Slovenia helping to bring households out of energy poverty with EU grants
Owners and co-owners of dwellings in Slovenia can apply for grants of up to EUR 9,620 for home makeovers including the installations of solar water heaters and heat pumps, state-backed Eco Fund said as it launched a pilot project against energy poverty. Eco Fund – Eko sklad has issued a public call for donations it […]
HSE presents environmental study on burning waste in TPP Šoštanj
The management of the Šoštanj thermal power plant (TEŠ) presented the results of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and cleared the plan to incinerate solid recovered fuel (SRF) project, arguing it does not worsen the current state of the environment in Šaleška Valley. TEŠ, which is part of state-owned energy company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), […]
Dalekovod, ELES sign contracts for power lines worth EUR 59.5 million
Croatia’s Dalekovod Group has signed contracts for three projects with Slovenia’s transmission system operator ELES. The investment is estimated at EUR 59.5 million. The projects will be implemented by a consortium Dalekovod Ljubljana, Elektrotehna Elex and C&G. Upon completion, two power sections of lines will connect Hungarian and Slovenian transmission networks at a voltage level […]
Environmental, energy projects worth EUR 960 million to restart Slovenia’s economy
The Government of Slovenia has adopted a list of 187 investments to restart the Slovenian economy after the COVID-19 epidemic including 22 projects in the environmental sector, worth EUR 310 million, and 19 in the energy sector, worth EUR 650 million. Total value of the investments is estimated at EUR 7.7 billion, local media reported. […]
Slovenia’s ELES to pay EUR 49.75 per MWh for transmission losses in 2021
The Slovenian transmission system operator completed the auction for baseload products it would buy for the next three calendar years. ELES said suppliers offered electricity at EUR 49.5 per MWh to EUR 55.7 per MWh for the company to cover losses. After a public call, ELES conducted an electronic auction for power suppliers in order […]
Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental NGOs
In the shadow of coronavirus, the new Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental and nature conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs), according to green law NGO network Justice and Environment (J&E). According to the organization, anti-coronavirus provisions in Slovenia, which set out to disable environmental and nature protection NGOs in the procedures involving integrated building permits […]
GEN-I reports record net profit of EUR 15.3 million in 2019
GEN-I Group has reported a record net profit of EUR 15.3 million for 2019. Its electricity sales also reached an all time high – 83.4 TWh. Net profit increased by 18.4% on an annual basis while the value of power it sold increased by 6.7%, the energy firm’s annual report 2019 reads. The company has […]
ELES preparing auction to buy power for covering losses through 2023
ELES is receiving suppliers’ applications for baseload products of 10 MW for next year and 11 MW for both 2022 and 2023 to cover losses in electricity. Slovenia’s transmission system operator or TSO said interested parties can submit auction documents by June 3. ELES doo issued a public call for an auction to buy energy […]
