BRATISLAVA, April 3, (WEBNOVINY) — The Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO) has again started inspecting photovoltaic power plants installed in Slovakia. The regulator says that they are doing so based on information from various sources on large-scale as well as lesser fraud, unfair practices in their construction, installation, and provision of data. The spokesman for the authority, Miroslav Luptak, said that the situation in the photovoltaic field has stirred justified doubts whether declared plans comply with reality. The regulator plans to check over 1,200 installed solar power plants.
The regulator expects that its inspectors will reveal further imperfections regarding the connection of facilities to the grid and generated output. Last but not least, controls will help fix the situation in the photovoltaic sphere and to separate honest businesses from dishonest players, underscored Luptak. The results of checks might curb costs of electricity generation from renewable sources, which would be reflected in lower electricity price for all consumers.
Last year, the regulator inspected 404 solar power plants at its own initiative. Last year’s controls were aimed at identification of the real state of affairs in their installation. Based on the controls, URSO has filed 45 motions with the Prosecutor General Office that has subsequently informed the regulator that it has launched proceedings against 14 regulated entities.
Generating electricity in solar power plants is subsidized by all electricity consumers in Slovakia as it considerably influences the tariff for the operation of the system. This tariff has a significant impact on the end price of electricity.
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