed with these conditions is not less than 6 m/s. 10. This provision in the application referred to in paragraph 7 contains the power plant capacity can not exceed the electricity issued by the Ministry of capacity building permits or new power generation equipment the power given in but from the renewable energy electricity output volume during the year, the merchant wants to sell a minimum purchase, size, calculated, in the indicated power of the application multiplied by the capacity of the following: 10.1.-5000 hydro hours a year;
10.2. wind farms – 3500 hours a year;
10.3. power plants that produce electricity using biogas, – 8000 hours per year;
10.4. power plants, other than those mentioned in these provisions 10.1. and 10.2., 10.3-8000 hours per year.
11. 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: x = 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).
12. The Ministry examines the application within 30 days of receiving it. The Ministry is entitled to inspect these rules 8 and 9 of this document authenticity and the identity of the vendor. If the application does not contain all the provisions of the information specified in annex 2 or the application is not accompanied by all the documents according to the rules in paragraph 8 and 9, or any of the documents accompanying the application declared void, the Ministry asked the missing information or document to submit within 30 days. If the operator has not submitted within the time limit set, the Ministry required the decision to reject the application and inform the operator when you send the application back.
13. 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 30 days of receiving all necessary information, the merchant application compliance check that 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to the requirements of paragraph. If the operator and its application to meet the requirements, the Ministry decides to grant the operator the right to sell the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase, or the right to receive a guaranteed fee for plant of installed capacity. The Ministry issued the operator about that decision – administrative provisions.
14. This provision of the decision referred to in paragraph 13 – administrative – Ministry issued to traders in triplicate. Decision point: 14.1 the merchant company, registration number and registered office;
14.2. the electricity generation license number and date of issue, if the regulations shall determine the need for power plants concerned;
14.3. the power of address or location;
14.4. the fact that the merchant has obtained the right to sell a given power from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced, or the right to guarantee payment for the plant of installed capacity;
14.5. If the merchant has obtained the right to sell a given power from renewable energy sources of electricity produced under compulsory purchase-purchase, the amount of electricity a year in procurement;
9.1. If the merchant has obtained the right to receive a guaranteed fee for plant installed power – power plants installed capacity, which acquired these rights, and installed electrical power of the number of hours of use per year, calculated according to point 6 of these regulations;
9.1. If the power plants in different installations for the production of electricity using various forms of energy – operational terms of the facilities that use renewable energy sources;
14.8. the time-limit within which the economic operator should start producing electricity from renewable energy sources.
15. The operator's acquired rights to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase or receive a guaranteed fee for power plant electric power installed shall not be transferable, marketable, dāvinām or otherwise dispose of.
16. the decision of the Ministry not to grant the operator the right to sell a given power from renewable energy produced in the electro energy mandatory procurement or receive a guaranteed fee for power plant electric power installed in the following cases: 16.1. merchant application does not comply with these rules 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to the requirements of paragraph;
16.2. in the application or in the documents accompanying the data provided is contradictory or not properly justified, or is made in arithmetic error that prevents getting a conviction on compliance with this provision 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to the requirements of paragraph;
16.3.29. these provisions in the case referred to in paragraph;
16.4. in the installed electrical power capacity is introduced or whether they intended to implement the electricity market Act, the procedures specified in article 23;
16.5. the merchant application is contrary to the electricity market law.
17. The operator has the right to waive the right to compulsory purchase Ros sell sidewalk from renewable energy or electricity produced from entitlement to a guaranteed fee for the installed electrical capacity. Such decision will be notified in writing to the economic operator to the public, the Ministry and the system operator. The Ministry within 30 days after receipt of the notification of the administrative act shall be prepared on the provision referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – administrative acts – cancellation, which shall be forwarded to the operator, the operator and the public system trader.
18. From the renewable energy electricity buying compulsory purchase in the public traders stopped within six months from the date of the decision by the economic operators to forgo the right to compulsory purchase.
19. This provision in the agreement referred to in paragraph 43 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.
20. The merchant, which produces electricity from renewable energy sources, but who has not acquired the right to sell it within the compulsory purchase is entitled to sell any market participant by mutual agreement on the conditions of sale. 
