Port of Tallinn and Utilitas Wind have signed a deal to help accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in Estonia and the Baltic States.
The memorandum of understanding envisions investing up to €53m to build a new 310-metre quay with a 10-hectare backland area in the Paldiski South Harbour.
The new quay will ensure the capacity of the port to receive offshore construction and supply vessels for the construction of offshore wind farms and transport of wind turbine components.
The large rear area beyond the quay allows various preparations for the manufacture and storage of generators and wind turbine blades before being loaded on a ship.
One of the opportunities for cooperation between the Port of Tallinn and Utilitas is the development of the Saare-Liivi offshore wind farm.
The Saare-Liivi site developed by Utilitas Wind is located in the Gulf of Riga and scheduled to be completed in 2028.
The first stage of development includes installing approximately 80 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1200MW, with an expected annual electricity production of over 5TWh.
Utilitas Wind had previously revealed that construction of the Saarde wind farm in Parnumaa was ahead of schedule, with the foundation of the ninth and last wind turbine concreted. The project is now slated to produce electricity this summer.
Nine Vestas V150 type wind turbines are expected to produce 135 GWh of electricity per year.
Rene Tammist, board member of Utilitas Wind, said: “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.”