After cabinet session on Wednesday, Finance Minister Peter Kazimir indicated that the price for strengthening the state’s position in the power utility Slovenske Elektrarne might not be high at all regarding company’s obligations. However, he considers it inevitable to bring the completion of Mochovce NPP under control.
Last week, Czech energy group CEZ was the first company which started considering its absence in the final stage of the sale of a 66-percent stake in the power utility Slovenske Elektrarne. Prime Minister’s statements that he will to let Italians leave Slovakia are to be blamed.
Prime Minister reiterated that the government would not help Enel to sell its 66-percent stake in the power utility Slovenske Elektaren in any case. According to Robert Fico, Italian investor may expect the state to obstruct this sale until Mochovce NPP is completed.
MPs will be first to be informed about the protocol on the results of the control. The Supreme Audit Court is to submit the protocol in dedicated mode to the Parliament by May 20.
Prime Minister Robert Fico says that Italian company Enel will not run from Slovakia so easily. He says that Italians should boost their Italian brains and complete Mochvoce project.
Slovak employers and entrepreneurs are convinced that Slovakia has one of the highest electricity prices in the European Union. The regulatory authority denies these statements.
The gas utility Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel posted a pre-tax profit of 483 million euros in 2014, up by 186 million euros (63 percent) compared to the year 2013.
The Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO) says that there is satisfactory competition on the Slovak energy market which could lower prices of electricity or gas for households.
The settlement of the additional payment resulting from privatisation is not subject to the current talks, since the state has not yet entered actively the purchase of Slovenske Elektrarne’s shares.
According to the ministry, the state will not agree with the sale of the shares before completing two nuclear blocks in Mochovce. The ministry has again not ruled out that the state will express interest in these shares in some stage of the sale.
The company Nafta is seeking the opportunities for further international projects and cooperation with new partners for survey and exploration of hydrocarbons.