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 […]
Slovenia’s ELES partners with Renault on e-mobility project
Slovenian transmission system operator (TSO) ELES has partnered with Renault for the first time as part of a European project in the field of e-mobility, the Slovenian TSO said on its website, adding that the project is also strongly supported by the Turin automotive industry. ELES is among 33 partners from 8 countries which have […]
Romania, Slovenia among five countries eyeing new European Commission’s energy portfolio
Five EU member states, including Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, and Slovenia, are interested in getting the energy portfolio in the next European Commission, HotNews.ro reported. The candidates for European energy commissioner are Kadri Simson from Estonia, Virginijus Sinkevicius, Linas Linkevicius or Saulius Skvernelis from Latvia, Luminita Odobescu from Romania, Krzysztof Szczerski from Poland, and Janez […]
Resalta to implement energy efficient lighting project at Gorenje’s water heater plant
Slovenia-headquartered energy service company Resalta is undertaking a lighting project in Stara Pazova, Serbia for the Gorenje Tiki water heater factory, a member of Slovenia’s Gorenje group. Gorenje Tiki ranks among the largest five water heater manufacturers in Europe, producing half a million small, medium and large capacity water heaters each year on six assembly […]
RCERO Ljubljana recovering 95% of waste generated by one-third of Slovenia’s population
In May, Malaysia joined China in banning waste imports, a move that will put more pressure to waste glut in Europe. Finding sustainable solutions for waste in EU countries is more and more in the focus. Slovenia has tackled this problem by building the Regional Centre for Waste Treatment and Recovery (RCERO) in its capital […]
First trades in Slovenian, Bulgarian power futures registered
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered the first trade in Slovenian power futures, as well as the first trade in Bulgarian power futures, according to news releases from BSP SouthPool Energy Exchange, the Slovenian power exchange, and the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX). The EEX launched Slovenian, Bulgarian, and Serbian power futures on June […]