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Electricity Market Act (2003)

Country
Estonia
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Act governs the generation, transmission, sale, export, import and transit of electricity and the economic and technical management of the power system. This Act prescribes the principles of the operation of the electricity market, based on the need to ensure an effective supply of electricity which is provided at a reasonable price and which meets environmental requirements and the needs of consumers, and the utilisation of energy sources in a balanced manner, in an environmentally clean way and with a long-term perspective. The Act further provides for market participants; system responsibility; balance responsibility, balance settlement and balancing electricity; generation; network activities; support for payment of connection charge; sale; contracts; building a wind power plant on a public water body; cooperation mechanism for promoting the production of renewable energy; state supervision; and liability.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/est49826ENG.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/est49826EST.pdf
Web site
http://www.riigiteataja.ee
Date of consolidation/reprint
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
RT I 2003, 25, 153
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Elektrituruseadus (2003)
Implements
Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market.
Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity.
Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market.
Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC.
Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC.
Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC.
Repeals
Energy Act.