By Plenary Sessions: Jaak Aab

The speaker strongly supports Estonia's desynchronization from the Russian power grid on security grounds, while acknowledging the resulting economic consequences. He adopts a moderate stance on energy policy, stressing the necessity of a balanced energy mix that incorporates renewables, storage solutions, and dispatchable generation capacity. He criticizes governments for their insufficient capacity for long-term planning within the energy sector.

The speaker strongly supports the development of renewable energy and criticizes the decision by Isamaa to cut the renewable energy target from 100% down to 40%. They emphasize the necessity of Estonian energy security and stress the importance of developing new energy production capacities, given that Estonia currently produces only 5.4 terawatt-hours compared to its consumption of 8 terawatt-hours. The speaker firmly maintains that Estonia must guarantee its energy supply reliability on its own.

The Speaker focused on issues concerning the strengthening of competition oversight, voicing clear concern over the consolidation of the Competition Authority's cartel agreement unit. He adopted a critical position regarding the Authority's decision to terminate criminal proceedings prior to amending the relevant legislation, demanding clarification on the reasons for this decision.