Transport Energy Law establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the circulation, quality, and use of transport energy in the national territory. Its core objectives are to promote environmentally safe transport energy, expand the use of renewable and alternative fuels, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions, develop alternative fuel infrastructure, and increase public awareness. The Law applies to transport energy supply, quality requirements, conformity assessment, infrastructure development, and market supervision, and aligns the national legislation with updated EU energy and climate legislation.
The Law sets detailed obligations for fuel suppliers, including mandatory compliance with transport energy quality standards, certification and documentation requirements, and submission of annual verified reports on energy volumes, origin, and emissions. From 2030, suppliers must achieve at least a 16% reduction in GHG emission intensity, and they are also subject to a transport energy modernization obligation, requiring an increasing share of advanced biofuels, renewable fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity. Strict sustainability and GHG-saving criteria apply to biofuels and other renewable fuels, supported by supply-chain verification, mass-balance systems, independent audits, and EU-recognised certification schemes. Financial penalties apply for non-compliance, with collected funds earmarked for supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in the transport sector.
The Law also regulates the development of alternative fuel infrastructure by requiring charging and alternative fuel refuelling points along major transport routes and in urban nodes, and by obliging fuel station operators to install at least one charging or alternative fuel point by 2030, where feasible. Large cities are required, from 2030, to ensure that at least 30% of energy used in public and municipal transport comes from renewable energy or electricity. Oversight is primarily entrusted to the State Environmental Service, with defined roles for other authorities.
The Law sets detailed obligations for fuel suppliers, including mandatory compliance with transport energy quality standards, certification and documentation requirements, and submission of annual verified reports on energy volumes, origin, and emissions. From 2030, suppliers must achieve at least a 16% reduction in GHG emission intensity, and they are also subject to a transport energy modernization obligation, requiring an increasing share of advanced biofuels, renewable fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity. Strict sustainability and GHG-saving criteria apply to biofuels and other renewable fuels, supported by supply-chain verification, mass-balance systems, independent audits, and EU-recognised certification schemes. Financial penalties apply for non-compliance, with collected funds earmarked for supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in the transport sector.
The Law also regulates the development of alternative fuel infrastructure by requiring charging and alternative fuel refuelling points along major transport routes and in urban nodes, and by obliging fuel station operators to install at least one charging or alternative fuel point by 2030, where feasible. Large cities are required, from 2030, to ensure that at least 30% of energy used in public and municipal transport comes from renewable energy or electricity. Oversight is primarily entrusted to the State Environmental Service, with defined roles for other authorities.
Title:
Transport Energy Law.
Country:
Latvia
Type of document:
Legislation
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No
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