Public Utilities Commission of Latvia

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) or the Regulator is institutionally and functionally independent, full-fledged, autonomous body governed by public law which carries out regulation of public services in energy, electronic communications, post, municipal waste management and water management sectors in accordance with the law “On Regulators of Public Utilities” and special legal acts of the regulated sectors.
The Regulator independently performs the functions transferred by law and within its competence independently adopts decisions and issues administrative acts which are binding to specific providers and users of public services.

Mission - The Regulator shall independently and reliably ensure the balancing of the interests of service users and providers and further the development of public services..

Vision - The Regulator will become one of the most reliable and open public authorities by implementing new regulatory frameworks and improving the existing ones.