Share of Contract-Based Electricity Purchases Climbs to 88% in April

May 27, 2013 09.53

The share of electricity bought under open market contracts grew to 88 percent of all electricity purchased in April, and the share of consumption points using the general service fell to 12 percent of the total electricity amount.

In March, the share of general service users by amount of electricity purchased was at 13 percent.

Looking at the signed electricity contracts, 28 percent of all consumption points were using the general service by the end of April, with 72 percent of consumption points having electricity contracts.

Out of all the signed electricity contracts, 81 percent had a limited term and the other 19 percent were unlimited.

The number of customers who had decided to change their seller, and activated a new electricity contract in April, was 627.

According to initial data, the market shares of balance handlers by electricity amount (including electricity consumed as a general service) were as follows:

Market shares for balace providers

April 2013

March 2013

February 2013

Eesti Energia AS balance portfolio
incl. VKG Energia

71,6%
1,0%

73,4%
2,2%

72,5%
1,2%

Elektrum Eesti OÜ balance portfolio

12,2%

10,6%

10,8%

Baltic Energy Services OÜ balance portfolio
incl. 220 Energia OÜ
incl. TS Energia OÜ
incl. VKG Elektrivõrgud OÜ
incl. Sillamäe SEJ AS
incl. AS Loo Elekter

8,7%
1,7%
1,2%
1,2%
0,7%
0,2%

8,3%
1,7%
1,3%
1,3%
0,7%
0,2%

8,4%
1,7%
1,3%
1,2%
0,7%
0,2%

Nordic Power Management OÜ balance portfolio
incl. Imatra Elekter AS
incl. Eesti Gaas AS

2,4%
1,4%
0,1%

2,7%
1,6%
0,1%

2,6%
1,6%
0,2%

Elektrimüügi AS balance portfolio

1,2%

1,1%

1,2%

Electricity purchased by Elering to cover electricity losses

4,0%

4,0%

4,5%