SIA Vindr Latvia plans to build 31 wind turbines in the Nīcgale wind park in the Nīcgale and Kalupe parishes of Augšdaugava municipality, according to an environmental impact assessment. The report was filed with the State Environmental Service on 13 October for an opinion on the park and its related infrastructure.
Two layouts were assessed. The initial base option, alternative A, examined 41 turbines. Alternative B, with 31 turbines, was judged more suitable for further development.
The layout was adjusted for effects on natural values, birds and bats, the hydrological regime and the landscape, as well as noise, shadow flicker and other land-use limits. Several sites from the first assessment were left out because construction would significantly harm habitats of EU importance, protected species, bird nesting areas, bat habitats or the landscape, and in some cases would require extensive compensatory measures.
Under alternative B, annual output could reach at least 543 gigawatt-hours. Alternative A could reach at least 718 GWh a year. The socioeconomic assessment assumed 31 turbines of 7 megawatts each, for 217 MW of installed capacity. The report states that the number built and their rated capacity may differ.
Electricity is to be fed into the 330-kilovolt transmission network. It would be collected on a medium-voltage network and sent to a transmission substation, and the project includes a battery storage system. The connection is planned to the Augstsprieguma tīkls 330 kV line Krustpils–Līksna.
The assessment finds that the optimised alternative B is permissible if mitigation, compensation and monitoring measures are followed during design, construction and operation. Further work must protect EU habitats and sites of protected species, limit effects on birds and bats, keep drainage systems functioning, restrict noise and flicker, and preserve landscape and cultural-historical values.
The report was prepared by SIA Skepast & Puhkim. The applicant is Vindr Latvia. Firmas.lv data show the company, registered in 2023 with share capital of 3.505 million euros and wholly owned by Norway-registered Vindr, recorded no revenue from its core activity in 2025 and a loss of 749,940 euros.