Elektro Celje, Elektro Gorenjska, Elektro Ljubljana join ELES/GEN-I consortium for Slovenia’s green transformation
Power distribution companies Elektro Celje, Elektro Gorenjska and Elektro Ljubljana have joined the consortium for the promotion and acceleration of the green transformation of the Slovenian energy sector. The consortium was established in September by power utilities ELES and GEN-I with the aim of decarbonizing Slovenia by 2050. The identification of the need to link […]
NGEN installs first Tesla Powerpack battery storage system in the region
Slovenian energy solution provider NGEN has unveiled the first Tesla Powerpack storage system in the region, located in Jesenice, north-west of Slovenia. This is the largest Tesla Powerpack storage system in Europe. The investment in the 12.6 MW/22.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) including construction, installation, and all equipment is worth EUR 15 million. In […]
ELES, GEN-I to pursue green transformation through smart grids
Slovenian power transmission system operator (TSO) ELES and electricity trader GEN-I have signed an agreement to form a consortium that will seek to accelerate the Slovenian energy sector’s green transformation through smart grids, according to a press release from GEN-I, part of GEN Group. The agreement to pursue green energy transformation through smart grids was […]
Petrol to help T Plus optimize district heating systems in Russia, work with Schneider Electric
Slovenian energy Petrol has signed a memorandum with T Plus Group, Russia’s largest privately-owned heat and power company, to take part in projects to optimize district heating in the regions where T Plus is present, marking the Slovenian company’s entry to the Russian market, according to a press release on Petrol’s website. Petrol brings to […]
Greece, Slovenia among five EU countries to introduce new fossil fuel subsidies – report
Five EU countries including the UK, Germany, Greece, Poland, and Slovenia are looking to introduce new fossil fuel subsidies by 2030, an analysis of the 28 Member States’ draft energy and climate plans (NECPs) has revealed. In a new report, “Fossil fuel subsidies in draft EU National Energy and Climate Plans: Shortcomings and final call […]
HSE names new top managers at thermal power plant TEŠ, coal mine Velenje
Slovenia’s state power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has appointed new top managers at two of its subsidiaries – Termoelektrarna Šoštanj, which operates the Šoštanj thermal power plant (TEŠ), and Premogovnik Velenje, the operator of the Velenje coal mine, according to two separate press releases on the company’s website. HSE named Viktor Vračar as director […]
Fingrid acquiring new 400 MVA power transformers from Slovenia’s KOLEKTOR ETRA
Slovenia-based KOLEKTOR ETRA has signed a EUR 6 million contract to supply 400 MVA 400/120 kV power transformers to Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid for its project to improve the electricity transmission connection between the south and north of Finland, according to a press release from Fingrid. The ordered power transformers will be delivered to […]
Solar PV takes top share of Slovenia’s RES/CHP support payments in H1
Slovenia’s support payments for electricity produced from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and power – CHP) stood at around EUR 65.6 million, not including VAT, in the first half of 2019, down 6% year-on-year. According to data from power market operator Borzen, the total electricity production within Slovenia’s support system for RES/CHP […]
