Ukraine has appealed to the European Union over an agreement between Slovak gas carrier Eustream and Russia’s Gazprom, which, according to Kiev violates EU law.
The economy ministry states it would be unprofessional and incorrect for the government to reveal its attitude towards the sale of a 66-percent stake in the power utility Slovenske Elektrarne before negotiations with Italian Enel.
The Regulatory Office for Network Industries has initiated the pricing procedure on its own initiative. The regulator refused to reveal how much gas prices for Slovak households and small businesses will decline.
According to the Slovak natural gas carrier Eustream, the Hungarian partners have not yet handed over the Slovak part of the section crossing the river Ipel to the Slovak partners built between villages Slovenske Darmoty and Balassagyarmat.
Opposition MPs wanted to cancel the status of large heat suppliers in the building proceeding who are regarded as the body concerned whose stance is binding.
According to the newly appointed Economy Minister Vazil Hudak, it is still questionable how the state will proceed with the sale of a 66-percent stake in Slovenske Elektrarne. Everything will depend on negotiations with Enel which are expected to be held by the end of June.
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority stated based on the control that the Program of the long-term operation of V2 allows the continued safe operation of the nuclear power plant in Jaslovske Bohunice.
Prime Minister Robert Fico says that there are serious reasons for the postponement of his journey to Italy to discuss the sale of Slovenske Elektrarne.
Electricity producers who will decide to generate electricity via highly efficient combined heat and power in the combustion engine running on natural gas must expect lower purchase price from next year.
Following the Cabinet’s session, Prime Minister Robert Fico repeatedly warned Italians not to leave Slovakia without completing the third and fourth units at Mochovce NPP.
We asked three analysts whether the state should purchase Enel’s stake in the power utility Slovenske Elektrarne and whether the entry of Italian Enel nine years ago brought some positives.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Robert Fico in his speech in connection with the report on the privatization of a majority 66-percent stake in Slovenske Elektrarne (SE) said that Slovakia had lost approximately 800 million euros in the sale of SE conducted by the second government of Mikulas Dzurinda.
According to Prime Minister Robert Fico, the criminal prosecution for the offence of distortion of data of economic and trade records has already been initiated in this matter.
The Slovak Regulatory Office for Network Industries is considering introducing credit measuring systems. Electricity and gas meters would work only with prepaid credit.