According to agency reported on April 3, about the open Latvia "energy law" amendment to the effect of natural gas market. As of March 31, a total of 15 companies in regulatory agencies registered as gas suppliers.

Legal entity will be before June 15, 2017, to select new natural gas supplier, but the family will not be asked to choose a new gas supplier or according to the market price to pay for gas. Until 2019, select continue from the existing suppliers LatvijasGaze gas companies buy gas family will be in accordance with the regulatory agencies determine regulation of natural gas prices, until 2019.

According to the ministry of economic affairs, according to the natural gas market liberalization is to make the sales and distribution of natural gas as a simple, easy to create prerequisites for the fair competition between gas supplier, encouraging them to provide higher quality service to consumers and a wider range of choice. Latvia's natural gas market open, will enhance the security of gas supply, and the independence of the energy sector, and strengthen the eu's single gas market.