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Baltictimes.com: The role and value of local government in promoting wind and solar parks – approvals
It is often asked whether a local government is obliged to give its approval to the installation of an energy supply object on a local government’s property – in particular, to the networks that cross it? The construction of a new energy supply facility (installation of production devices, networks, lines and accessories) usually requires third-party […]
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Baltictimes.com: Latvia opens its retail market for natural gas
The process of opening the natural gas market in Latvia was launched on 3 April 2017, when retail users became able to freely choose their natural gas trader, while continuing to buy it at a regulated price. Most households continued to buy natural gas from the incumbent Latvijas Gāze, controlled by Gazprom, at a regulated […]
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Latvia: New Rules in force – Reservation fee for electricity power to be installed
The Public Utilities Commission or the Regulator has adopted rules on payment of reservation fees for the electricity power to be installed (dated December 15, 2022). They came into force as of January 1, 2023 after extensive consultations with market participants. The rules are well balanced and are intended to facilitate development of the green […]
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Latvia: Notary online – quick, safe and easy
The global Covid-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions have contributed to online developments in many sectors. Now foreigners have access to an upgraded system in order to carry out the online notarial activities required in Latvia. The law in Latvia prescribes that authorities must accept electronic documents, if they are signed with an electronic signature […]
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Force maejure: Can construction contracts be suspended because of pandemic?
Force maejure: Can construction contracts be suspended because of pandemic? Read more (in Latvian) here.