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Energy Investment Regularion Conference 2008, Budapest


ESTONIA
Energy Regulatory Division of the Estonian Competition Authority



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Key Statistics (2008)

Population

1.34 mln

GDP/Capita

$20,857.6

Generation

Oil shale: 93%
Other: 7%

Electricity Market Size

7,268 TWh/year

Surplus Installed Capacity over Demand

513 MW

Net Electricity Exporter

2111 GWh

Natural Gas Imported

965 mln cm (100%)

Summary
  • Established in 2008, 56 staff members
  • Märt Ots is the ECA General Director.
  • The ECA is financed from the state budget.
  • The ECA regulates Electricity, Natural Gas, District Heating, Liquid Fuel, Telecommunication, Competition, RailwayResponsibilities include tariff setting, licensing, monitoring of supply service quality and promotion of competition.
  • Electricity Industry and Market Structure
    Electricity

    • Power production, transmission, distribution and sales are legally separated
    • Regulated third party access
    • All customers with annual consumption over 40 GWh are defined as eligible customers (represents about 12% of the market)
    • Regulation of power balancing
    • Tariffs for non-eligible customers are regulated by the ECA
    • One main power plant (AS Narva Elektrijaamad)
    • One transmission company
    • Three main distribution companies

    Natural Gas

    • Transmission, distribution company and sales company are legally separated
    • The level of market opening is 100 % since July 1
    Current Energy Issues
    • Electricity Regional Initiative – Baltic Electricity Market
    • Transitional period for market opening in respect to the EU directive for internal electricity market
    • Harmonization of the energy policy according to the European Union Directives
    Contact

    Auna 6, Tallinn 10317, Estonia,
    Tel.: (372) 667 2400; Fax: (372) 667 2401
    Internet: http://www.konkurentsiamet.ee;
    http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Estonia

     

      Laws, Regulations

      EMI Org. Chart

      Tariff Methodology

      Annual report

       Grid Code

       Licenses

       Methodology

       District heating
       Principles for Approval of the Price Limit of Heat Sale Price,

       Electricity
       Standard Methodology for Calculating Electricity Network Charges

       Natural gas
       Principles for Approval of Natural Gas Prices

     

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