Rīga's central heating tariff to rise significantly in December

“Rīgas siltums” has submitted a draft proposal for changes to the heating tariff to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK). This provides that, from 1 December, the heating tariff will be 96.33 euros per megawatt-hour (euro/MWh) excluding value added tax, meaning the tariff will be 16 per cent higher than in the previous heating season and 19 per cent higher than the current tariff, namely 80.96 euros per MWh.

Kalvis Kalniņš, Chairman of the Board of “Rīgas siltums”, claimed that t...