The chairman of still the strongest political party Robert Fico is silent about the completion of Mochovce NPP – the project which once had his strong and clear support.
The nuclear disposal levy paid by electricity consumers was raised according to inflation every year. As of this year, the government determines the levy amount.
Hungarian energy group MOL raised its share in the refinery Slovnaft from 98.56 % to 98.72 % within a voluntary takeover bid. The company denies any suspicions of manipulation.
Electricity consumers supported the generation of electricity from renewable sources and cogeneration with a sum of 475.5 million euros in their electricity bills in 2018.
More than 6,000 steel pipes with the length of 6-18 meters are needed for the construction of the 130-kilometer stretch of the Slovak part of the gas pipeline.
The state-controlled company Vodohospodarska Vystavba has selected the winner of the international tender for the general overhaul of the hydropower plant Gabcikovo.
According to the Slovak Regulatory Authority (UJD), most photos published by the Austrian organization Global2000 are from the conventional part, a so-called secondary circuit of the fourth unit which is still under construction.
The power utility Slovenske Elektrarne states that the photos used by Austrian activists to prove serious shortcomings in the NPP Mochovce project are on the verge of scaremongering.
European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic prefers mutual solutions to sanctions on companies that participate in gas pipeline Nord Stream 2.
Slovenske Elektrarne informed in mid-April 2019 that a hydro test which lasted longer than originally expected along with delayed construction works caused a delay in Mochovce project.
Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini thinks that some companies make never-ending stories of nuclear projects on purpose in order to assure work for the decades.
The company Transpetrol suspended oil imports until the situation is resolved and adequate measures aimed at changing the parameters of oil imports are adopted.
Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini says that all shareholders who commit fraud will face a similar faith as the former top representative of Slovenske Elektrarne who was arrested at the Bratislava airport.
Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini reiterated that his government would not permit to put nuclear units that might possibly pose danger to Slovakia and neighboring countries into operation.
The opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) may file a criminal complaint against an unknown perpetrator due to a further delay in the completion of Mochovce nuclear units and increased budget.