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ESTONIA
Energy Regulatory Division of the Estonian Competition Authority
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| Key Statistics (2009) |
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Population |
1.34 mln |
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GDP/Capita |
20 303,9 mln USD |
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Generation |
Oil shale: ~93%
Other: ~7% |
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Electricity Market Size |
7 TWh/year |
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Surplus Installed Capacity over Demand |
approx. 500 MW |
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Net Electricity Exporter |
approx. 2 000 GWh |
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Natural Gas Imported |
634 mln cm (100%) | |
| Summary |
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Established in 2008, currently there are 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, Railway
Responsibilities 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
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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 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 | |
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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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