Zemgale Regional Energy Agency
Martins Prisis
Brussels, May 2011
ZREA
Zemgale Regional Energy Agency (ZREA) has
been established in 2nd March 2009 as an
association joining together several
municipalities of Zemgale region, Latvia, as well
as business partners and energy
consumers/NGOs, the lead partner – Jelgava
City Council.
Jelgava City Council
“Fortum Jelgava” Ltd
Jekabpils City Council
Auce County Council
Bauska County Council
Ozolnieku County Council
Krustpils County Council
Society “Zemgale NGO centre”
“Jelgava housing
maintenance company”
Ltd
Zemgale Region – in the central part of Latvia
(purple)
ZREA team
Working strategy
Working Strategy
Planning documents of the Region
Practical activities in region
Planning documents of the region
In conformity with the Contract and the Strategic Plan of
ZREA a number of planning documents have been
elaborated for Zemgale Region, Latvia, among them the
most important :
SEAP of Jelgava city
SEAP of Jekabpils city
SEAP of Zemgale region almost completed
Analysis of Renewable Energy Resources Potential of the
region
Choice of the baseline year
The city can choose a baseline year starting from 1990.
Jelgava City has undertaken to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions per at
least 20% in comparison to the chosen baseline year 2005.
2005 as a baseline year for Jelgava city was chosen because in 2005 the
production, infrastructure, environment and the society of Jelgava City had
stabilized after the recession of the 1990-ties.
Total of energy consumption
In 2005 – 545 986 MWh;
In 1995 – 654 432 MWh;
In 2000 – 382 987 MWh;
In 2008 - 597 319 MWh .
Total amount of CO2 emissions
In 2005 – 107 706 t CO2;
In 1995– 172 217 t CO2;
In 2000 – 83 560 t CO2;
In 2008– 127 801 t CO2.
Energy production and consumption in
Jelgava city in 2005
Prognosis of Emission Reductions, %
No.
Activity
Prognosis of emission reduction
%
in comparison to 2005
2015.
2020.
Energy end consumers
1.
Increase of energy efficiency of residential houses
15%
20%
2.
Increase of energy efficiency in educational establishments and municipal
buildings
15%
30%
3.
Modernization of the city heating system
2%
5%
4.
Development of the public transport of the city
5%
10%
Energy production
5.
Reduction of the heat losses in the district heating system and improvement of
the safety of heating supply
25%
30%
6.
Use of alternative resources in electricity supply
2%
5%
7.
Promotion of renewable energy resources in provision of heating and
preparation of the hot water
5%
8%
Practical activities in Zemgale Region
Among other activities:
Organization of Energy Days in Zemgale Region
Organization of Open Doors events to the residents of multi residential
houses to convince them to do the energy efficient refurbishment of
their houses ( 66% of Latvia population lives in multi residential
houses). With the help of ZREA 2 houses have been renovated, 28
project applications for renovation have been submitted and are
planned to be renovated this year.
Work with students of schools and universities to promote energy
efficiency, energy saving and renewable energy resources.
Assistance in preparing renovation documents residential house in 1, 4.linija, Jelgava, before
and after renovation
Thermography shows that one of the reasons for the increased consumption of
the heating energy (165 kWh/m2) for the house is related to the significant heat
loss through the demarcation surfaces of the house.
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