Izindaba - I-Riga Port: Kuzotshalwa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-8 zamaRandi ukuze kuthuthukiswe amachweba ngo-2025

UMkhandlu Wezikhumulo Zasechwebeni iRiga uvumile uhlelo lokutshalwa kwezimali lwango-2025, wabela cishe ama-USD ayizigidi ezingu-8.1 ukuthuthukiswa kwezikhumulo, okuwukwenyuka kwe-USD eyizigidi ezingu-1.2 noma u-17% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. Lolu hlelo luhlanganisa amaphrojekthi amakhulu engqalasizinda aqhubekayo kanye nezinhlelo ezintsha zamasu.
USihlalo weBhodi Yezikhumulo Ezikhululekile zaseRiga, uSandis Šteins, uphawule wathi, "Okubaluleke kakhulu ohlelweni lokutshalwa kwezimali lwalo nyaka ukusebenzisa amaphrojekthi amakhulu okuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda kanye nokwenza kube yidijithali echwebeni, okuzothuthukisa amathuba okuheha utshalomali olusha. Ukutshala imali engqalasizinda ebonakalayo neyedijithali yechweba kubalulekile ekuqhubekeni nokuheha abatshalizimali ukuthuthukisa izindawo zokukhiqiza zesimanje kanye nezindawo zokuthutha endaweni yechweba. Siyazi ukuthi abatshalizimali banesithakazelo esikhulu eRiga Port, kodwa ingqalasizinda yamanje ayihlangabezani njalo nezidingo zamaphrojekthi amakhulu okutshalwa kwezimali. Yingakho okwamanje sigxile ekutshalweni kwezimali okuqondiwe engqalasizinda yechweba ukuze sikwenze kukhange ngangokunokwenzeka futhi kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zabatshalizimali."
Ngo-2025, i-Riga Free Port Authority ihlela ukuqedela iphrojekthi entsha yokushintshana exhumanisa iTvaika Street neKundziņsala. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwechweba nengqalasizinda yomphakathi eKundziņsala, njengendawo yokuhlola ichweba yesimanje ehlonyiswe ngohlelo lokufinyelela lwedijithali oluphelele.
Lolu hlelo lwenzelwe ukwenza kube lula ukubhaliswa kwe-elekthronikhi, ukwenziwa kwemibhalo yempahla ibe yidijithali, nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwayo yonke indawo, ngaleyo ndlela kuthuthukiswe ukuhanjiswa kwezimoto. UMkhandlu Wedolobha laseRiga uqondisa ukwakhiwa kwendawo yokushintshana, kanti wonke umsebenzi uhlelelwe ukuqedwa ekuqaleni kuka-2026.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umsebenzi wokuthuthukisa eKundziņsala uzoqhubeka nokuwuguqula ube yisikhungo sokugcina impahla, ukuthutha, kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa nezindawo zokukhiqiza ubuchwepheshe bomoya. Ekupheleni kuka-2024, iKhabhinethi Yongqongqoshe baseLatvia yamukele iphrojekthi ethi "Ukusungulwa Kwengqalasizinda Yechweba Nezokuthutha eKundziņsala Yokuthuthukiswa Kokukhiqiza Ubuchwepheshe Bamandla Omoya," yabela ama-USD ayizigidi ezingama-70.7 ukuze kuthuthukiswe ingqalasizinda.
Kuzotshalwa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-93 zamaRandi eMelika ekwakhiweni kwamanethiwekhi obunjiniyela, iziteshi, izindawo zokuwela izitimela, izindawo ezintsha zamanzi ajulile ezinezindawo zokugoqa/zokususa ugesi, ingqalasizinda entsha yezokuthutha, kanye nemisebenzi yokudonsa amanzi.
Kulindeleke ukuthi le phrojekthi iqedwe ngoDisemba 31, 2029, okuzovula indlela yokuthi kusungulwe izindawo zokukhiqiza ezinkulu zabakhiqizi bezingxenye ze-turbine yomoya olwandle eduze kwechweba.
