Electricity consumers are to pay almost 71 million euros for decommissioning nuclear installations and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste via this year’s bills. It was more than 67 million euros last year.
More than 100 years ago, natural gas and oil deposits were found in Zahorie. Slovakia has mined about 26.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 3.7 million tons of oil and 0.4 million tons of gasoline since the beginning of the hydrocarbons extraction.
The number of the accused persons has not increased since autumn 2015. The police have accused six people, five of in particular serious crime of violation of the obligation when administering someone else’s property and misrepresentation of financial and trade records.
The investor of the new nuclear power plant in Jaslovske Bohunice will be obliged to meet more than 130 conditions and measures during the implementation of the project as well as during the operation of the nuclear power plant.
The project has reached two significant milestones – EIA and the important certificate for modification of compressor station in Velke Kapusany, which is a part of the Slovak-Polish gas pipeline, from the economy ministry.
Slovakia’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority did not impose any fines, or restricted the scope and validity of the permit, or stopped the operation of a nuclear power plant.
The ruling government wants to seek possibilities to curb the final electricity price for industrial customers to boost competitiveness of Slovak industry. It also promises vulnerable customers to resolve the energy poverty.
Mining company Hornonitrianske Bane Prievidza dispatched nearly 2 million tons of coal to its customers last year, of which nearly 1.9 million tons headed to the coal-powered power plant in Novaky.
SIEA will be announcing individual rounds of the state support for small-scale renewable energy sources by regions. The next round of the project Green to Households will only be for householders outside Bratislava. Households from the Bratislava region will be next in line.
We are currently seeking the most optimal answer to all legal questions arising from this project, said European Commission’s vice-president for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic.
The Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO) assumes that consumers will spend 392 million euros on the support for green electricity this year. Last year, the plans stood at 364 million euros.
Newly appointed economy minister who was behind „the state takeover“ of the hydropower plant in Gabcikovo wants to purchase Slovenske Elektrarne’s shares.
Investments worth 795 million euros are aimed at construction and reconstruction of power lines and stations across Slovakia as well as construction of new international networks.
Zapadoslovenska Energetika has registered almost 500 successful applications for the state subsidies to support the purchase and installation of the small-sized renewable energy sources with the installed capacity of 1,300 kW.
Last year, the Regulatory Office for Network Industries (URSO) registered 512 motions on unfair practices of door-to-door salespeople. This year, the Office has received 130 motions. URSO warns particularly about the company Slovakia Energy.
Subsidies for coal mining and strict regulation of energy price are likely to remain. Two strongest parties of the future ruling coalition do not plan any changes in this field.
After two rounds of the state support for the purchase and installation of a small-scale renewable energy source, the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency registers nearly 1,000 unused vouchers.
The economy ministry is preparing the second round of gas vouchers. This time, vouchers will be sent to consumers who provided their gas suppliers with incorrect data , have not updated their permanent addresses or are not present at their permanent addresses.
More than 640 MW of electricity and more than 180 MW of heat capacity will be built in Slovakia thanks to new projects which were granted a licence by the economy ministry.
The company Bratislavska Teplarenska is waiting for the court’s decision on objections. The company objects to the limitation period of a majority of Paroplyn Holdings Limited’s claim.
Current energy prices at the energy exchange give space for electricity and gas price reduction. The Regulatory Office for Network Industries, however, does not plan to open a new price-setting process and will let energy suppliers make decision on a possible price reduction.
Hungarian company Ganz EEM, which is part of the company Atomenergomas, Rosatom’s engineering division, is modernising the refueling machine at the third and fourth nuclar blocks in Mochovce.