Latvian - American Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Chapter is organizing a Luncheon  with executives of the Climate and Energy Ministry of Latvia and Latvenergo, a state-owned electric utility company in Latvia. Latvenergo is among the most valuable companies in Latvia with revenues exceeding 1 billion EUR.

Latvenergo plans to implement renewable energy projects in the domestic market as  well as outside it with a capacity of 2,300 MW by 2030. This includes investment in onshore and offshore wind, as well as solar. The company is also exploring the potential for hydrogen in its portfolio. 

Who should come?

Representatives of Colorado Companies active in the Renewable energy sector and anyone interested in networking with the Baltic region energy executives.

Presenters:

Ivars Golsts, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Latvenergo (Ivars is a graduate of University of Colorado, 2000)

Līga Rozentāle, Deputy State Secretary of the Climate and Energy Ministry of Latvia

Agenda:

Our guests will deliver a presentation on Energy Challenges caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This lead to Latvia swiftly moving towards reducing energy dependency and imports from Russia. This included halting all natural gas imports in 2022 and replacing with LNG, a significant share of which has come from the United States.

Presentation will be followed by networking. Light appetizers and refreshments will be provided.

Event is supported by the US Embassy in Latvia