The purchase price for a 49-percent stake in the company Vychodoslovenska Energetika Holding was between 700 and 800 million euros. The return on this price would be 24 years. The state received 35.2 million euros for waiving its pre-emptive right.
The NAKA raid in Mochovce concerns the supply of fire alarm systems, components, devices and work necessary for the operation of the power plant. According to the recent findings, the price was allegedly raised gradually from 3.9 million euros to almost 25 million euros.
The Nuclear Supervision Authority (UJD) expects the investor to specify the schedule for the completion of the Mochovce nuclear unit 4 as soon as the nuclear unit 3 is commissioned. The assembly of the machinery and cleaning processes are being performed at the nuclear unit 4 in Mochovce.
According to the Slovak police, the two Italian managers P. R. and N. C. were allegedly involved in millions-worth fraud. They allegedly caused the damage of 22 million euros to the Slovak dominant electricity producer.
The Finance Ministry of the Slovak Republic promises to carry out a selection procedure in order to select members of Board of Directors in Slovenska Elektrizacna Prenosova Sustava (SEPS).
New nuclear units in Mochovce should generate profits instead of further debts. The ministry emphasised that complying with all the safety and environmental regulations in connection with the completion of Mochovce NPP project is an absolute priority.
Economy Minister Richard Sulik has announced the construction of hydrogen fuelling stations in Slovakia. He hopes to see hydrogen cars rolling off the line at the Zilina-based Kia Motors Slovakia one day.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, the need for this extension of the deadline resulted from a significant pace decline of works at the third nuclear unit between March and May 2020.
The auction for new green power plants was cancelled in early April due to the coronavirus crisis. The Economy Ministry of the Slovak Republic does not rule out some changes in auctions.
State secretary at the Economy Ministry Karol Galek (SaS) plans to seek new routes for the gas pipeline with the Austrians. The Bratislava self-governing region, as well as the leadership of the Petrzalka Borough clearly showed their disagreement with the construction of oil pipeline via Bratislava, e.g. Zitny Ostrov.
Unless the permission holder proves the fulfilment of all legislative requirements, the UJD will not issue permission for commissioning the third nuclear unit of the Mochovce NPP.
The inspection of selected components is being carried out at the site of the third and fourth nuclear unit in Mochovce. Slovenske Elektrarne started inspection of components after the internal control found non-compliance with the declared material in case of two pieces of pipe.
The Economy Ministry does not want to jeopardise the functionality of the companies by speedy reshuffles among its managers in the power companies with the state stakes.
The company EP Ukraine, in which Nafta has a 10-percent share and Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding (EPH) a 90-percent share, has been granted a license to explore and extract mainly natural gas in the Ukrainian projects Grunivska and Ochtyrska.
The restrictions at the borders, especially with Hungary and the Czech Republic, are partly complicating the construction of the Slovak-Polish gas pipeline as some sub-suppliers are unable to access the site.
The new leadership at the economy ministry is ready to sell the state shares in power companies operating on the free market. Natural monopolies and Slovenske Elektrarne will not be put up for sale.
The company SEPS continues ensuring safe and reliable operation and management of the grid in a real time despite suspended production in large companies which led to the electricity consumption reduction.
Slovenske Elektrarne, a dominant electricity producer in Slovakia, generated 18,865 GWh of electricity in 2019, an increase by 1.2 percent year-on-year.
Four natural bodies and one legal person have been charged. A spokesman for the Police Forces Michal Slivka informed that many other suspicions are being scrutinized in connection with the Mochovce project.
Decommissioning of the V1 nuclear power plant in Jaslovske Bohunice is currently in the second stage, the total costs are estimated at 1.237 billion euros.
The police team coded Elektra has been carrying out a raid in Mochovce for the second day in a row. According to the Police, various low-quality materials were supplied to the Mochovce nuclear units through several companies.
The UJD started the administration proceeding in connection with the issuance of relevant permissions already in 2016. It was repeatedly interrupted as the power utility Slovenske Elektrarne was requested by the authority to add necessary data.