160 years of warmth, light and experience
The seed of our company was planted on December 15, 1864, when Riga businessmen Mr. William Weir & Comp signed a concession agreement with the city of Reval, the capital of Estonia, for the construction and operation of a gas factory and water line in the city. The agreement was approved by His Imperial Majesty Alexander II.
Through all this time, gas has helped make people’s lives cleaner and more comfortable. We are proud of our history and continue to write new chapters. Now not only about gas and only in Estonia, but about clean energy in the entire Baltic Sea region.
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2024
First gas storage capacity purchase in Germany.
First solar park construction completed in Latvia.
Company name change from Eesti Gaas to Elenger. -
2023
First LNG deliveries to the new Inkoo terminal in Finland.
Purchase of the Latvian gas distribution network company Gaso.
First prize at Äripäev TOP 100 contest.
Shares of the owner company Infortar are listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange. -
2022
Full scale LNG turn takes place, new gas supply chains from the west are established.
Sales activities start in Poland. -
2021
LNG bunker vessel is launched.
First prize at the "Competitiveness Ranking 2021" competition of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. -
2020
Infortar, the owner company of Eesti Gaas, enters biomethane production, acquires shares in three biomethane plants.
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2019
Sales on the Lithuanian and Finnish market start.
Construction of solar parks continues.
A contract is signed for LNG deliveries through the Klaipeda floating terminal.
The new export brand, Elenger, is introduced. -
2018
Several new CNG stations are opened, the sales of the local renewable fuel, biomethane, are started.
The first solar park is built.
An order for the construction of an LNG bunker vessel is placed. -
2017
Truck-to-ship LNG bunkering service is initiated,
LNG off-grid solutions follow later on.
Entering the Latvian market. -
2016
Estonia's largest investment company, Infortar, becomes a major shareholder of AS Eesti Gaas. Geographical and business portfolio expansion strategy is adopted.
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2015
Gas transmission network is nationalized. Gas distribution network remains within the group (AS Gaasivõrk).
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2013
Electricity sales start.
Gas network subsidiary is divided. -
2009
First CNG station of the Baltic states is built, CNG sales start.
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2005
Company is reorganized into a group,
gas distribution is separated from gas sales. -
1994
Pipe connection with Latvia is built.
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1993
Founding agreement of a joint-stock company AS Eesti Gaas is signed.
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1990
The use of grid gas reaches its historical peak of over 1.7 billion m3 in Estonia.
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1988
The name "Eesti Gaas" is introduced
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1973+
Rapid development of the Estonian gas network, the construction of intercity and local pipelines, as well as new cross-border connections.
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1969
Import of natural gas to Estonia starts, natural gas is first mixed with shalle oil gas
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1948
A separate gas transport company is established which later becomes AS Eesti Gaas
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1947
The first pipeline connection between Kohtla-Järve, Estonia and Leningrad, Russia is completed, shale gas export starts.
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1920-1925
Introduction of new models of gas appliances (gas stoves, fireplaces, water heaters).
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1919
Start of artificial gas production from a mixture of coal and oil shale.
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1913
The pre World War I gas production and use reaches its highest.
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1909
Gas storage is built in Tallinn.
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1897
Gas network is expanded, gas factories are reconstructed, capacities are increased.
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1890
The orientation of the gas factory has changed significantly and shifts from production for street lighting towards private consumers. With the constant growth of private customers, gas demand increases by more than 5 million cubic feet in three years (1894-96).
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1881
Tallinn city government takes over the company
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1880
The first gas factory is established in Tartu.
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1878
By the end of the year, the entire inner city of Tallinn and the main streets of the suburbs are covered with gas lighting.
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1876
All the assets and liabilities of the Weir and Comp are transferred to a new private company, formed by local businessmen.
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1865
In the newly built gas factory, artificial gas production starts from English coal, which will initially be used for street lighting.
On December 17, the first gas lantern will be lit on the Town Hall square in Tallinn. -
1864
On December 15 (in the old calendar December 3), the city of Reval (now Tallinn) signs a contract with Riga businessmen Mr. William Weir & Comp for the construction and operation of a gas factory and water line in the capital of Estonia.