Danish utility Ørsted and Estonian partner Eesti Energia's application for an offshore wind project the two companies are developing together has been rejected in Latvia, writes Eestia Energia.

"The Latvian Ministry of Economics and State Chancellery has decided to decline Ørsted’s application for a site in Latvian waters, while the Ministry considers the possible location of the announced Elwind project," says Head of Markets in Region Continental Europe at Ørsted Peter Obling:

"The application may be re-opened, subject to the outcome of the Elwind site selection process. Ørsted remains committed to developing offshore wind in the Baltics and to our partnership with Enefit in the region."

Enefit is Eesti Energia's international name. The goal was for Eestie Energia and Ørsted's Liivi project of minimum 1GW, which Eesti Energi has been developing since 2008, to commission by 2028.

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