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ESTONIA
Energy Regulatory Department of the Estonian Competition Authority
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| Key Statistics (2007) |
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Population |
1.34 mln |
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GDP/Capita |
$21,267 |
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Generation |
Oil shale: 93%
Other: 7% |
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Electricity Market Size |
7,131 TWh/year |
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Surplus Installed Capacity over Demand |
513 MW |
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Net Electricity Exporter |
2793 GWh |
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Natural Gas Imported |
995 mln cm (100%) | |
| Summary |
Established in 1998, 10 staff members
Märt Ots is the ECA General Director.
The ECA is financed from the state budget.
The ECA regulates energy and fuel market. Responsibilities include tariff setting, licensing, monitoring of supply service quality and promotion of competition.
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| 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 EMI
- 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
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| 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
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| Contact |
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Auna str. 6, 10317 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel.: (372 6) 672 400, fax: (372 6) 672 401
Official website: http://www.konkurentsiamet.ee |
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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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