The plant will both contribute to energy security of supply via electricity frequency reserves, and has potential for cogeneration use in supplying district heating to nearby Narva.

Eesti Energia subsidiary Enefit Industry, has signed a €100-million contract with two Israeli companies for the construction of a new power station in eastern Estonia.

Baran International and Baran Group, the latter Israel’s largest listed engineering company, signed the turnkey procurement agreement with Enefit on Tuesday, for a 10MW-rated hydrogen thermal power plant.

The gas-fired power plant will be erected on a plot belonging to the Balti power plant near Narva. Once up and running it will will provide frequency reserves.

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