III. Price or charges for guaranteed power plant installed in electric power detection for electricity produced from renewable energy sources, which economic operators 21. these provisions in the order 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: 21.1. this rule 5.4 conditions of wind power farms – 10 years from the commissioning of the power plant days : C = e × 164 × (1 + 0.03 × 0.15 × t1 to 10) × (k);
21.2. that rule 5.5. conditions of subparagraph wind power farms – 10 years from the date of commissioning of the power plant: C = 162 × e × (1 + 0.03 × 0.15 × t1 to 10) × (k);

21.3. biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of up to 4 MW and biogas power plants with installed electric power 2 MW or larger – 10 years from the date of commissioning of the power plant: Tg × k = C – – – – – – – – × 4.5; 21.4. This provision 9.3 5.4 conditions of wind power farms after this rule 21.1. the deadline referred to in point 171 × e × C = (1 × 0.15 × tn 0.03-10) × (k);
21.5. that rule 5.5. conditions of subparagraph wind power farms after this rule 21.2. in the period referred to in paragraph 169 × e × C = (1 × 0.15 × tn 0.03-10) × (k);
21.6. 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 after this rule 21.3. time limit referred to in paragraph (k) C = a: Tg x – – – – – – – – x 3.4; 9.3 21.7. Hydro with the installed electric capacity of up to 5 MW: C = 176 × e × (1 + 0.06 × 0.15 × t) × k;
21.8. biogas power plants with an installed electrical capacity of less than 2 MW: C = 250 × e × (1 + 0.06 × 0.15 × t) × k where C – price without value added tax for which the trader buys from the public power plants ($/MWh) electricity produced from renewable energy sources;
e-Bank of Latvia the dollar rate against the countries of the European Union single currency the day of billed electricity;
T1 to 10-year serial number until the tenth year (inclusive), receiving rights to sell electricity under compulsory purchase under these terms (for example, t1 in the first year and 10 = 1; second year t1 to 10 = 2, etc.);
t n-10-year serial number, starting with the eleventh year since received rights to sell electricity under the compulsory purchase under these terms (for example, the eleventh year-10 t11 = 1; the twelfth year S8-10 = 2, etc.);
t-year in a row, since the received rights to sell electricity under compulsory purchase under these terms (for example, first year t = 1, t = 2 in the second year, etc.);
k-factor of price differentiation established in annex 3 of these rules;
TG-public service Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the regulators) approved the marketing of natural gas, the final tariff without value added tax, set in natural gas consumption from 126 000 m3 to 1260 n k n. m3 per year ($/t. n. m3), with the actual thermal efficiency;
13.6. the purchase price of the solar power plant is 300 Ls/MWh. 22. Biomass power plants with an installed electrical capacity of more than 4 MW, the sale price for the amount of electricity that the merchant is entitled to sell under the compulsory acquisition is determined according to the regulator the regulator-approved methodology.
23. If the electricity is produced in power plants not only from renewable energy, but also of other types of fuel, price according to paragraph 21 of these rules, 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.
24. 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 the electric energy market participants.
25. Fee for the installed electric power per month is calculated using the following formula: P = 157750 × M – – – – – – – – – – – 12 M – which 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.
26. If the merchant in the production of electricity from renewable energy resources have 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. These producers are entitled to withdraw from the previously received electricity sales rights and guaranteed purchase price and qualify for the right to sell from renewable energy electricity produced under compulsory purchase according to the requirements of these provisions at a price determined in accordance with these rules. With regard to this provision in paragraph 13 of the decision, the issue of the administrative act, these producers are not subject to these regulations, paragraph 29. 
IV. Compulsory purchase and guarantee fees on the installed electrical capacity and monitoring of implementation 27. Ministerial decision not to grant the operator the right to sell a given power from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced, or the decision not to grant a right to a guaranteed fee for the installed electric power operators can appeal to the administrative procedure law.
