About us
Utilitas is a leading producer of renewable heat and electricity and provides district heating and cooling across Estonia. We offer solutions that are good for customers and the environment, produce and distribute energy as efficiently as possible, and use renewable and local energy sources to the maximum possible extent.
Utilitas
Always reliable
Utilitas district heating and district cooling services offer very high reliability and have a customer satisfaction level of 94 percent. In total, Utilitas heats 20.5 million square meters of buildings across Estonia.
Environmentally friendly
Utilitas will use only renewable energy sources by 2030 but already produces the majority of energy from renewable sources such as biomass, wind, and solar. In addition, all district heating networks will be renovated by 2035.
Efficient
All Utilitas production units are high-tech and offer high efficiency, which means that the resulting production efficiency is close to 100 percent.
Forward-looking
Utilitas is constantly looking for new innovative solutions to increase the efficiency of energy production and distribution. We are exploring green hydrogen, heat pumps, and storage solutions.
Utilitas Group has been awarded the gold label for responsible business
We know that the impact of Utilitas reaches beyond our field of activity and, therefore, the responsible management of our environmental and social impacts is a constant focus.
Mission
A CLEANER FUTURE
We reduce the environmental impact of energy consumption by enabling the convenient and affordable use of sustainably produced energy
Our Vision
TO BE A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY
Create the best practices and search for new solutions in order to achieve environmentally friendly and climate-neutral society
Our Values
Sustainable
Innovative
Convenient to use
Competitive
Our story
Heating. Cooling. Electricity.
Efficient, renewable, and affordable.
Heating, cooling, and electricity are essential forms of energy consumption in modern life.
The Utilitas energy group works to ensure that everyone can enjoy a convenient temperature and an uninterrupted electricity supply while preserving nature at the same time. Utilitas is Estonia’s largest producer of clean energy.
The history of the company dates back to 1998, when AS Eraküte was founded, which focused on improving and renewing the heat supply service in Estonian cities
The district heating system was first acquired in Rapla, then in Valga, and Haapsalu. Today, Utilitas offers district heating services in nine Estonian cities, including Tallinn, where a district cooling service is also in development. Utilitas mainly produces energy from renewable fuels.
For more than a decade, Utilitas has been working to ensure that the energy consumed in cities is produced as efficiently and environmentally friendly as possible. We have reduced our carbon footprint by 64% since 2008.
Utilitas’ carbon neutrality strategy “From Low to Zero Carbon” envisages achieving carbon neutrality in our district heating and district cooling networks and using 100% renewable sources of energy production by 2030 at the latest.
In addition to the production of electricity in cogeneration plants, Utilitas has also expanded its activities towards fuel-free electricity production. We have built solar and wind farms, and are developing new projects in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Utilitas also runs Estonia’s first green hydrogen pilot project, during which a green hydrogen production unit and a filling station will be built.
Clean energy production not only saves the environment but also makes energy more affordable and improves energy security, as only renewable local sources are used.
Utilitas’ cooperation partners
We cooperate with associations and organizations that contribute to environmental protection and sustainable management in helping to develop the energy sector
Utilitas in figures – 2023
Utilitas is a provider of district energy solutions, the largest producer of renewable energy in Estonia, and the largest producer of wind energy in Latvia
2,045 GWh
Heating consumed by our customers
3039 MWh
Cooling consumed by our customers
1,300 MW
Installed heat power
98 MW
Electric power
1602 GWh
Renewable energy produced
122 MW
Operating wind farms
69% Share of renewable energy in our portfolio
11% Of the total renewable energy electicity produced in Estonia
601 km District heating networks
27 km Networks built or renovated
4 MW Wind farms under construction
Utilitas’ customers
Utilitas offers district heating and district cooling services for apartment and private buildings, schools, kindergartens, office buildings, state institutions, sports halls, swimming pools, shopping centers, hotels, hospitals, and social institutions. The green electricity produced in Utilitas cogeneration plants and wind farms is sold on the electricity exchange.
5,900
buildings
191,000
households
401,000
city residents
20,500,000 m²
area of heated buildings
Group companies
The parent company of the group, OÜ Utilitas, is 85% owned by the leading international infrastructure fund with a long-term strategy, European Diversified Infrastructure Fund II, whose assets are managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners (a direct infrastructure management unit of First Sentier Investors Group), and companies owned by members of the Utilitas’ management team.
The companies belonging to the Utilitas group are involved in the production and distribution of electricity, heating, cooling, the production and delivery of drinking water to consumers, and the disposal and treatment of wastewater.
AS Utilitas Eesti
Chairman of the Management Board
AS Utilitas Eesti
Member of the Management Board
Member of the Management Board
Chairman of the Management Board
Chairman of the Management Board
AS Utilitas Eesti
Member of the Management Board
AS Utilitas Eesti is a district heating service provider and producer of renewable energy. The company supplies more than 1000 buildings in seven Estonian cities with environmentally friendly district heating around the clock: Haapsalu, Jõgeva, Keila, Kärdla, Rapla, Valga and Paide.
Most of the heat consumed by customers is produced from domestic renewable fuel.
1059
Buildings heated
102 km
of district heating networks
2
Cogeneration plants
11
Boiler houses
7
Solar power plants
70
Employees
AS Utilitas Tallinn is a district heating and district cooling service provider and producer of renewable heat and electricity. The company supplies heat to homes and commercial and public buildings in Tallinn and Maardu. The company supplies heat to a total of nearly 4800 buildings. More than two-thirds of the heat delivered to customers is produced from biomass or waste heat.
Read more about the use of hazardous chemicals at the Mustamäe cogeneration plant.
4 792
Buildings heated
520 km
of district heating networks
31
Boiler plantshouses
1
Cogeneration plants
2
Solar power plants
3
District cooling stations
193
Employees
OÜ Utilitas Tallinna Elektrijaam produces renewable heat and electricity. The company has two cogeneration plants that produce heat and electricity from biofuel in Väo, in the Tallinn region, and from one solar power plant. Väo’s cogeneration plants supply heat to the Tallinn district heating network and electricity to the electricity grid.
2
Cogeneration plants
1
Solar power plant
38
Employees
OÜ Utilitas Wind develops renewable electricity and storage solution projects in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The company plans, develops, procures, builds, and operates renewable electricity solutions both on land and at sea.
2
Operating wind farms
1
Wind farm under construction
1
Solar plant
22
Employees
Utilitas Wind Latvia
Utilitas Wind Lithuania
AS Utilitas Tallinna Soojus is a joint venture company owned by OÜ Utilitas and the city of Tallinn, which manages district energy investments in the Tallinn region. AS Utilitas Tallinn and AS Tallinna Soojus are subsidiaries of AS Utilitas Tallinna Soojus.
AS Utilitas Tallinn provides district heating and cooling to customers in Tallinn region. AS Tallinna Soojus primarily manages real estate related issues and fulfills lessor functions under the enterprise lease and operation agreement.
AS Utilitas Tallinna Soojus is owned 66.66% by OÜ Utilitas and 33.34% by the city of Tallinn.
Tallinna Soojus
AS Tallinna Vesi is the largest water company in Estonia, which provides water and sewage services to almost a third of the Estonian population. The company serves more than 24,000 private and business clients, and nearly 470,000 end consumers users in Tallinn and its surrounding municipalities: Maardu, Saue, Harku, and Saku.
OÜ Utilitas is one of the main shareholders of Tallinna Vesi.
Utilitas group companies are certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.
