Estonia’s electricity consumption totalled 2,568 GWh in the first quarter of 2026, according to transmission system operator Elering, ERR reports. Electricity imports totalled 1,064 GWh, covering 41% of consumption. Estonia’s domestic production of electricity totalled 1,504 GWh, which was 7% less than a year earlier. Production of electricity from renewable sources totalled 951 GWh (down…
Power plants in Estonia generated 3,619 GWh of electricity from renewable sources in 2025, which was up 7% from 2024, according to transmission system operator Elering, ERR reports. Renewable energy accounted for 68% of total electricity production and covered 41% of total electricity consumption in 2025. Electricity production from wind power amounted to 1,324 GWh…
Renewable energy accounted for 73% of the total volume of electricity generated in Latvia in 2024, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The volume of electricity produced from renewable sources totalled 4,643 GWh in 2024. Hydro, wind, and solar power plants generated a total of 4,022 GWh of electricity…
The Lithuanian government may change the terms of a tender for the right to build a second 700 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas announced, Baltic News Network reports. Speaking in an interview with Ziniu Radijas, Vaiciunas said that the Energy Ministry was looking for solutions to ensure the…
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…
Latvia’s electricity production totalled 6,388 GWh in 2023, which was 27.0% more than in 2022, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. Renewable energy sources accounted for 4,963 GWh of total electricity production, which was 1,146 GWh (30.0%) more than a year earlier. Hydro power plants generated 3,794 GWh of electricity (up…
The volume of electricity generated in Latvia totalled 4,997 GWh in 2022, which was 14.5% less than in 2021, according to the Central Statistical Bureau, LSM reports. Renewable energy sources accounted for 3,783 GWh of the total volume, which was up 1.7% from a year earlier. Hydro power plants generated 2,750 GWh (up 1.6%) and…