In addition to the Latvian towns Valka and Jēkabpils, the town Jaunjelgava now also relies on a large power plant consisting of ten wood cogeneration plants for heat and power.

With nearly 2,300 inhabitants, Jaunjelgava is located about 80 kilometres southeast of Riga on the Daugava River, nestled in the wooded and sparsely populated Zemgale area.

The decisive factor for the construction of the power plant was the economic use of timber as well as supplying the inhabitants of Jaunjelgava with electricity and heat. The power plants started operating on 14 July and supply approximately 400 households with heat and 300 households with electricity.

The ten wood cogeneration plants in Jaunjelgava operate in the so-called cascade principle. This means that depending on demand for heat and electricity, individual plants can be switched on or off.