28. The Ministry registers and lists all the terms provided in paragraph 13 of the said decisions, administrative acts. The Ministry on its website published and the first working day of each month, restores the following: 28.1. This provision of the decision referred to in paragraph 13-administrative-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;
28.2. in paragraph 29 of these rules specified size En;
28.3. information on the mandatory procurement within the purchased electric energy balance for each relevant renewable energy.
29. The Ministry interrupts the provision referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision, the issue of the administrative act-that of electricity power plants produced from the renewable energy types, if this paragraph 57 of the rules prescribed in the compulsory purchase of electricity amounted to size by the En is calculated using the following formula: w = Enfak + Enatc, where Enl Enfak – 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;
Enl, the total amount of electricity that is defined on this provision in paragraph 13 of the decisions, regulations issued by the power plants 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;
Enatc-the total amount of electricity that is defined on this provision in paragraph 13 of the decisions, regulations issued by the power plants for renewable energy types n use but calendar year pursuant to this provision repealed 17, 31, 33, 40 or 41, as well as the total amount of electricity that a certain Ministry decisions, regulations issued under the 24 July 2007 the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 503 "rules for electricity production using renewable energy sources, "but canceled according to this provision, 31 17 or 33.
30. This provision 4.2 or 4.3 referred merchant who acquired the right to sell from renewable energy electric energy produced in the framework of compulsory purchase or receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electrical power: 30.1. within three months of the rules referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision, the issue of the administrative act, in writing, notify the Ministry about a licence for the production of electricity, where such a necessity laid down by law and if, by that rule 8 of the application referred to in paragraph was not filled in application 2.2., indicating the date of issue of the licence and number;
30.2.18 months from this provision in paragraph 13 of that decision – administrative law-making started to build power plants that produce electricity from renewable energy, or to increase its capacity. The construction of this power station or capacity building up to the expiry of the authorized economic operator shall inform the Ministry and shall provide a certified copy of the building permit. The Ministry has the right to verify the economic operator's the authenticity of documents submitted and whether the construction of that plant or capacity has begun.
31. If the merchant does not comply with that rule 30. obligations referred to in paragraph 1 or the Ministry, on inspection, that the relevant power or capacity of the construction has been initiated, the Ministry within 30 days of the decision referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – administrative acts – cancellation. That decision, send to the merchant, trader and the public system.

32. To sell from renewable energy produced electric energy or get guaranteed fees on the installed electric power, electric station shall be equipped with, produced and transferred from the electricity network in electro energy received an accounting degree-apparatus that meets the electricity system operator and website published in the technical requirements. Tracking and measuring installation seal signature of electric stations, the system operator and the public representatives. dealer
33. the merchant who acquired the right to sell from renewable energy resources required the purchase of electricity produced, electro energy production and sale to the public beginning trader to 36 months from this provision in paragraph 13 of that decision – administrative law-making. For electricity sales launch of compulsory purchase within 20 days of the merchant in writing, notify the Ministry. If, within that period, the Ministry has not received the information it within 30 days of the decision referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – administrative acts – cancellation. That decision, send to the merchant, trader and the public system.
34. electricity producers, who gained the right to sell the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase, sell the electricity produced to the public at a fixed dealer: 34.1. trading interval schedules, if the power company installed electrical capacity of 15 MW or more;
21.3. the fixed interval schedules of trade, if electricity produced wind farm, in which at least one of the ģenerētājvienīb of the electric power of more than 100 kW, and the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase manufacturer acquired after the entry into force of these regulations;
3. after the actual generation, if the power company installed electrical capacity is less than 15 MW.
35. The compulsory 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 a public merchant, one of the rules referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision of the Ministry – administrative acts – copies. The planned power plant operators for the entry into force of the Treaty is considered to be the relevant date plant commissioning day.
36. At a time when the power plant 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 21 of the price, multiplied by the coefficient 0.8, as well as selling electricity producer missing electric power for this rule set out in paragraph 21 of the price, multiplied by a factor of 1.2.37. Settlement period for electricity sale and purchase within the compulsory purchase is one calendar month.
