Guarantees of origin

The administrator of the Estonian Guarantees of Origin system is the transmission system operator, who issues Guarantees of Origin in Estonia and manages the electronic database of Guarantees of Origin (hereinafter referred to as the register).

All activities related to the issuance, transfer, and cancellation of hydrogen Guarantees of Origin are carried out within the register.

The standard terms and conditions for the use of biomethane and hydrogen Guarantees of Origin establish the rules and procedures for using the register, under which market participants can perform operations with Guarantees of Origin. The standard terms are established pursuant to § 32¹⁰ subsection 12 of the Energy Sector Organisation Act.

Suppliers and traders are able to transfer and cancel Guarantees of Origin. To certify the origin and carbon emissions of hydrogen at the metering point, a market participant in the role of trader performs the cancellation of the Guarantee of Origin in the register.

A hydrogen Guarantee of Origin can be cancelled only to certify the origin of hydrogen consumed in Estonia at the metering point.

To certify the origin of hydrogen through a Guarantee of Origin, the trader submits the consumer whose energy consumption at the metering point is being certified.

The origin of consumed hydrogen can be certified with hydrogen Guarantees of Origin against the actual hydrogen consumption at the metering point. Certification is possible only for hydrogen consumed in the previous calendar month.

For questions or suggestions related to hydrogen Guarantees of Origin, please contact biomethane@elextra.ee