TALLINN — Estonia’s state-owned energy company Eesti Energia plans to build more than 300 wind turbines in the Liivi Bay near the country’s border with Latvia.

The construction of the 600 MW turbines is estimated to cost €1.5 billion, but as the project is still in its initial stage then the number of turbines may be cut down to 100. The energy company initially planned to build a 200 MW capacity wind park, with the cost of reaching €500 million.

To compare this with other countries’ green initiatives, Eesti Energia’s investment nearly matches what the U.S. is dedicated to investment in solar energy, $2 billion (€1.95 billion) this year as part of President Barack Obama’s renewables initiative.

Eesti Energia spokesman Eero Saava told [private_supervisor]Äripäev that the energy company still has to conduct a full-scale environmental impact evaluation, inspect the Liivi Bay’s tidal, ice and wind conditions and make agreements with people interested in this matter.

“Only 100 to 120 wind turbines out of 308 may be left after culling,” Saava said.

In June, Eesti Energia reported that it will build a 9 MW wind farm on a former ash field near eastern Estonian border town of Narva.

The construction of 17 power turbines with the cost of €60 million will be conducted by Enercon. The works will start before the end of this summer and the wind farm is due to be completed by 2012. The annual electricity output of the whole wind farm is estimated about 90 GWh which is enough to cover the electricity for about 35,000 Estonian households.

“It is important for us to use this footprint of the oil shale energy sector as the foundation for renewable energy,” Ando Leppiman, director of Eesti Energia’s renewable energy business unit said in a press release. “For Eesti Energia it will mean doubling the electricity generated from wind compared to the current annual total.”

Eesti Energia will also add three turbines to Aulea wind park in summer 2011, which is currently most powerful wind farm in the country. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]Äripäev that the energy company still has to conduct a full-scale environmental impact evaluation, inspect the Liivi Bay’s tidal, ice and wind conditions and make agreements with people interested in this matter.

“Only 100 to 120 wind turbines out of 308 may be left after culling,” Saava said.

In June, Eesti Energia reported that it will build a 9 MW wind farm on a former ash field near eastern Estonian border town of Narva.

The construction of 17 power turbines with the cost of €60 million will be conducted by Enercon. The works will start before the end of this summer and the wind farm is due to be completed by 2012. The annual electricity output of the whole wind farm is estimated about 90 GWh which is enough to cover the electricity for about 35,000 Estonian households.

“It is important for us to use this footprint of the oil shale energy sector as the foundation for renewable energy,” Ando Leppiman, director of Eesti Energia’s renewable energy business unit said in a press release. “For Eesti Energia it will mean doubling the electricity generated from wind compared to the current annual total.”

Eesti Energia will also add three turbines to Aulea wind park in summer 2011, which is currently most powerful wind farm in the country. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]Äripäev that the energy company still has to conduct a full-scale environmental impact evaluation, inspect the Liivi Bay’s tidal, ice and wind conditions and make agreements with people interested in this matter.

“Only 100 to 120 wind turbines out of 308 may be left after culling,” Saava said.

In June, Eesti Energia reported that it will build a 9 MW wind farm on a former ash field near eastern Estonian border town of Narva.

The construction of 17 power turbines with the cost of €60 million will be conducted by Enercon. The works will start before the end of this summer and the wind farm is due to be completed by 2012. The annual electricity output of the whole wind farm is estimated about 90 GWh which is enough to cover the electricity for about 35,000 Estonian households.

“It is important for us to use this footprint of the oil shale energy sector as the foundation for renewable energy,” Ando Leppiman, director of Eesti Energia’s renewable energy business unit said in a press release. “For Eesti Energia it will mean doubling the electricity generated from wind compared to the current annual total.”

Eesti Energia will also add three turbines to Aulea wind park in summer 2011, which is currently most powerful wind farm in the country. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]Äripäev that the energy company still has to conduct a full-scale environmental impact evaluation, inspect the Liivi Bay’s tidal, ice and wind conditions and make agreements with people interested in this matter.

“Only 100 to 120 wind turbines out of 308 may be left after culling,” Saava said.

In June, Eesti Energia reported that it will build a 9 MW wind farm on a former ash field near eastern Estonian border town of Narva.

The construction of 17 power turbines with the cost of €60 million will be conducted by Enercon. The works will start before the end of this summer and the wind farm is due to be completed by 2012. The annual electricity output of the whole wind farm is estimated about 90 GWh which is enough to cover the electricity for about 35,000 Estonian households.

“It is important for us to use this footprint of the oil shale energy sector as the foundation for renewable energy,” Ando Leppiman, director of Eesti Energia’s renewable energy business unit said in a press release. “For Eesti Energia it will mean doubling the electricity generated from wind compared to the current annual total.”

Eesti Energia will also add three turbines to Aulea wind park in summer 2011, which is currently most powerful wind farm in the country. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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