# Riga Prepares for Winter Heating

- Place: Riga, Latvia (56.9496, 24.1052)
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:05:02.988Z · expires 2026-11-14T16:05:02.988Z
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Rīga will begin central heating next week as winter approaches, per eng.lsm.lv.

The city's ministries have pledged funding for the Rīga Conference 2026, reports eng.lsm.lv.

A storm continues to impact Latvia with widespread power outages, according to eng.lsm.lv.

## Sources

- [Storm continues to batter Latvia on Sunday, widespread power cuts / Article](https://eng.lsm.lv/article/weather/weather/23.08.2026-storm-continues-to-batter-latvia-on-sunday-widespread-power-cuts.a659947/) · eng.lsm.lv · 2026-11-06
- [Rīga will start central heating next week / Article](https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/06.10.2026-riga-will-start-central-heating-next-week.a666323/) · eng.lsm.lv · 2026-11-07
- [Ministries pledge to bankroll Rīga Conference 2026 / Article](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxPWlo3Ti1nemxsZ0NPRGxaNURPWGZCdDdBQ1NBOWtNa1JpcTh5QnMyek5tNnBlcXRscHQ1UVdyeDRRbUVJRm5wOTNjWnZZVUlCUlRFR1hUMnhfRkNhVDMyeTdadmVQWWJzTF9FZTZsZi1GU0lKcTZmWFo1YlpycTJwU29tTzZkN0RpZ21aWVVwUUlEM3AtUk5RTzI3S1c5RzJrUW04S0NrdDlGRjI4R1FMRWZXZw?oc=5) · eng.lsm.lv · 2026-11-06

## Open data shown on the globe

- Power plants · WRI Global Power Plant Database: 300 within 650 km · Gas 25 GW · Nuclear 15 GW · Coal 12 GW · Hydro 6.7 GW; Largest: Leningrad NPP · 4.0 GW nuclear · check: https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase