The Saeima of Latvia supported amendments to the Energy Law, which provide for the diversification of supply routes and the provision of strategic gas reserves, as well as a ban on gas imports from the Russian Federation from 2023. This was reported on the website of the Seimas..

The law requires the gas transmission operator to provide infrastructure that limits the risks to supplies, as well as obligations to create strategic gas reserves.

Strategic gas reserves must be accumulated in the Incukalns underground gas storage no later than August 31 of each year in order to ensure consumption from October 1 of the same year to April 30 of the next year.

In addition, the law provides for a ban on the supply of natural gas from the Russian Federation and requires the Cabinet of Ministers to submit a report on the national nuclear energy program to the Seimas..

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