The Estonian seaport and the country's heat & energy producer have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the development of the regional offshore wind energy (OWE) industry.

The partners will jointly work on developing, constructing and maintaining OWE farms in the Baltics.

The Port of Tallinn intends to add an installation quay in its Paldiski South Harbour. The €53m investment will see the set up of a 310 m long quay and adjacent 10 ha yard.

Utilitas Wind is working on the Saare-Liivi OWE farm in the Gulf of Riga, to be ready in 2028. The first stage of development will include installing 80 turbines with 1,200MW total capacity (over 5.0TWh of expected annual electricity generation).

"Cooperation between strategically important sectors is of key importance to ensure that new generation capacities are built as soon as possible, bringing down the price of electricity and ensuring our energy independence through domestic production. Offshore wind farms are the best possible solution to achieve this goal," Rene Tammist, Board Member of Utilitas Wind, underlined.

The Port of Tallinn's CEO, Valdo Kalm, also said, "Port of Tallinn has set an objective to become the leading offshore wind farm operator in the Baltic and Northern European region."

Photo: Port of Tallinn