38. 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: 38.1. the Governor determines the minimum purchase order of calculation of the component and the component that compensates for the public procurement dealer required additional expenditure generated, compared to the same amount of electricity purchase electricity market;
38.2. the related person in proportion to the volume of electricity consumption fee mandatory public procurement components of the trader or the system operator together with the end of the trade in electricity tariff;
23.8. 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;
23.9. the 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.
39. The economic operator who produces electricity from renewable energy resources, every year until March 1 to submit to the Ministry a report on the utilization of energy used, the amount of electricity and technology used under annex 4 of these rules. The data provided in the report establishing the Executive, which is connected to the power grids. The report shall be submitted in paper form and electronically (MS Excel).
40. If, following the assessment of the provision referred to in paragraph 39 of the annual reports submitted by the operator, the Ministry notes that: 24.9 of the merchant power plants seven-year period for each of the years the system has not been transferred, the amount of electricity, which corresponds to at least 90% of the rules referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – in particular the administrative acts – the amount of the purchase of electricity a year, the Ministry repealed this provision of the decision referred to in paragraph 13, the administrative act. At the same time, the Ministry issued a new decision, administrative action, in which the amount of the purchase of electricity for the year determined in accordance with the aforementioned seven-year period, the maximum fixed system during the year, the amount of electricity transferred, multiplied by 1.1;
40.2. the merchant power plants seven years for at least one year before the system is released, the amount of electricity that is at least 10% higher than those referred to in paragraph 13 of the rules of decision Act, certain administrative electricity purchase volume per year, the Ministry repealed this provision of the decision referred to in paragraph 13, the administrative act. At the same time, the Ministry issued a new decision, administrative action, in which the amount of the purchase of electricity for the year determined in accordance with the aforementioned seven years fixed maximum system power passed during the year.
41. If the operator does not submit the rule referred to in paragraph 39 of the annual report, the Ministry within 30 days send a warning to the operators. If the merchant after the warning of the Ministry within 30 days of receipt without those provisions referred to in paragraph 39 of the annual report, the Ministry issued within 20 days of the administrative provisions of this Regulation referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – administrative acts – and send it to the operator and the system operator.
42. Merchant who acquired the right to receive a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity, not later than 36 months from the provisions referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – administrative acts – issue ensure that power plants installed electric power is put into operation and functioning.
43. 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 rules referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision of the Ministry – administrative acts – copies. The merchant power plant planned for the entry into force of the Treaty is considered to be the relevant date plant commissioning day.
44. the system operator shall charge for the installed electric power plant operators are paid once a month.
45. 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. The system operator shall restore payments for power plant installed electrical power of the day, when the merchant proves that electro-station is operational.
46. If, following the assessment of the provision referred to in paragraph 39 of the annual reports submitted by the operator, the Ministry determines that the merchant power plant, which receives a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity, does not comply with this provision the requirements of paragraph 6, 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.
47. following the provisions laid down in paragraph 46 warning the operator to receive within three months to ensure compliance with this provision of the power plant (6) the requirements of these regulations must be submitted to the appropriate paragraph 39 of the report again.

48. If, in assessing this rule 47, paragraph merchant submitted repeated review, the Ministry determines that the merchant power plant, which receives a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity, still does not satisfy this provision the requirements of paragraph 6, the Ministry issued within 20 days of the administrative provisions of this Regulation referred to in paragraph 13 of the decision – administrative acts – and send it to the operator and the system operator.
49. on the basis of this provision, paragraph 48 administrative act, the system operator shall discontinue the provision laid down in paragraph 43 of the contract.
50. the national control of būvinspekcij power plants complying with energy sector regulatory legislation, but electricity metering device status – the system operator and the public traders. 
V. issue of merchant origin, generating electricity through renewable energy sources 51. 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 electro-station.
52. In its annual report (annex 4), the operator indicates that it wants to receive from the renewable energy guarantees of origin of electricity produced.
