09:00 - 09:30 

Registration 

09:30 - 09:40 

Introduction - Welcome from Riga Planning Region 

Edgars Rantiņš, Head of Administration

09:40 - 10:00 

Outline of the agenda: Ilgvars Francis, Project Manager at Riga Planning Region / Recap of ShareRES Project with Lead Partner, Beatriz Rico, Extremadura Energy Agency  

10:00 - 10:30

Renewable energy support mechanisms and community energy regulation in Latvia 

Gunārs Valdmanis, Director, Energy Market Department – Ministry of Energy and Climate of the Republic of Latvia

An outline of the Community Energy Enabling Framework in the Republic of Latvia

10:30 - 11:00

Sustainable urban energy development – an outline of renewable energy and climate policy and community initiatives in the City of Riga  

Janis Ikaunieks, Director of the municipal agency “Riga Energy Agency”

11:00 - 11:30 

Coffee break 

11:30 – 11.50

Overview of the potential of energy communities for residential buildings Oļegs Borščevskis – Dr., Institute of Physical Energetics, Smart Grid Research   Centre  

11:50 - 13:30

Peer review-workshop - Regional Self-Assessments and Good Practices

13:30 - 14:30  

Lunch

14:30 - 16:30 

ShareRES Project Steering Committee meeting

09:00 - 09:15 

Meeting point, pick-up at Hotel Reception, bus travel to Salaspils municipality

09:45 - 10:40 

Study visit No 1 – “Salaspils Siltums, Ltd” district heating projects - renewables (solar / biomass)

https://salaspilssiltums.lv/

10:40 - 11:00 

Bus travel to Ogre municipality

11:00 - 12:00 

Study visit No 2 – Ogre Municipality Central Library: circular economy in practice – zero energy public building  (https://www.ocb.lv/)

12:00 – 12:40

Bus travel to Mārupe municipality

12:40 - 13:30 

Lunch at the Urban Cafe Mārupe https://www.facebook.com/Urbancafemarupe/

13:30 – 14:30

Study visit No 3 Update from local Sustainable Energy Communities at Mārupe municipality

Raivis Šķērstens, energy expert, local activist