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The Freeport of Riga Authority (hereinafter – the Authority) in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 751 "Regulations on the implementation of the specific support objective 2.5.1. "Investments supporting the achievement of STEP objectives" of the European Union Cohesion Policy Programme 2021–2027", using European Union co-financing, is implementing the project" Development of Port and Logistics Infrastructure in Kundziņsala for Wind Technology Manufacturing " (hereinafter – the Project).
The project aims to strengthen the development of the production of offshore and onshore wind technologies, which are critical to the European Union's supply chain, in order to attract manufacturers of offshore wind and onshore wind technologies and their components, by creating a green industrial area, allowing businesses to locate facilities for the production of wind energy technology components.
Projekta ietvaros līdz 2029. gada 31. decembrim Rīgas brīvostas teritorijā Kundziņsalā, Rīgā tiks uzbūvēta un nodota nomai jauna Ostas infrastruktūra:
- High-capacity (25t/m2) deep-water quay with a total length of 290m and a depth at the quay of 13m
- High load capacity (25t/m2) Ro-Ro ramp
- Dredged waterways up to 13m deep
- Large-capacity (25t/m2) cargo parking and transportation areas with a total area of up to 15ha
- Roads and railways
- Water and sewerage networks
- Power supply system.
A general description of the port infrastructure is available in the attached information material "Kundziņsala Wind Hub – a Large-scale Offshore Wind Component Manufacturing & Logistic Complex", which contains information about the Freeport of Riga, the Project, the Project and Port infrastructure and construction areas (hereinafter – the Information Material).
The port infrastructure has an adjacent development area, consisting of undeveloped land plots of approximately 76 ha in area (hereinafter – Development Area), which are indicated in the Information Material as:
- Land plot A, approximately 18 ha in area;
- Land plot B is approximately 30 ha in area;
- Land plot C is approximately 28 ha in area.
The attached investor selection rules (hereinafter – Investor Selection Rules) provide for the procedure for granting lease rights for the Port infrastructure and Development areas to at least two clean technology merchants that intend to make investments in the production of offshore wind and onshore wind technologies and their components in Kundziņsala (hereinafter – Investors).
The minimum Investment amount that must be made by all Investors in the entire Development area is EUR 40 million. Of this amount, 10 percent must be actually invested by December 31, 2029.
The selection of investors takes place in three stages:
- In the first stage, a group of Investors is identified who meet the selection requirements, who wish to lease the Infrastructure and make investments in the Development Area in accordance with the Project objectives.
- In the second stage, negotiations are held with the Investors regarding the investment objective, volume and terms, the area and location of the land plots required for construction, as well as other issues essential for achieving the Project's objectives. Based on the information obtained during the negotiations, the Authority determines the area of the land plots, their location, as well as which Investors have applied to obtain building rights for construction on a specific land plot.
- The third stage - the auction - is organized if more than one Investor applies for building rights on any of the land plots. The Authority organizes an auction of Infrastructure lease rights, in which applicants who have chosen the same land plot are invited to participate.
Starting price of land plots for Port Infrastructure and Development Area land plots (annual rental fee in euros excluding VAT):
- Port infrastructure: EUR 2'600'000.00 (two million six hundred thousand euros, 00 cents), excluding VAT;
- Land plot A: EUR 50'000.00 (fifty thousand euros, 00 cents), excluding VAT;
- Land plot B: EUR 80'000.00 (eighty thousand euros, 00 cents), excluding VAT;
- Land plot C: EUR 77'000.00 (seventy-seven thousand euros, 00 cents) excluding VAT.
An application for participation in the Investor Selection can be submitted until November 10, 2025 at 4:30 p.m., using the application form for participation in the Investor Selection attached to the Investor Selection Regulations, submitting documents in person, by mail, or by sending to the electronic mail address: [email protected].
Interviews with applicants will take place from November 17, 2025 to November 28, 2025, with a mutually agreeable time for the interview to be agreed in advance. The talks will take place in person at the premises of the Freeport of Riga Authority at Kalpaka Boulevard 12, Riga, or remotely using the Zoom or Microsoft Teams platform.
Questions about the Project and Investor selection process should be sent to the Authority at the following email address: [email protected].
