Electricity sector in Estonia
Encyclopedia
The electricity sector in Estonia describes electricity in the Estonia
. Estonia is a member of European Union
since 2004, and OECD since December 2010. Estonia was part of former Soviet Union
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the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in 2008 in Estonia was 8.5 TWh and population 1.34 million people. Own energy production was 78 % of primary energy in 2008. In 2008 electricity use per person in Estonia was 105 % compared to the one in the United Kingdom.
was 149 MW at end of 2010. In the end of 2010 the installed wind power equaled in average 3.2 % of electricity use. The European average was 5.3 %. Estonia
has target of 14 % (1.5 TWh) and total renewable electricity 1.9 TWh (17.6 %). According to the national Energy Action Plan (2020) planned shares are onshore 9 % and offshore 5 %. The state energy company Estonia Energy
was interested in offshore wind energy in 2008.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. Estonia is a member of European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
since 2004, and OECD since December 2010. Estonia was part of former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Use
According to IEAInternational Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis...
the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in 2008 in Estonia was 8.5 TWh and population 1.34 million people. Own energy production was 78 % of primary energy in 2008. In 2008 electricity use per person in Estonia was 105 % compared to the one in the United Kingdom.
Wind power
Total installed wind powerWind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
was 149 MW at end of 2010. In the end of 2010 the installed wind power equaled in average 3.2 % of electricity use. The European average was 5.3 %. Estonia
Wind power in Estonia
Wind power in Estonia amounts to an installed capacity of 149 MW, whilst roughly 570 MW worth of projects are currently being developed. All wind farms as of now are on land, offshore farms are planned on Lake Peipus and in the Baltic Sea near the island of Hiiumaa.Pakri wind farm is located in...
has target of 14 % (1.5 TWh) and total renewable electricity 1.9 TWh (17.6 %). According to the national Energy Action Plan (2020) planned shares are onshore 9 % and offshore 5 %. The state energy company Estonia Energy
Eesti Energia
Eesti Energia AS is a state-owned energy company in Estonia with its headquarters in Tallinn. The company operates in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Jordan. In Estonia the company operates under the name Eesti Energia, while using the brand name Enefit for international operations...
was interested in offshore wind energy in 2008.