Ngokubambisana noMkhandlu Wedolobha laseRiga, uhlelo lokwakha kabusha iFlotes Street luqale kulo nyaka. Muva nje, ukukhula kwetheminali yechweba eduze neFlotes Street esifundazweni saseDaugavpils kuholele ekwandeni kwemithwalo yempahla.
Iphrojekthi yokwakha kabusha ihlanganisa ingqalasizinda entsha yabahamba ngezinyawo, amabhayisikili, nezimoto, kanye nokufakwa kweziqoqi zamanzi emvula kanye nokukhanyisa. Ukwakhiwa kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale ekupheleni kuka-2025 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe ngo-2027.
Ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yesimanje yezokuthutha abagibeli basemanzini: Ukuze kube lula ukwakhiwa kwesiteshi sokuthutha abagibeli basemanzini kanye nesikebhe semikhumbi yabagibeli nemithwalo e-Eksportosta, i-Riga Free Port Authority ihlela ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yokuthutha ngokudiliza ingxenye yedamu le-ED. Lokhu kulungiswa kuyadingeka ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nemikhumbi emikhulu yokuthutha abagibeli ende ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-300 eduze nesikhungo sedolobha esidumile.
Ukudilizwa kwengxenye kulindeleke ukuthi kuqedwe ngehlobo lika-2026. Okwamanje, iRiga Free Port Authority ibambisana nabalingani abavela kuMkhandlu Wedolobha laseRiga, i-LIAA, i-RITA, kanye noMnyango Wezomnotho ukubuyisela izinsizakalo zemikhumbi yabagibeli neyempahla ejwayelekile eya nokubuya eRiga Port.
Amaphrojekthi engqalasizinda yedijithali azoqhubeka, agxile ekuhlomiseni izindawo zokuhlola amachweba ngobuchwepheshe be-biometric kanye nobokubona komshini ukuze kulawulwe abasebenzi nezimoto ngaphandle kokuthintana. Ukubambisana kuzoqhubeka nokuguqula ukuphathwa kwamachweba eLatvia ngedijithali ngokucubungula nokuhlaziya idatha okuthuthukisiwe, nangokusebenzisa ipulatifomu ehlanganisiwe yokuhlanganiswa kwedijithali okungenamthungo phakathi kwabasebenzisi bamachweba, izinkampani zempahla, kanye neziphathimandla zamachweba.
Ngokuhambisana ne-EU Green Deal kanye nezinhloso ze-green port, i-Riga Port ihlanganyela kuphrojekthi ethi "Baltic ah2 - Cross-border Hydrogen Valley around the Baltic". Lolu hlelo luhilela ucwaningo ngokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe be-hydrogen ezindaweni zasolwandle, okuhlanganisa ezokuthutha, isitoreji, ukukhiqiza, kanye nezinye izinto ezifana ne-methanol ne-ammonia. I-port ihlela ukuthuthukisa izifundo zokwenzeka kanye namaphrojekthi kulo nyaka ukuze kuguqulwe imikhumbi ekhona iye kubuchwepheshe bokuqhutshwa kwe-hybrid obusekelwe ku-hydrogen.
Ngo-2024, ichweba laqeda amaphrojekthi amaningi abalulekile engqalasizinda, okuhlanganisa iphrojekthi yokuhamba kwezempi enemali elinganiselwa ku-13.7 million USD, okuthuthukisa ukuncintisana kanye nokuphepha kwechweba. Kwakhiwa ipaki yezimboni yamandla avuselelekayo ngaphakathi kwendawo yechweba, kanye nenkontileka esayiniwe yokuthuthukiswa kwepaki yelanga engu-100 MW, kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okufika ku-87.6 million USD.
Isabelomali esiphelele samaphrojekthi engqalasizinda yeRiga Port ngo-2025 singama-USD ayizigidi ezingu-8.1, kanti ama-USD ayizigidi ezingu-5.9 avela kwiRiga Free Port Authority kanye nama-USD ayizigidi ezingu-2.2 avela ohlelweni lwe-EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, okuhloswe ngalo "ukuguqulwa kwedijithali kokuphathwa kwechweba ngokucubungula nokuhlaziya idatha ye-logistics okuthuthukisiwe."