The Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO) assumes that consumers will spend 392 million euros on the support for green electricity this year. Last year, the plans stood at 364 million euros.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Investments worth 795 million euros are aimed at construction and reconstruction of power lines and stations across Slovakia as well as construction of new international networks.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Zapadoslovenska Energetika has registered almost 500 successful applications for the state subsidies to support the purchase and installation of the small-sized renewable energy sources with the installed capacity of 1,300 kW.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Last year, the Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO) registered 512 motions on unfair practices of door-to-door salespeople. This year, the Office has received 130 motions. URSO warns particularly about the company Slovakia Energy.venergetike|.sk/mz
Subsidies for coal mining and strict regulation of energy price are likely to remain. Two strongest parties of the future ruling coalition do not plan any changes in this field.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
After two rounds of the state support for the purchase and installation of a small-scale renewable energy source, the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency registers nearly 1,000 unused vouchers.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The economy ministry is preparing the second round of gas vouchers. This time, vouchers will be sent to consumers who provided their gas suppliers with incorrect data , have not updated their permanent addresses or are not present at their permanent addresses.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
More than 640 MW of electricity and more than 180 MW of heat capacity will be built in Slovakia thanks to new projects which were granted a licence by the economy ministry.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The company Bratislavska Teplarenska is waiting for the court’s decision on objections. The company objects to the limitation period of a majority of Paroplyn Holdings Limited’s claim.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Current energy prices at the energy exchange give space for electricity and gas price reduction. The Regulatory Office for Network Industries, however, does not plan to open a new price-setting process and will let energy suppliers make decision on a possible price reduction.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The Slovak dominant electricity producer launched the real-time remote handling system of the control room on the third nuclear unit in Mochovce.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Hungarian company Ganz EEM, which is part of the company Atomenergomas, Rosatom’s engineering division, is modernising the refueling machine at the third and fourth nuclar blocks in Mochovce.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The Regulatory Office for Network Industries will continue regulating energy prices for households and small corporations in years 2017-2021.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The Regulatory Office for Network Industries plans to carry out physical inspections of the buildings, assets, transformers, cars, specific networks and networks of distributors operating in gas and electricity market across the country.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Political party SaS offers the vastest energy agenda for the Parliament, while Siet is questioning the importance of Mochovce NPP completion.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
According to Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is economically unnecessary and politically harmful.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Vodohospodarska Vystavba has not yet announced an international tender for the supplier of turbo generators repairs at hydropower plant Gabcikovo. It is expected to do this by the end of March.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
During the inspections, the Nuclear Regulatory Office detected 20 failures of meeting legislative requirements. These shortcomings were minor.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The Czechoslovak energy company is currently working on obtaining all necessary approvals to enter the power utility Slovenske Elektrarne.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The European Commission has adopted measures to assure secure energy supplies. The package of measures is expected to prepare us for global energy transformation as well as for a possible supply disruptions.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
The Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency has already posted vouchers to Slovak households as the part of the second round of support scheme for the installation of a small power and heat plants. Households have 30 days to sign a contract on installation with the contractor.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Slovak Prime Minister met with Gazprom’s Chief Executive last week. The Slovak side wanted to keep this meeting secret. This provided an opportunity for beautiful but unnecessary speculations.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ
Central and Eastern Europe have more advantageous purchase prices of natural gas compared to Western European countries. European Commission Vice President, Maros Sefcovic, wants to ensure that Eastern European gas markets will operate as well as Western Europe markets within the Energy Union.vEnergetike|.sk/MZ