The Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic carried out more than 200 inspections last year which proved that Slovak nuclear power plants are reliable and safe.
Economy Minister Peter Ziga did not know to say how the state will respond to an increase in the budget for the completion of Mochovce NPP, if the information in the media is true.
Some companies which are under regulation failed to submit the evaluation of the quality standards for the last year to the Regulatory Office for Network Industries.
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority refused to comment on the possible postponement of the completion of Mochovce NPP. Slovenske Elektrarne is analysing the current situation.
Economy Minister Peter Ziga believes that a council of experts must gather to assess whether the possible increase in the budget for the completion of Mochovce NPP is justifiable.
The Regulatory Office for Network Industries decided to reduce maximum prices for gas supplies as of July 2016. The price for households will decrease by 4.9% and for small companies by 6.6% on average.
The next round of the support aimed at households from regions outside Bratislava will take place in the second half of June. The exact date has not yet been set.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Slovenske Elektrarne is carrying out a comprehensive investment program using the latest technologies in order to stretch the life span of two nuclear blocks in Jaslovske Bohunice.
Under the new decree issued by the Regulatory Office for Network Industries, feed-in tariffs of hydroelectricity will decrease dramatically. Electricity generated by hydropower plants with the installed capacity from 1 to 5 MW will be subsidized with a sum of 73 euros instead of almost 100 euros from January 2017.
The declaration which MEPs could have signed between March 7 and June 7 writes that this project will undermine Ukraine’s status as a transit country which will have dramatic geopolitical consequences.