Applying for support
Applying for renewable energy support is done through the Renewable Energy Information System at green.elering.ee. The support is paid by calendar month.
The minimum support payment is 5 euros, meaning that an application for support can be submitted once the support amount is at least 5 euros.
From 14 July 2024, payment of support can be applied for the production of the previous 12 months (subsection 591 (9) of the Electricity Market Act).
Private individuals have the option to set their own interval and minimum amount of support payments, in which case they do not have to submit an application each month.
- Eligible production devices must be registered in Elering’s Renewable Energy Information System at green.elering.ee.
- The information system calculates the quantity of subsidised electricity and the support amount for the previous month on the 4th–5th date of each month.
- The information system generates a preview of the application for the producer regarding their production device. A representative of the producer must submit the application no later than by the seventh (7th) date, which ensures payment of support on the 21st date of the same month (or the following business day).
- A person with the right to represent the producer can authorise an accountant or another person to submit an application for support in the green.elering.ee information system (to do this, log in to the information system, click on the producer’s name displayed in the upper right corner of the page, then select “My information” and “Authorised users”).
Co-generation plants and recipients of support for efficient co-generation
The same requirements apply as for applying for the aforementioned support. Additionally, for co-generation plants for which support for efficient co-generation or generating electricity from biomass is applied for, data on the fuels used for generating electricity in the previous calendar month or in the corresponding period for applying for support (i.e. name, quantity and lower calorific value of the fuel used, co-generated electricity, quantity and method of use of co-generated useful heat energy, and total amount of thermal energy) must be entered in the green.elering.ee information system no later than by the fifth (5th) date before submitting the application. It must be ensured that information on the nominal electrical and thermal efficiency of the production device is transmitted to the Renewable Energy Information System, and that the calculated primary energy savings and overall efficiency factor have been found.