National Energy and Climate Plan

The main targets of NECP 2030:

• Reduction of Estonian greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 (including 70% by 2030): greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 1990 were 40.4 million tCO2eq (excluding the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry i.e. from now on LULUCF), in 2017 Estonian GHG emissions were 20.9 million tCO2eq (including 14.7 million tCO2eq from the energy industry sector), as a result of the measures, GHG emissions are forecast to be 10.7–12.5 million tCO2eq in 2030 (excluding LULUCF).
• In the sectors covered by the Effort Sharing Regulation (road transport, small industry, agriculture, waste, forestry and industry) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 13% by 2030 compared to 2005: In 2005, GHG emissions in the sectors of the Effort Sharing Regulation were a total of 6.3 million tCO2eq, i.e. in 2030, the sector's emissions may be 5.5 million tCO2eq (the exact 2030 target is revealed in 2020, when the annual national emission levels for the sectors covered by the Effort Sharing Regulation for the period 2021–2030 are established).
• The share of renewable energy in the total final energy consumption must be at least 42% in 2030: in 2030, renewable energy shall make up 16 TWh, i.e. 50% of the final energy consumption, including renewable electricity 4.3 TWh (2018 = 1.8 TWh), renewable heat 11 TWh (2018 = 9.5 TWh), transport 0.7 TWh (2018 = 0.3 TWh).

• ​​​​​​The final consumption of energy must remain at the level of 32–33 TWh/a until 2030: Estonia's economy is growing, and therefore keeping consumption at the same level requires significant measures. Cumulative energy savings of 14.7 TWh in the period 2020–2030 would make it possible to keep the final energy consumption at the same level. Reducing energy consumption can be done by making primary energy consumption more efficient.
• Reduction of primary energy consumption by up to 14% (compared to the peak of recent years): in the period 2020–2030, Estonia shall have the ability to reduce primary energy consumption, including with innovations in the oil shale industry.
• Ensuring energy security by keeping the degree of dependence on imported energy as low as possible: the use of local fuels shall be kept as high as possible (including increasing the use of fuel-free energy sources), the potential of biomethane production and use shall be used.
• Meeting the minimum criteria for the interconnection of electrical grids between countries: Increasing the capacity towards Latvia and synchronising the electrical grid with the Central European frequency band in 2025.
• Using research and development and innovation in measures to maintain the competitiveness of the economy: the implementation of the energy sector research and development programme allows measures to be implemented using research and innovation achievements.