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Overview
The current legal system in Estonia enables the creation of renewable energy communities under the general Commercial Code of the country; and the production of renewable energy for own consumption. However, specific regulations related to energy sharing, energy communities or prosumers has not been adopted yet.
Amendments to the Electricity Market Act and Energy Sector Organization Act are foreseen for mid-2021 to create legal clarity on the topic and regulate the rights and obligations. -
Summary of regulations
- Energy communities – amendments to the Electricity Market Act and Energy Sector Organization Act are foreseen for mid-2021 to create legal further clarity
- Prosumers – like for other small-scale electricity producers, several regulations are simplified
- Energy sharing is allowed, yet little regulated in the current law
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Competent authorities
- TSO Elering
- DSOs
