Utilitas increased green energy production by 6 per cent in the first quarter

In the first quarter of 2025, the companies of the Utilitas energy group in Estonia and Latvia produced 714 GWh of green energy, which is 6% more than in the same period last year. Nearly half of the green electricity produced by Utilitas was already made up of wind energy in the first quarter.

A total of 1 TWh of energy was produced in the first quarter, of which 830 GWh was heat and 170 GWh electricity. The exceptionally warm winter reduced the need to produce heat from fossil fuels, for example, a third less of natural gas was used in the first quarter to produce heat than last year.

Since February, the Baltic states have been synchronized with the continental European grid, and the countries themselves must maintain the frequency of the electricity network. Today, Utilitas participates in the frequency market with Väo and Mustamäe electric boilers, Väo cogeneration plant, Saarde and Targale wind farms, and Targale battery park.

“The entire energy system is increasingly interconnected. In addition to contributing to the frequency reserve market, we are constantly investing in new equipment to make the entire production more efficient – by adding electric boilers, storage devices, heat pumps and batteries. The management of such a new system also means the development of employees and IT systems, including the use of the capabilities of artificial intelligence, for example, in making consumption forecasts,” described Priit Koit, CEO of the Utilitas Group.

District heating is the best urban energy solution because it allows buildings and domestic hot water to be heated most efficiently, reasonably priced and environmentally friendly in densely populated areas. In 2025, for example, the City of Tallinn will support apartment associations in switching to district heating.