Economics Ministry and Latvenergo urge consumers to save gas

• Published date: 22 July 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, July 22 (LETA) - Considering gas supply issues in Europe, this resource should be spent more sparingly, Martins Cakste, board chairman of Latvenergo energy company, and Arturs Butans, head of Economics Minister Ilze Indriksone's (National Alliance) office, told LETA.

Butans indicated that the best energy is that which remains unspent and that in the first two quarters of this year gas consumption in Latvia already decreased.

The Economics Ministry's representative noted that households have already become more prudent and companies are switching to alternative energy sources, including by getting involved in a program for replacing gas-fired boilers with woodchip or pellet-fueled equipment.

Latvenergo board chairman Cakste said that although Latvenergo has purchased natural gas at the government's instructions, it is essential to learn to save gas already now because the price of gas will be high and there are also certain problems with supply.

"This is the price for the war and independence, and this is a significantly smaller harm than what is happening in Ukraine. This is probably everyone's small contribution to this unity and fight against the aggressor. We need to be wise - let's spend sparingly, think about energy efficiency already now, in the summer, and how we can reduce this consumption," said Cakste.

He said that the gas reserve purchased by Latvenergo will suffice to supply households with gas, but that there are concerns about the corporate sector, which is why...