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Thursday, 28.03.2024, 12:10
Output of Enefit wind farms nearly doubles in March
Innar Kaasik,
manager of Enefit Taastuvenergia,
said in a press release that good production in March was thanks to strong and
stable wind. "All wind farms of Enefit
Taastuvenergia in Aulepa, Narva, Paldiski and Virtsu showed better results
compared to March last year. Biggest growth in production was in the wind farms
of Aulepa and Paldiski," Kaasik added.
In addition, the waste incineration unit at Iru power plant
owned by Enefit Taastuvenergia
produced 12 gigawatt-hours of electricity in March, which is 11% more than a
year ago.
According to the electricity transmission system operator Elering, the wind farms based in Estonia
produced a total of 68 gigawatt-hours of electricity in March, 69 % more than a
year ago.
Enefit Taastuvenergia
is a renewable energy production unit owned by Eesti Energia, which produces energy from wind, water, biomass and
mixed municipal waste. The production units of the company are Iru power plant,
wind farms in Aulepa, Narva, Paldiski and Virtsu, and the heat and power
stations in Paide and Valka. Additionally, Enefit Taastuvenergia manages the
hydroelectric plants at Keila-Joa and Linnamae.
The government has announced the wish to bring the minority
shareholding of Enefit Taastuvenergia
to the market. Eesti Energia is
currently in the process of ex-ante analysis of bringing Enefit Taastuvenergia to the market.