Pursuant to the regulation ‘Description of vital service and continuity requirements in supplying liquid fuel’ of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure, all sellers of fuel who are deemed providers of a vital service are required to equip at least three filling stations with autonomous power supply, with one of the stations located in Tallinn or Harju County and the remaining two in different Estonian counties.
Pursuant to the Liquid Fuel Act, a seller of fuel who owns at least ten filling stations in at least three different counties is deemed a provider of a vital service. In Estonia, the undertakings operating under the trademarks of Alexela, Olerex, Circle K, Neste, Jetoil, Terminal Oil, Krooning, and Premium-7 are deemed providers of a vital service. The Estonian Stockpiling Agency concluded contracts with Saare Kütus and OÜ HEPA, based on which those companies will ensure the availability of fuel in the Roonimäe filling station in Kuressaare and in the Viljandi Street filling station in Rapla, respectively, in the event of a potential power cut in an emergency situation.
The total capacity of the fuel tanks of a filling station with autonomous power supply located in Harju County must be at least 30,000 litres for both petrol and diesel fuel and the filling station must have at least 15,000 litres of each type of fuel at any given moment in time. Elsewhere in Estonia, the requirement for the capacity of the tanks is 20,000 litres and the requirement for the reserve fuel 10,000 litres.
When the regular power supply is interrupted, those filling stations must switch to autonomous power supply (mostly based on a back-up generator) within no more than 30 minutes and be able to accept and issue fuel and keep the vending system operable.
Currently, there are 30 emergency filling stations in Estonia that comply with the described requirements, with at least one in each county (excl. Jõgeva and Viljandi county).
Starting 1 September 2025, refuelling station operators providing critical services will be required to ensure that fuel can be paid for during an emergency even without an internet connection. Offline card payments give people an additional option to pay with a bank card within the limit of the service provider in a crisis situation and are an alternative to paying with cash or with the refuelling station loyalty card.
In addition to the 30 official emergency filling stations, there are another 29 filling stations equipped with generators. In total, there are 59 filling stations in Estonia with increased crisis preparedness, which can provide service even in the event of a major power outage.
Estonian Stockpiling Agency has also set up a measure for refuelling for first responders in times of crisis.
Emergency filling stations and other filling stations equipped with generators
Alexela AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Ida-Viru maakond, Jõhvi vald, Jõhvi linn, Rakvere tn 44
Tartu maakond, Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Lääneringtee 41
Harju maakond, Rae vald, Jüri alevik, Ringi tee 1
Võru maakond, Võru linn, Kose tee 6
Harju maakond, Saku vald, Tammemäe küla, Männiku tee 146/1
OTHER STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS
Harju maakond, Saku vald, Tõdva küla, Tõdva tankla
Harju maakond, Kuusalu vald, Kuusalu alevik, Kuusalu tee 50/1
Harju maakond, Saue vald, Vilumäe küla, Mäekalda
Jõgeva maakond, Jõgeva vald, Õuna küla, Risti
Pärnu maakond, Tori vald, Kilksama küla, Selja tee 4
Tartu maakond, Tartu vald, Valmaotsa küla, Tankla
Saare maakond, Saaremaa vald, Kuressaare linn, Sõrve tee 2
AS Krooning
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Harju maakond, Saue vald, Kohatu küla, Tuulepesa
Harju maakond, Lääne-Harju vald, Rummu alevik, Haapsalu mnt 40
Lääne maakond, Lääne-Nigula vald, Risti alevik, Lihula mnt 15
Cirkle K Eesti AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Põlva maakond, Põlva vald, Põlva linn, Kesk tn 43
Pärnu maakond, Häädemeeste vald, Arumetsa küla, Valge
Harju maakond, Tallinn, Lasnamäe linnaosa, Kivimurru tn 48
Harju maakond, Rae vald, Jüri alevik, Uus-Ringi tee 3
Järva maakond, Järva vald, Märjandi küla, Karikakra
Tartu maakond, Tartu vald, Raadi alev, Astelpaju tn 2a
Rapla maakond, Rapla vald, Uusküla, Risti tn 1
Hepa OÜ
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Rapla maakond, Rapla vald, Rapla linn, Tallinna mnt 2
OTHER STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS
Rapla maakond, Rapla vald, Rapla linn, Viljandi mnt 124
Rapla maakond, Märjamaa vald, Laukna küla, Bensiinijaama
Pärnu maakond, Tori vald, Tammiste küla, Kellukese tee 2a
Jetoil AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Harju maakond, Kuusalu vald, Kiiu alevik, Lehe tn 2a
Lääne-Viru maakond, Rakvere linn, Narva tn 30
Hiiu maakond, Hiiumaa vald, Käina alevik, Mäe tn 9
OTHER STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS
Hiiu maakond, Hiiumaa vald, Kärdla linn, Kõrgessaare mnt 2a
Neste Eesti AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Harju maakond, Rae vald, Jüri alevik, Uus-Ringi tee 1
Pärnu maakond, Pärnu linn, Niidu tn 9
Tartu maakond, Kambja vald, Räni alevik, Valguse tn 2
OTHER STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS
Järva maakond, Paide linn, Mäo küla, Lõigendi
Saare maakond, Saaremaa vald, Kuressaare linn, Tallinna tn 63a
Hiiu maakond, Hiiumaa vald, Linnumäe küla, Nurme
Olerex AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Harju maakond, Jõelähtme vald, Jõelähtme küla, Kivisilla tee 1
Pärnu maakond, Pärnu linn, Pärnu linn, Laki tn 8
Tartu maakond, Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Võru tn 176
OTHER STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS
Harju maakond, Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tondi tn 6
Lääne-Viru maakond, Vinni vald, Mäetaguse küla, Kütuse
Järva maakond, Paide linn, Paide linn, Tallinna tn 59
Pärnu maakond, Lääneranna vald, Lihula linn, Alaküla tee 22
Viljandi maakond, Viljandi vald, Mustivere küla, Eerikaru
Võru maakond, Võru linn, Tallinna mnt 38
Saare Kütus AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Saare maakond, Saaremaa vald, Sikassaare küla, Ringtee 2a
Sevenoil EST OÜ
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Valga maakond, Tõrva vald, Pikasilla küla, Pikasilla tankla
Terminal AS
OFFICIAL EMERGENCY FILLING STATIONS
Tartu maakond, Tartu vald, Kärkna küla, Kärkna tankla
Võru maakond, Võru linn, Räpina mnt 11
Harju maakond, Maardu linn, Üleoru tn 1
OTHER STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH GENERATORS
Harju maakond, Tallinn, Lasnamäe linnaosa, Osmussaare tn 15
Harju maakond, Rae vald, Lehmja küla, Tartu mnt 200
Ida-Viru maakond, Narva-Jõesuu linn, Narva-Jõesuu linn, J. Poska tn 26/1
Ida-Viru maakond, Jõhvi vald, Jõhvi linn, Puru tee 5b
Pärnu maakond, Tori vald, Nurme küla, Peetri
Jõgeva maakond, Jõgeva vald, Liivoja küla, Terminali
Tartu maakond, Tartu vald, Raadi alev, Nõlvakaare tn 2
Põlva maakond, Põlva vald, Põlva linn, Jaama tn 71b
Valga maakond, Valga vald, Valga linn, Transpordi tn 1
Last updated: 18.09.2025
