Eesti Energia wants to use money from the EU's green transition fund to convert part of its Baltic power plant (BPP) to burn waste wood products. This will reduce district heating prices in Narva and secure Estonia's electricity supply, it said.
Why do we need green energy? People usually give climate change and mankind's role therein as the reason. There is truth to that, while the fact that the planet's resources are close to being depleted is also quite important. Estonia needs a national energy security policy, not politicized energy, Meelis Kiili writes.
The price of electricity on the Nord Pool power exchange has remained high despite the fact that several energy blocks undergoing maintenance last week have since returned online. Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia said that this is due to demand continuing to outstrip supply in the region.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has completed draft legislation to amend the Electricity Market Act and Competition Act aimed to allow home consumers to buy electricity as a universal service and provide grounds for universal service prices.