By Investing EUR 1.8 Million, Elenger continues to develop green energy infrastructure in Latvia
Elenger, the largest privately owned energy company in the Baltic and Finnish region, continues to develop modern and flexible renewable energy infrastructure in Latvia. At the recently inaugurated solar power plant in Olaine municipality, the company will begin the construction of a battery energy storage system (BESS). The total investment in the project will amount to EUR 1.8 million.
Elenger saules elektrostacija Olaines novadā
The Olaine solar park’s battery system will have a capacity of 4.5 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 9 megawatt-hours (MWh). With this volume of green energy, the BESS will be able to supply electricity to approximately 1,100 households for a full day, clearly demonstrating the significant capacity of energy storage technologies.
“We are moving forward rapidly to develop more flexible green energy production and consumption in Latvia. Just this September, we commissioned our first BESS at the Nīca solar park, and now the construction of a BESS at the Olaine solar park follows. Both projects represent significant investments in Elenger’s modern renewable energy management and contribute to the security of Latvia’s energy system, market development, and the achievement of the country’s climate neutrality targets,” says Dāvis Skulte, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Elenger.
“What does BESS provide to the people of Latvia? In addition to reducing the risk of power supply disruptions and enabling faster recovery after such incidents, battery energy storage systems also help lower electricity costs. The system stores energy when it is cheaper or produced in surplus and feeds it back into the grid when demand and prices are higher. This helps reduce costs for both households and businesses. Moreover, BESS increases the share of green energy in the electricity supply, allowing households and the private sector—including Elenger’s customers—to use an ever-growing amount of renewable energy,” adds D. Skulte.
Elenger inaugurated the solar power plant in Olaine municipality this April, with an investment of EUR 2.4 million. The solar park covers nine hectares and includes 7,056 solar panels capable of generating 5.3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity annually. Construction of the BESS at this solar park is planned to begin this year, with commissioning scheduled for early 2026.
Elenger Group began solar energy production in 2019, when together with a partner company it opened what was then the largest solar park complex in Estonia, located in Pärnu, where 13,000 solar panels with a total capacity of 4.7 MW were installed. Since then, Elenger has developed dozens of solar parks across Estonia, as well as two solar power plants in Latvia—Nīca and Olaine. Construction of a BESS with a storage capacity of 18 MWh has also commenced at Elenger’s Tallinn solar park.
