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04.07.2019

Improved safety at second Mochovce nuclear unit

The power utility Slovenske Elektrarne modernized safety systems at the second nuclear unit in Mochovce.

04.07.2019

Electricity producers using biomass demand amendment removal

Michal Krajcir says that the reason for removing the amendment to the Act on Support for Renewable Sources is the finding that the arguments are untrue and even mislead.

04.07.2019

Slovak-Hungarian gas pipeline comes to life

Natural gas from the Black Sea via Slovak-Hungarian pipeline.

04.07.2019

Mochovce NPP completion under intense investigation

The investigation at Slovenske Elektrarne continues.

04.07.2019

Consumers to stop subsiding coal mining in five years

The economy ministry is expected to introduce the action plan for the Upper Nitra region soon.

Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza HBP uhlie Robert Fico

04.07.2019

Energy suppliers do not leave Slovakia

The number of relevant electricity and gas suppliers has been stable in a long term, says the Regulatory Office for Network Industries.

04.07.2019

Cabinet to protect state gas utilities against speculators

The Cabinet approved the bill on the protection of the assets in the gas industry on Wednesday. The economy ministry wants to protect the gas utility SPP from so-called Ducky’s promissory notes.

04.07.2019

PM, minister and SPP: Slovakia may not fear gas crisis

The chairman of the gas utility Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP) Jan Valko announced after meeting cabinet’s representative that the largest gas company is ready to provide gas supplies also in case of the gas crisis.

04.07.2019

Guaranteed energy service becomes reality

The amendment to the Act on Energy Efficiency received the final approval in the Parliament.

04.07.2019

EIB to provide a loan to Slovenske Elektrarne

A 60-million-loan will be provided on projects increasing safety of nuclear power plants in Jaslovske Bohunice and Mochovce.

04.07.2019

Coal subsidies are nearing their end

The government decided to shorten the general economic interest in connection of coal mining for the purposes of electricity generation from the year 2030 to 2023.

Bane Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza Robert Fico uhlie

04.07.2019

Tender for general overall of Gabcikovo plant to end soon

The company Vodohospodarska Vystavba expects to complete a tender for a supplier of the general overhaul of the hydro-power plant Gabcikovo in the first quarter 2019.

04.07.2019

SPP successful on gas and electricity market

SPP is expecting its market share on the retail electricity market to reach more than 8 percent in 2018.

04.07.2019

Smooth gas deliveries from Russia across Ukraine

The company Eustream did not record any disruptions with gas deliveries from Russia across Ukraine during holidays or over the first days of the year 2019.

04.07.2019

Zapadoslovenska Distribuca invested mostly in networks and electromobility

The distribution company Zapadoslovenska Distribucna invested more than 93 million euros in 2018.

04.07.2019

Energy companies unlikely to get rid of special levy

At least one coalition political party does not agree with scrapping the special levy for regulated entities.

04.07.2019

EU may contribute more for decommissioning of Bohunice NPP

Bohunice programme in the period 2021 – 2027 will be subject to a minimum EU co-financing rate set at 50 percent, rather than to a maximum rate of 50 percent, as the European Commission proposed.