State Eco Fund supports environmental, renewables investments in Slovenia
Through its environmental fund, Slovenia renewed subsidy schemes for companies, entrepreneurs and local authorities that decide to spend on energy efficiency, renewables and measures to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Eco Fund – Eko sklad has issued three public calls for its programs for legal entities that wish to invest in lowering greenhouse gas […]
Slovenia’s HSE wins concession for three hydropower plants on Sava river
HSE is about to sign a water use concession as part of the project to build a string of hydropower plants on the middle part of the Sava river in Slovenia, from Ljubljana to Suhadol. The government vowed to develop spatial plans for three systems, but exact locations and the total number of facilities still […]
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access to real-time information on their gas, water and power expenditure. The smart solutions implemented in Kranj should ease the local authority’s overall planning and emergency response and slash losses for utilities. Companies are helping with digitalization, including transportation and air […]
Still insufficient efforts for wastewater treatment
Authors: Dunja Jandl, Partner, CMS Ljubljana; Ivan Gazdić, Partner, CMS Belgrade; Marija Marošan, Senior Attorney, CMS Belgrade; Tamara Žajdela, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Ljubljana; Igor Đorđević, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Belgrade Wastewater treatment involves various methods of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, by virtue of which harmful chemical and biological substances, as well as solids and gases are removed from wastewater, thereby […]
Slovenia approves Paški Kozjak wind farm – second out of eight planned
The Government of Slovenia approved the construction of the 14 MW Paški Kozjak wind farm – the second out of eight planned facilities for the use of wind energy. In October last year it announced national zoning plans would be established for eight wind farms in a push to increase the use of the renewable […]
Litostroj to deliver equipment for hydropower plant Mokrice in Slovenia
Turbines producer Litostroj Power has signed a EUR 19 million contract with Slovenia’s power utility Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi (HESS), part of the GEN Group, to supply equipment for future hydropower plant Mokrice. Litostroj Power, subsidiary of hydropower utility Energy-Pro Group from the Czech Republic, will deliver three horizontal Bulb units with a runner of […]
Slovenia approves EUR 12.7 million for unfinished infrastructure at HPP Brežice
The Slovenian government has approved an additional EUR 12.7 million to complete the unfinished infrastructure at hydropower plant (HPP) Brežice on the river Sava and extended the time frame for the works until the end of summer 2022. The unfinished infrastructure works that need to be completed concern nature protection measures as well as flood […]
Slovenia’s solar PV gets record share of incentives in H1 since 2013
In the first half of 2020, solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants received the record share of Slovenia’s incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and power – CHP) since 2013. Solar PV got EUR 35.2 million out of EUR 67.4 million, or 52.2% all incentives paid by the state […]
