Slovenske Elektrarne completed the start-up of the third Mochovce unit after performing the last test as part of the active test phase – 144 hours of proven operation at full reactor power.
The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic led by Economy Minister Peter Dovhun wants to prepare the first two so-called „GO-TO“ zones for wind power plants.
The state-controlled company Vodohospodarska Vystavba, which is entrusted the operation of the Gabcikovo power plant, confirmed that a new international tender for the contractor for the overhaul of the Gabcíkovo hydroelectric power Plant would be announced at the end of this year.
The new nuclear unit in Mochovce will have an installed capacity of 471 megawatts at start-up, which will cover approximately 13% of the total electricity consumption in Slovakia.
The Ministry of Economy wants to prevent the suppliers from starting to buy power electricity for households for the next year from the market and not from an agent at a capped price from early April.
According to the original information, the two Italian managers P.R. and N.C. have allegedly caused 22-million-euro damage to the dominant Slovak electricity producer.
The state-owned company Vodohospodarska Vystavba plans to seek the contractor for the general overhaul of the Gabcikovo hydro-power plant in international tender in early 2023.
The third unit of the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant reached the minimum controlled output and will shift from physical to power start-up once all the tests are completed.
The power producer Slovenske Elektrarne warns the government that it must prepare at least 14.2 billion euros if it decides to nationalize the electricity produced by them.