The Observation of Targets Achieved during District Heating Development in Riga City

Normunds Talcis1, Agnese Līckrastiņa2, and Egils Dzelzītis2

1. JSC “RĪGAS SILTUMS”, Rīga, Latvia

2. Department of Heat and Gas Technology, Riga Technical University, Rīga, Latvia

Abstract: The rehabilitation project of the district heating system of Rīga city envisaged elimination of district heat substations, reconstruction of individual heat substations and district heating networks. Inefficient medium and small scale heat sources were closed and the relevant consumers were connected to the networks of large scale heat sources. The major heat sources of JSC “Rīgas Siltums” were reconstructed during the project in order to provide more efficient and environmentally friendly heat production. In the course of implementing the rehabilitation project the arrangement of the heat metering, improvement of the service quality and provision of the heat consumption control to heat consumers were provided.

Key words: district heating, network, rehabilitation project