PRE-WAR UTILITIES DATA

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• Publication Date: July 5, 1950
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Pre-War Utilities Data
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1. Production of Electric Current - Latvia - 1938
27,638,000 Kw H - 12%
8,1b5, 000 Kw H - 4
7,315,000 Kw H - . 3%
562 units 233,733,000 Kw H 100
2. Industrial Cross-Section of the Electricity Produced - Latvia - 1938
Units 1,000 Kw H Produced
Mines - Quarries
Ceramics
Metal Industry
5
7?
13
lo6
5,449
335
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By Hydraulic plants 7,872,000 Kw H
By Thermal plants 22 ,861,000 Kw H
Total 233,733,000 Kw H
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There were 68 electric power stations and 494 industrial plants which prcduced
power for themselves - total 562 units
Produced in all Latvia:
68 units 162,652,000 Kw H 70%
494+ units 71,081,000 Kw H - 30%
The Riga thermal plant alone produced 121+,517,000 Kw H or 53% of all electrici;
produced in Latvia. From 1939 to 1949 it was supplemented by the Keguas
power station on the River Daugava near Riga.
This electricity was produced in:
(paper factories)
Kurzeme (district)
ffourland7 123 units
Zemgale (listrict) 98 units
'Latgale (district) 85 units
Riga - city 75 units 5iants7 144,171,000 Kw H - 62%
Vidzeme (district) 181 units 14.6,11,?00 Kw H - _20%
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Chemical Indu,try
9
2,758
(includes rubber plant)
(1)
(1,603)
Leather Industry
4
327
Textile Industry
39
7;517
Lumber Industry
112
7,374
Paper Plants
9
38,372
Food industry
291
5,795
Clothing and Footwear
2
26
Construction
2
2,977
Electric power stations
68
162,652
Water plants
1
11
562 233,733
The 68 electric power stations produced:
6,246,000 Kw H by hydroelectric stations
156, 06,000 Kw H by then .1 stations
162,652,000 Kw H
155?,284,000 Kw H were produced by electric power stations owned by the communities,
-mainly in Riga, Liepaja, Jelgava and Daugavpils.
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Production of Electricity according to Districts and Largest Cities - 1938 (1,000 KW O
Units
(plants)
Hydro
Stations
Thermal
Stations
Total
Ri .
cit
12517
121
Riga
district
8
1,39
1 O
1,549
Cesu.(district)
5
1,192
540
1,732
Valmiera (=district)
5
345
"7
1,192
Valaas (district)
6
181
449
630
,.oval _ (district)
2
2,183
283
2 466
Vidzeme (province)
26
5,290
2,279
7~ 5i
Liepaja (city)
1
17,319
17,319
Liepaja (district)
1
10
10
Aizpute (district)
2
42
42
Kuldoga (district)
3
311
311
Krustpils (city)
1
891
891
Krustpils (district)
3
12
8
20
Talsu (district)
4
42
211
286
Xurzeme (province)
15
106
,773
1 .7
Tukuma (district)
3
9
23
32
Jelgava (city)
1
4,953
1,953
Jelgava (district)
1
92
92
Pauseas (district)
2
377
57
434
Jeeabpils (district)
1
40
140
Iluartes (district)
2
12
12
Zemgaleprovince)
10
7
5,095
5,563
Daugavpils (city)
5,199
5,199
Daugavpils (district)
7
320
165
485
Itefeanes (district)
1
24+
24
Ludzas (district)
3
28
267
295
Abrenes (district)
It.
121
.121
Latgale (p?oviace 1
372
5,752
6,12
Total - Latvia 68
61246
15.6, 4o6 .
162, 652
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4.
Monthl Production of Electricity In above Power Stations
Hydro Stations
Thermal Stations
Total
000 KKH
1
j
1,000 KwH
,
1,000 KwH
January
1
623
9.97
14,674
-
9.38
15,297
9.40
February
708
11.34
12,979
8.30
13,687
8.42
March
630
10.09
13,593
8.69
14,223
8.74
April
618
9.89
11,476
7.34
12,094
7.44
May
436
6.98
11,615
7.43
12,051
7.41
June
358
5.73
9,546
6.10
9~ 904
6.09
July
367
5.88
10,542
6.79
10,909
6.71
August
* 240
3.84
11,582
7.40
11,822
7.07
September
* 223
3.57.
12,976
8.20
13,199
8.11
October
491
7.86
14,859
9,50
15,350
9.41E
November
847
13-56
15,779
10.09
16,626
10.22
December
11.29.
16,785
10-73
17,490
10.75
Total 1938 6,246 100 156,4o6
lop
162, 652
100
Reflects low water conditions
CUacity of Dynamos
1938
Driven_ By_
39
water
4,7$2
5.6
12
steam
11 851
1.?
16
steam turbines 77,526
91.0
31
int.comb.
.engines
.2,070
2.4
98
85,229
100 `
Length of per Distribution Lines - bt - 1938 (in Kilometers
Low Tension Lines
High Tension Lines
Total
.fir
Underground
Air Under ound,
Riga (city)
126
852
24
495
1,497
Vid.zeme
1,865
2
1,194
18
3,079
Kurzeme
752
87
467
39
1,345
Zemgale
571
2'
319
16
908
Latgale
250
2
152
13
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Total - Latvia 3,564 945
2,156
581
7,246
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Consumption of Po wer.Plant Electric cty Produced in Latvia -1938
11000 Kw H,
Light and $ousehold
36,161
22.3
Light on Streets.
3,483
2.1
Streetcars
12,895
7.9
Industry
85.j451
52.6
Power Plants (self-consumptign)
2,488;.
1.5
Agriculture
868
0.5
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-
11,3E
99
19
Loss
21,3o6
13-1
162,652
100.0
Power Consumption per Inhabitant - 19
In Riga
In. 9idzeme
In Kurzeme
In Zemgale
Lat ale
to
282 Kw H
15 IvR
56 IKw H
16 Kw H
9 Kw H
over 107.9 Kw H
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whereof current produced by:
Power Plants 71.8 Kw H
Industrial Units 366.1 Kw H
107.9 KwK
Gas Prop.pct on - Latvia - 1938
Liepaja 900,000 cubic meters
Riga 700.000 cubic meters
Total 4- 00,900cubic,meters
They used 23,714 tons of coal and, $d ae dition . to gas, . pr< dulled:
18,841 tons cote
1,172 tons tar
201 tons benzol
10. Water Ski in Largest Cries - Latvia - 1938
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Quantity Water Sold
Riga (city) *
15,728,000 cubic meters
(from filtered wells)
Jelgava (city)
1,21+0,000 cubic meters
(from filtered wells)
Daugavpils
881+,000 cubic meters
(from river)
Valmiera
126,000 cubic meters
(from artesian wells)
Cesis
112,000 cubic meters
(from springs)
From artesian wells - considered purest in Europe
11. Dregin of Ports Latvia -- 1938
Riga
838,000 cubic meters earth
Liepaja
Ventspils
281,000 cubic meters earth
Other ports
17 2000 cubic. meters earth
Total
- 1938
1,136,000 cubic meters earth
1937
936,000 cubic meters
1936
1,114,000 cubic meters
1935
1,126,000 cubic meters
1934
1,143,000 cubic meters
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