The government agreed on Thursday that transmission system operator Elering will cover the cost of frequency reserves until the end of this year instead of consumers.
The approximately €30 million expense will be covered by the company from congestion fees collected over the years.
After desynchronizing from the Russian electricity grid, Estonia needs to maintain a stable frequency.
This is now our own responsibility,” said Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform).”Under the previous rule, as of July 1, the fee would have had to be charged to consumers, but the government decided to extend the coverage of this cost using congestion fee revenue, which comes from interconnectors and is used to build new interconnections.
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