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Baltic breakdown

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have seen uneven development in PV installations to date, and the three Baltic states are still highly dependent on imports from Russia. Estonia needs to replace aging energy infrastructure, and so far it has led the region in PV deployments. Latvia, meanwhile, has a high level of hydro in its energy mix, and less incentive to build PV. IHS Markit analyst Susanne von Aichberger examines the latest policy developments in the Baltic states.

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07 Jun 2021

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At the end of 2020, the three Baltic states had a cumulative installed PV capacity of 800 MW. More than three-quarters of this has been installed in Estonia. Lithuania accounts for around one-fifth, while installations in Latvia are negligible. The need to replace conventional power plants that were recently closed or are to be phased …

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