News in english

11.09. | 13:15

Slovakia's assistance to Ukraine with gas supplies continues, sending millions of cubic meters of gas daily

In August, supplies decreased to 4 to 5 million cubic meters per day. We are sending similar volumes to our eastern neighbor during the first days of September.

02.09.

The international tender for the overhaul of the hydroelectric power plant is still not completed

Interested parties can submit their offers until September 16, originally it was supposed to be until August 11.

08.08.

We can build a new nuclear power plant in Bohunice "practically immediately", Westinghouse says

Westinghouse’s own head for the Czech and Slovak regions would not publicly confirm estimates of how much a reactor in Slovakia could cost.

Nuclear power plant, cooling tower, field of rapeseed

07.08.

The imbalance business is about to change. Will the regulator step on the toes of speculators or spoil the business environment?

According to its statements, the regulator wants to crack down on traders who deliberately cause imbalances in the power system in order to abuse the current situation regarding the use of the PICASSO and MARI platform mechanism introduced by the European Union.

Jozef Holjenčík, predseda Úradu pre reguláciu sieťových odvetví

06.08.

Slovenske Elektrarne will again help with electricity prices, gas and heating prices will be subsidized from the state budget and EU funds

For 2026, the Ministry of Economy has prepared several scenarios of targeted energy assistance.

16.07.

Electricity for Slovak households and industry will become cheaper after the summer, the regulator wants to stop speculators

The regulator wants to take action against traders who intentionally cause deviations in the energy system in order to abuse the current situation in the area of using the mechanism of the PICASSO and MARI platforms introduced by the European Union.

23.06.

Europe is going to shoot itself in the foot again, says Strycek, the head of Slovenske Elektrarne

The dominant Slovak electricity producer points out that the production of nuclear fuel consists of four phases: uranium mining, its conversion, enrichment and finally the fabrication of the fuel assembly.

13.06.

Gabcikovo power plant awaits tender again, its overhaul has not been able to be started for ten years

The state-owned enterprise Vodohospodarska Vystavba will try to find the main contractor for the modernization and innovation project of the Gabcikovo hydroelectric power plant in an international tender.

22.05.

Some households may soon pay more for electricity

Last year, the URSO ordered distribution companies to consistently inform customers about the need to adjust oversized circuit breakers and provide them with professional assistance.

14.05.

Minister Sakova believes the state should own a new large nuclear power plant

Other governments have not given up on this project either, although its great revival was brought about only by the current fourth Fico´s government.

08.04.

Ministry of Economy will support the construction of new sources of electricity from renewable energy sources and battery systems

The maximum amount of the mechanism’s funds for a project may not exceed 2,500,000 euros.

04.04.

Household lustration can begin, parliament approved another step towards targeted energy aid

Slovak households may soon undergo a detailed lustration by state authorities. This is supposedly necessary for setting up a system of targeted energy assistance.

26.03.

Even the regulatory authority does not believe in fair targeted energy aid

21.03.

Fico believes that energy prices are still suffocating us

The Slovak Prime Minister pointed out that countries such as Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria have gas that is 10% more expensive than other countries in Europe.

Premiér Robert Fico počas samitu lídrov krajín Európskej únie.

16.12.2024

Not all customers will see electricity prices drop

15.10.2024

NPP in Jaslovske Bohunice has already generated 260 TWh of electricity

The importance of the installation is highlighted by the fact that the two units last year generated more than a quarter of electricity consumed in Slovakia.