As the natural gas network plays an increasing role in energy security, ensuring security of supply will require €200 million in investments in the transmission network over the next 25 years, with work to begin in the near future, according to a newly completed development plan.
Drawn up by Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering, the Estonian gas transmission network development plan for 2025-2034 highlights that in the past 15 years, natural gas consumption has decreased by 65 percent, reaching 3.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) by 2023.
Even so, the importance of the gas network in ensuring the country’s security of supply is increasing.Estonia’s climate policy is based on the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, with the target of renewable electricity production equaling consumption by 2030.
This means the country needs dispatchable electricity production capacities for periods with limited wind or sun.
Read more: ERR.EE
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