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Electricity production in Estonia is largely dependent on fossil fuels. In 2007, more than 90% of power was generated from oil shale. [19] The Estonian energy company Eesti Energia owns the largest oil shale-fuelled power plants in the world, Narva Power Plants. [20] There are two submarine power cables from Finland, with combined rated power ...
Record production of wind parks is 279 MW in 2014. [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%. [10] The state energy company Eesti Energia was interested in offshore wind energy in 2008. [11]
In 2018, oil shale accounted for 72% of Estonia's total domestic energy production and supplied 73% of Estonia's total primary energy. [119] About 7,300 people (over 1% of the total workforce in Estonia) were employed in the oil shale industry. [120] The state revenue from oil shale production was about €122 million. [121]
[45] [46] In 2002, about 97% of air pollution, 86% of total waste and 23% of water pollution in Estonia came from the power industry, which uses oil shale as the main resource for its power production. [47] Oil-shale extraction can damage the biological and recreational value of land and the ecosystem in the mining area.
In energy production, Estonia has aimed for self-sufficiency, producing about 75% of its electricity. [346] Locally mined oil shale has been a dominant source, contributing approximately 85% of energy production in 2011, [347] while renewable sources like wood, peat, and biomass account for nearly 9% of primary energy production. Wind energy ...
Eesti Power Plant has two 250 metres (820 ft) tall flue-gas stacks, which are the tallest in Estonia. In 2014, Eesti Power Plant was named as 15th among top 30 European Union's most polluting power plants. It also was the only listed power plant from Baltic states and Nordic countries region, emitting 10.67 Mt of CO 2 per year into the ...
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2023 energy policy review for Estonia highlights the nation's shift towards renewables, emphasizing reduced reliance on oil shale and the development of wind, photovoltaic (PV), and biomass. [8] Estonia aims for climate neutrality by 2050 and 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Energy auctions, in ...
The economy's 34% industrial production drop was the sharpest decrease in industrial production in the European Union. [31] Estonia was one of the five worst-performing economies in the world in terms of annual growth, [32] and had one of the hightest rates of unemployment in the EU, which rose from 4% in May 2008 to 16% in May 2009. [33]