Latvia: Municipalities gradually commence heating season

Latvian municipalities have begun switching on central heating for households amid the onset of colder weather, LETA reports. Riga’s municipal housing company, Rigas Namu Parvaldnieks (RNP), began providing heating to tenants on 4 October 2024. RNP will turn off heating automatically on warmer days. The Jekabpils municipality will switch on heating in kindergartens first and then in schools. Aivo Salvins, adviser to the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments (LPS), noted that fuel costs and consumer debts for heating were now lower than in 2023, LSM reported.