Data-centre rules
Data centre regulation in Latvia
Our tracker lists 9 rules for building and running a data centre in Latvia, national and EU, and 6 of them are in force.
Each comes with its status, who it applies to and the next date that matters. When a rule here changes, the change is logged below with its date.
Rules that apply in Latvia
National rules first, then the EU rules every member state applies. Status as on the tracker.
| Rule | Level | Status | Applies to | Next date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency Law, Article 12.1 (energy efficiency in data centres), added by the law of 20 March 2025 | National | In force since 18 April 2025 | New and existing sites. Owners and operators whose installed IT infrastructure power demand in a single data centre is at least 500 kW on the last day of the calendar year; the data must also be published on their own website; data centres in critical infrastructure, those hosting ICT critical infrastructure systems and those used only for civil security and defence are excluded, but must report on the part serving other legal persons where that exceeds 500 kW | 15 May 2027 (annual deadline 15 May) |
| National Cybersecurity Law, Article 1 point 2, Article 20 point 8(t) and Article 21(1) point 1 (data centre service providers) | National | In force since 1 September 2024; current text from 18 June 2026 | New and existing sites. Large data centre service providers are essential service providers; medium ones are important service providers | No date published |
| National Cybersecurity Law, Article 30, and Cabinet Regulation No. 602 of 29 September 2026 on information system hosting and data centre security | National | In force since 1 October 2026 (Regulation No. 602); Article 30 in force since 1 September 2024 | New and existing sites. Data centre operators hosting information systems of essential or important service providers or ICT critical infrastructure owners: compliance shown by an auditor's opinion renewed at least every two years or by a listed certification; operators must tell the client within five working days of anything that may affect compliance and provide real-time telemetry on request; client entities must host in data centres in NATO, EU, EFTA or IP4 states | 31 December 2026: entities already hosting Class A systems must notify the data centre operator and, if not compliant, prepare a compliance plan |
| EED reporting, Article 12 and Delegated Regulation 2024/1364 | EU | In force | New and existing sites. Data centres ≥500 kW installed IT power | 15 May 2027, next annual report |
| EED waste heat, Article 26(6) | EU | In force | New and existing sites. Data centres >1 MW total rated energy input | Ongoing duty |
| EED energy management systems, Article 11 | EU | In force as a Directive duty on Member States; deadline not yet reached | Enterprises, including data-centre operators, with average annual energy consumption above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) over the previous three years, all energy carriers together | 11 October 2027, certified energy management system in place |
| EU rating scheme, delegated regulation adopted 21 Sep 2026 | EU | Adopted, in Parliament and Council scrutiny | New and existing sites. Same ≥500 kW reporting population | In force 20 days after Official Journal publication, if not objected to |
| EU minimum performance standards | EU | Consultation open | Not yet defined | 14 December 2026, consultation closes |
| Cloud and AI Development Act, COM(2026) 502 | EU | Proposal, with Parliament and Council | Cloud and AI infrastructure providers broadly | No fixed date |
Latvia in detail
What the national rules say, with the legal texts.
Latvia puts data centre duties in two laws. Since 18 April 2025 the Energy Efficiency Law requires owners and operators of a data centre with at least 500 kW of installed IT infrastructure power demand on the last day of the year to report to the European data centre database by 15 May and to publish the same data on their own website. Since 1 October 2026 Cabinet Regulation No. 602 sets security requirements, two-yearly audits and operator duties for data centres that host systems of entities covered by the National Cybersecurity Law, which also classes large data centre service providers as essential. We found no Latvian rule on data centre waste heat.
Dates to watch
The next dates for Latvia and the EU, soonest first.
- 14 Dec 2026The EU Commission's minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- 15 May 2027EU database due every year
- 11 Oct 2027EU deadline under Article 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive for a certified energy management system at enterprises above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) of annual energy consumption
Formal refusals and bans since 2025
Verified decisions only. Absence is not evidence of low planning risk.
No formal refusal or ban recorded for Latvia in this register. The register covers decisions we have verified, not every decision taken.
Decisions from 1 Jan 2025; statuses checked 11 Oct 2026.
What changed
Every change to these rules on the tracker, newest first.
- 18 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: EED energy management systems, Article 11 (In force as a Directive duty on Member States; deadline not yet reached).
- 15 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: Energy Efficiency Law, Article 12.1 (energy efficiency in data centres), added by the law of 20 March 2025 (In force since 18 April 2025).
- 15 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: National Cybersecurity Law, Article 1 point 2, Article 20 point 8(t) and Article 21(1) point 1 (data centre service providers) (In force since 1 September 2024; current text from 18 June 2026).
- 15 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: National Cybersecurity Law, Article 30, and Cabinet Regulation No. 602 of 29 September 2026 on information system hosting and data centre security (In force since 1 October 2026 (Regulation No. 602); Article 30 in force since 1 September 2024).
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Questions
Which rules apply to a data centre in Latvia?
Our tracker lists 9 rules for building and running a data centre in Latvia, national and EU, and 6 of them are in force.
What is the next date for data centre rules in Latvia?
The next date is 14 Dec 2026: the EU Commission's minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes.
From the European data-centre regulation tracker, which cites the legal text for every rule. Data-centre market data for Latvia.
Sources: EUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU), European Commission, Likumi.lv (Latvian legislation).