EKONOMIKAS MINISTRIJA

Their core work

Latvia's Ministry of Economics serves as the national authority responsible for energy policy implementation, particularly the transposition of EU energy directives into Latvian law. Through its H2020 participation, it engages in structured peer exchange with other EU member states on implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Its role is fundamentally regulatory and policy-oriented — translating EU-level energy requirements into national building codes, energy performance standards, and efficiency regulations.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Early participation (2015–2018) focused on foundational directive transposition — implementing the original EPBD and the first Renewable Energy Directive, with an emphasis on basic energy performance in buildings. By 2021–2026, the ministry's engagement expanded to include decarbonisation strategies, smart buildings, renovation waves, public procurement of energy efficiency, and heating/cooling systems. This shift mirrors the EU's own policy evolution from setting baseline energy standards toward deep renovation and climate neutrality targets.

Moving toward deep building decarbonisation, smart building regulation, and public sector energy procurement — aligned with the EU Renovation Wave and Fit for 55 package.

How they like to work

Always a participant, never a coordinator — consistent with its role as a national ministry contributing to EU-wide Concerted Actions. These are large-scale coordination mechanisms where every EU member state sends representatives, so the 63 partners across 29 countries reflect the structure of the program rather than selective partnership choices. Working with them means engaging with Latvia's official voice on energy policy implementation.

Connected to 63 organizations across 29 countries, but this reflects the structure of EU Concerted Actions which include all member states by design. Their real network value lies in direct access to Latvia's energy policy decision-making apparatus.

What sets them apart

As a national ministry, they are not a research partner or technology provider — they are a policy-making authority. This makes them valuable for projects that need regulatory insight, policy validation, or a pathway to national implementation. Anyone developing building energy technologies or efficiency solutions for the Latvian market should recognize this ministry as the entity that writes the rules.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CA EED3
  Their largest-funded project (€65,900) and most recent, covering the full spectrum of energy efficiency policy including decarbonisation, public procurement, and heating/cooling systems.
• CAV_EPBD
  Addresses the EPBD Recast with keywords spanning NZEB buildings, smart buildings, renovation strategies, and energy performance certificates — the broadest thematic scope among their projects.