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Estonia – plan for 100% electricity from RES by 2030
On August 25, the Estonian government backed a draft proposal from the Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure to accelerate the transition to renewable electricity, so that by 2030 all electricity consumed in Estonia will be [...]
Offshore wind farm in Gulf of Riga to help ensure affordable electricity prices and energy security
In July of this year, Enefit, a developer, signed a contract to prepare a conceptual engineering design for a wind farm. The project is co-financed by the European Union. […]
The Marienborg Declaration: Baltic Sea Countries declare more cooperation in offshore wind
On 30 August 2022 the Heads of Governments and Energy Ministers of the 8 countries around the Baltic Sea signed the Marienborg Declaration. They committed to new volumes for the build-out of offshore wind in the [...]
The Republic of Estonia plans to build an electrical connection to the Gulf of Riga for an offshore wind farm
On the 4th of August, the government of the Republic of Estonia decided to initiate a national designated spatial plan for building the electricity connection to the Gulf of Riga, so that the offshore wind farm of AS Eesti Energia [...]
Estonian ministry rejects permit application for Hiiumaa offshore wind farm
Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has rejected Sunly Wind OU’s application for a permit to build an offshore wind farm near Hiiumaa Island, reports BNS. […]
Fishermen in Estonia to be compensated due to offshore wind farm development
The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) passed amendments to the Natural Gas Act and other related laws during one of the session. The amendments also provide new solutions for onshore and offshore wind power in Estonia. […]
Port of Tallinn and Sunly establish cooperation in offshore wind area
Port of Tallinn and Sunly, an investor in the renewable energy sector, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea countries. Sunly has plans to develop offshore wind farms in Estonia, Latvia and [...]
Elering and Fingrid begin planning for EstLink 3 submarine cable
Estonian and Finnish transmission system operators Elering and Fingrid have signed a letter of intent to begin the planning process for a third submarine cable link connecting Finland and Estonia. […]
Port of Tallinn to build a new quay to service wind farms
The supervisory board of Port of Tallinn decided to invest up to EUR 53 million to build a new 310-meter quay with a 10-hectare area beyond the quay in Paldiski South Harbour. The investment is co-financed by European Commission in the [...]
Baltic RCC began operations. The center will coordinate the development of electric power systems
The Baltic Regional Coordination Centre (Baltic RCC) has officially started operations in Tallinn. An executive was elected for this purpose. The purpose of the center will be to coordinate the planning of the development of electricity systems as well as some [...]
Estonia will explore the possibility of wind energy production in Hiiu region
The State Shared Service Centre (Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus, RTK) has issued a tender for a service including a preliminary spatial analysis to determine the feasibility of planning offshore wind farms in the Hiiu region. […]
Estonia to start processing 20 applications for permits to build offshore wind farms
The Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) has announced that it will start the procedure of analyzing applications for construction permits for 20 offshore wind farms. On May 12, the Estonian government passed the [...]
Estonian government rejects application for a wind farm. Developer goes to court
An offshore wind farm developer is set to take the government to court after they were denied permission to develop a project off Estonia’s northwest coast, as reports Estonian media. […]
Estonia established a maritime spatial plan
The government adopted the Estonian Maritime Spatial Plan on May 12. It will form the basis for the future organization of maritime actions. […]
The preliminary design of the Hiiu offshore wind farm will be completed by autumn
Enefit Green signed an agreement to prepare a preliminary design for the offshore wind farm planned north of Hiiumaa. According to the plans, the technical analysis of the farm will be completed in August this year. […]
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