Wind power in Estonia
Wind power in Estonia in 2012 amounted to an installed capacity of 269.4 MW,[2] whilst roughly 1466.5 MW[3] worth of projects are currently being developed. All wind farms as of now are on land, offshore farms are planned on Lake Peipus[4] and in the Baltic Sea near the island of Hiiumaa.[5]
Pakri wind farm is located in Paldiski at the tip of the Pakri peninsula near the old light house. It consists of eight wind turbines and has a capacity of 18.4 MWs.[6]
Offshore wind power
Altogether, three major projects with total capacity of 1490 MW are being planned in Estonia: a 700 MW project near the island of Hiiumaa by Nelja Energia, also a 600 MW project in Gulf of Riga by Eesti Energia and a 190 MW offshore wind farm near the western coast of Estonia by Neugrund OÜ.[7]
Statistics

Transportation of a wind turbine to
Aulepa, Estonia
Installed wind power capacity in Estonia and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:[8][9][10]
Year |
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 31.65 | 31.65 | 58 | 77.7 | 141.7 | 148.6 | 183.9 |
Generation (GW·h) |
1 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 76 | 91 | 133 | 172 | 299 | 373 |
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Year |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
269.4 | 279.9 | 302.7 |
Generation (GW·h) |
466 | 552 | |
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