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It aims to enhance energy security and the stability of the power network, particularly in anticipation of Estonia's planned disconnection from the Russian energy system. The plant is expected to act as a significant energy storage unit, facilitating the integration of renewable energy into the grid.
Estonia's electricity sector is interconnected with regional energy markets, particularly through connections with Finland, Latvia, and Russia. The direct electrical interconnection with Finland was established in 2006 and was further strengthened by the Estlink 2 interconnector in 2014.
The electricity systems of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were integrated into the IPS/UPS following the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States. IPS/UPS is largely managed centrally by Moscow. The synchronization project will allow the three Baltic States to regain full control of their electricity networks and strengthen energy security.
Elering is an operator of the Estonian electricity transmission grid, which is synchronized with BRELL, a part of the unified electricity system of Russia.Together with Latvian and Lithuanian transmission system operators Augstsprieguma tīkls and Litgrid, Elering is planning to move the Baltic electricity grid from BRELL to the synchronous electricity grid of Continental Europe by 2025.
Eesti Energia AS is a public limited energy company in Estonia with its headquarters in Tallinn. It is the world's biggest oil shale to energy company. [citation needed] The company was founded in 1939. As of 2014, it operates in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Jordan and Utah, United States. In Estonia, the company operates under the name ...
The Balti Power Plant is the sole supplier of thermal power for the district heating system of Narva. The Balti Power Plant is divided into an old and a new part. The old part initially had eighteen TP-17 boilers and eight 100 MWe turbines. Four boilers and two turbines are currently in operation, while the others have been taken out of service.
The undersea cables and pipelines that crisscross the sea link Nordic, Baltic and central European countries, promote trade, energy security and, in some cases, reduce dependence on Russian energy resources. Ten Baltic Sea cables have been damaged since 2023, affecting Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany and Lithuania.
Estonia is the only country in the world that uses oil shale as its primary energy source. [118] 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]