Wind Power in Estonia - Elering

Percent curtailmentPercent curtailmentPercent curtailmentThe analyses show a similar trend to the curtailment in the Baltic States as awhole as in Estonia alone. However the curtailment is generally higher for theBaltic States as a whole than for Estonia alone.Baltic States 2013Baltic States 2016253020151050Limited MarketEstonian Flexibility1800 MW900 MW20100Limited MarketEstonianFlexibilityMarketFlexibility1800 MW900 MWFigure 9: Wind power curtailment for the Baltic States in 2013 and 2016 in differentscenarios and with different levels of wind power capacity.4.7 The NordBalt interconnectorThe impact of the planned connection between Lithuania and Sweden, Nord-Balt, on curtailment of wind power in the Baltic States has been analysed for2016, as illustrated in Figure 10. NordBalt has a significant influence on thecurtailment in a situation where the electricity market is developed towardsthe Nordic electricity market and not towards Russia (the Limited Market scenario).In a situation with full market opening towards both the Nordic andthe Russian market, NordBalt is not important as a means for limiting curtailmentin the Baltic States (but it will have influence on the flows and generationpatterns in general).121086420Limited MarketMarket FlexibilityWithout NordBaltWith NordBaltFigure 10: Curtailment in the Baltic States in 2016 with and without NordBalt28 | Wind Power in Estonia, 13-05-2010