Estonia: Climate Ministry to support offshore, onshore wind farms

Estonia’s Ministry of Climate will propose legislation to support the development of more wind farms both on land and at sea, ERR reports. Climate Minister Yoko Alender said that the ministry would create a 20-year support plan for offshore wind farms. The ministry plans to hold an auction for offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2025 and to have up to 2 TWh of new capacity running by the end of 2033 at the latest. The total output could later reach 4 TWh or more per year. Also, the ministry intends to provide support for onshore wind farms over 12 years. The plan is to bring around 4 TWh of onshore wind electricity to the market via public tender by the end of 2029. The ministry expects the projects to reduce electricity prices, saving consumers up to EUR 5bn over 20 years.