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Estonia is emerging as a prime destination for offshore wind energy. With ambitious renewable energy targets, a pro-business environment, and world-class deep-sea port infrastructure, this is your gateway to Northern Europe’s green energy future.
Port of Tallinn – Estonia’s largest port and a key manufacturing hub offering modern infrastructure and direct access to European markets. Port of Tallinn is expanding its infrastructure with a specialised quay designed to handle next-generation offshore wind components. This will significantly enhance support for large-scale projects, providing efficient pre-assembly areas, advanced lifting capabilities, and direct access to deep-water routes.
A special purpose innovation area provides real-life laboratory conditions for offshore wind tech innovation. This is an 88 sq. km area free of fast ice for turbines and wind farms predominantly on floating foundations, smart robotics, sensors, and other innovative solutions.
Port of Sillamäe – The deepest ice-free port in the region, offering year-round access for offshore wind supply chains and direct transit routes to Northern and Eastern Europe.
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For example, Marketex OffShore’s core competencies are complex steel structures for offshore oil and gas, renewables, infrastructure, and industrial projects. Their total quay length is 1200 m, with a maximum depth of 11 metres. Their quay-side crane lifting capacity is 850 tons.
Logistics operations at Muuga Harbour.
The Estonian government and Enterprise Estonia have launched a new incentive for large-scale investments. The measure aims to encourage investments of at least €100M into Estonia. The total volume of the measure is €160M split over four years, with individual investment support being 10% in Harju County and 15% in other counties, or a maximum of €20M.
Each subsidised investment must create at least 30 new jobs with an average total salary exceeding the sector’s average wage. Support will be paid to companies after the investment has been made.
Strong government backing, fast-track permitting and integrations with Nordic-Baltic energy market make Estonia the next hub for offshore wind.
Estonia’s offshore wind potential has already attracted leading global energy players. Deep Wind Offshore is making a strategic investment in the Baltic Sea and Sumitomo Corporation & Enefit Green have announced a joint offshore wind project in Estonia.
An excellent example of public-private cross-border development is ELWIND, a joint Estonian-Latvian offshore wind project. The construction on the Estonian side will be finished by 2028 and operational by 2035. There will be up to 140 turbines, with 1-2 GW of power.
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We have gathered a list of frequently asked questions to help you understand what Estonia has to offer.
Your contact at Invest Estonia is:
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| Kärt Klein Deputy Head of Business Development [email protected] +372 5453 0764 |
Offshore wind technologies are one key focus area in the Estonian R&D, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy 2021-2035. The country is strategically planning an innovative and large manufacturing base and innovation platform for new-generation offshore wind technology solutions.
Estonia has 45 registered seaports. Significant ports for the offshore wind industry include Paldiski South Harbour, Sillamäe, Muuga, Saaremaa, Pärnu, and Roomassaare.
Rail Baltica is a high-speed, modern, electrified rail link connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, helping to mitigate climate impacts and reduce air pollution. Rail Baltica contributes to regional security and saves people time, while the train is 30 times safer than a car. With a track gauge of 1435 mm, the European rail line runs from Tallinn (and Muuga Harbour) via Riga to the Lithuanian-Polish border, where it will connect with the European rail network. The total length of the railway in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will be 870 kilometres (213 in Estonia).
As a wider corridor, Rail Baltica will cover Scandinavia to the north and Poland and Western Europe to the south. The railway infrastructure, including the interconnection network and traffic management systems, will be aligned with the rest of Europe’s rail networks. Passenger trains will be able to run at speeds of up to 249 km/h and freight trains at up to 120 km/h. These speeds are optimal for combining passenger and freight services. Rail Baltica will be able to operate passenger trains of up to 400 metres in length and freight trains of up to 1050 metres in length, with a maximum permissible axle load of 25 tonnes.
The European Commission has announced that it will allocate a €6.8 million grant to the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) to support its feasibility study phase. This decision will significantly enhance establishing the hydrogen infrastructure that will connect Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany, forming a vital backbone for Europe’s green energy future.
This grant is for companies registered in the Estonian Commercial Register. The state can’t own more than 49% of the applicant (or a company belonging to the same group as the applicant).
You can apply online through Enterprise Estonia. Before submitting a detailed project plan, we encourage you to contact your Investment Agency representative to discuss your idea, assess its eligibility, and outline the next steps.
There is no corporate income tax on retained and reinvested profits.
This means that Estonian resident companies and the permanent establishments of foreign entities (including branches) are subject to 0% income tax for all reinvested and retained profits and a 22% income tax only for all distributed profits (both actual and deemed).