53. A proof of origin shall be issued by the Ministry. The acknowledgement shall state the period of renewable energy produced in the electro energy electricity source that was used for electricity generation and the production time and space. If the proof of origin shall be issued constituted station, also indicate the capacity of the power plant.
54. 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 to the Ministry by providing a gum. The application shall be accompanied by information on the operation of power plants during the period. Information submitted pursuant to annex 4 of these rules.
55. A proof of origin shall be issued by the Ministry or the service of a reasonably reject a proof within 30 days after this Regulation referred to in paragraph 39 of the annual report or the rules referred to in paragraph 54 of the submission and receipt of the information. 
Vi. Closing questions 56. Be declared unenforceable for Cabinet 24 July 2007 No. 503 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources" (Latvian journal, 2007, nr. 134).
57. Public dealer every year until April 1 and publish updated calculation of renewable energy electricity output volume for the coming years, taking into account the previous year's actual performance and specified electricity consumption forecasts for the end user. 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.
58. Of those merchants that electricity is produced by wind farms, power and connection type does not match this rule 5.4 of these requirements 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 price formation, operation 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 21 of these rules, the public is notified in writing to the dealer for three months before the current semester.
59. The public traders continue to buy electricity from the merchants who sell rights of renewable energy produced in the electro energy procurement within the compulsory with decisions issued by the Ministry in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 July 2007 No. 503 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity using renewable energy resources", subject to the relevant conditions laid down in the decisions.
60. the application for the granting of rights to sell from renewable energy mandatory purchase of electricity produced, submitted to this provision to the date of entry into force, the Ministry examined in accordance with arrangements laid down by the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 July 2007 No. 503 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources".
61. 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 No. 503 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources", up to this date of entry into force of the provisions of the public buy electricity on dealer prices fixed in accordance with the provisions set out in paragraph 21 of the price formulas.
62. With the entry into force of the provisions of a Ministry shall terminate on 5 March 2008, the newspaper "journal" invitation to tender for the acquisition of national wind electro-stations for sale of electricity within the framework of compulsory purchase, which was organized 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".
63. This provision 17, paragraph 31 and 33 shall also apply to decisions, administrative acts issued in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 July 2007 No. 503 of the rules "rules for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources". 
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 Godmanis economic Minister i. k. Gerhard Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force with the 14 March 2009.
   
Annex 1: Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 198 Latvian end-user total consumption of electricity was required to settle part of the electricity produced from renewable energy sources no PO box
Renewable energy and plant type in 2009 and 2010 years 1.
Hydroelectric power stations with a capacity greater than 5 MW 36.35 34.31% 2%.
Hydroelectric power stations with a capacity of 5 MW and smaller 1.88% 1.98 3.
5.4. These provisions of the apakšunkt wind farms 0.20% 0.27% 4.
This provision of paragraph 5.5. wind farms 3.88% 5.10% 5.
Biogas power plants 1.97% 2.66% 6.
Biomass power plants and power plants that use biomass with fossil fuels 3.46% 4.97% 7.
Solar power plants 0.00% 0.01% 47.74% total% economic Minister 49.30 k. Gerhard annex 2 Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 198 Economy Minister k. Gerhard annex 3 Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 198 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 economic Minister k. 0.800 Gerhard annex 4 Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 198

Annual review 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, which is connected to the electricity power plant Operator (trade name, legal address, registration number) power plant in ģenerētājvienīb of the total installed electrical power (MW) technology used for renewables used (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

Purpose of the childhood together Months year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1.
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 the amount of electricity consumed by a childhood months Purpose total year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MWh of electricity in MWh electricity Network T.sk. mandatory procurement within the electricity sold T.sk MWh. electric energy market sold electricity in MWh MWh Purchased electricity Is/is not required to receive the proof of origin of electricity produced from the station-produced using renewable energy sources (in the appropriate box, the mark X) authorised economic operator: is there an official _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (position, name, surname) ___. _ _ _. _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (date) (signature) 2 2 the responsible certification _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ___ (position, name, surname) ___. _ _ _. _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (date) (signature) 2 2 prepared _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (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 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.
Minister of Economic Affairs k. Gerhard