Legal sources on renewable energy

Estonia: Overview of legal framework

Overview of promotion system

In the Republic of Estonia, renewable energy is promoted through a price regulation in terms of a guaranteed feed-in tariff and a bonus system. Electricity is promoted through either the tariff or the bonus.

Overview of access to the grid

In Estonia, access of renewable energy systems to the grid is subject to the general provisions of energy law. Electricity from renewable sources is not given priority. The plant operators are entitled against the grid operator to the connection of their plants to the grid and to the transmission of the electricity they produce, without any plant operator being discriminated against. Furthermore, the general statutory provisions oblige the grid operator to expand the grid. The costs arising from an expansion are passed on to the grid users.