Slovenia
Slovenia earmarks EUR 660 million for liquidity in firms, green transition
12 January 2021 - Slovenia is helping the recovery from the pandemic with EUR 660 million including grants, with a focus on SMEs, liquidity and the green transition
Slovenia eases procedure for establishment of energy communities
31 December 2020 - The government changed regulations in order to promote communities that jointly produce energy from renewables and install batteries
Dravske Elektrarne Maribor eyes investments in wind, solar, geothermal, storage
30 December 2020 - Company plans construction of three wind farms, a 30 MW solar power plant, geothermal and pumped storage projects.
Fastest coal phaseout will have least environmental impact in Slovenia
25 December 2020 - The draft environmental impact assessment has examined the impact of the three scenarios from the strategy.
EIA study for TPP Šoštanj waste incineration project under scrutiny
17 December 2020 - Co-incineration of SRF will increase the emissions of heavy metals, according to the review of the EIA commissioned by the Municipality of Šoštanj.
Petrol building 30 MW wind farm in Croatia without public incentives
15 December 2020 - Slovenian energy group Petrol plans to commission its 30 MW Ljubač wind park near Knin in Croatia's south in early April
GEN-I to roll out option to supply power produced without fossil fuels
09 December 2020 - Households and firms in Slovenia will soon be able to purchase power produced only from...
HESS to build biggest photovoltaic plant in Slovenia, link it to HPP Brežice
01 December 2020 - HESS plans to add a 6 MW photovoltaic unit to its Brežice hydroelectric plant, located...
Three Slovenian cities to beat air pollution with renewables, sustainable urban mobility
18 November 2020 - The Government of Slovenia has adopted plans worth EUR 63 million to reduce air pollution in Maribor, Celje and Murska Sobota.
ELES secured over EUR 100 million from EU, Japan for development projects
18 November 2020 - Aleksander Mervar, CEO of ELES, speaks of efforts toward a just energy transition and the development projects of Slovenia's TSO
Slovenia’s utility HSE, power exchange Borzen get new management
06 November 2020 - Viktor Vračar is the new CEO of power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne while Martin Bratanič took over the lead of Borzen.
Four Slovenian energy firms to convert renewable power to hydrogen, methane
05 November 2020 - Plinovodi, ELES, HSE and HESS launched the SLOP2G project for the conversion of renewable energy to hydrogen.
Slovenian Parliament unanimously adopts Energy Efficiency Act
22 October 2020 - Energy efficiency legislation was separated from Slovenia's energy law. Lawmakers supported ambitious national targets.
Slovenia’s NECP: Local communities, protected areas limit renewables growth
22 October 2020 - Obstruction by local communities and environmental restrictions are the main obstacles for renewables in Slovenia
State Eco Fund supports environmental, renewables investments in Slovenia
06 October 2020 - Through its environmental fund, Slovenia renewed subsidy schemes for companies, entrepreneurs and local authorities that...
Slovenia’s HSE wins concession for three hydropower plants on Sava river
01 October 2020 - HSE is about to sign a water use concession as part of the project to...