Renewables

Slovenia pays EUR 135 million in renewable energy, CHP subsidies in 2018

Photo: Pixabay

Published

April 18, 2019

Country

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

April 18, 2019

Country:

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

Slovenia’s support payments for electricity from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and power – CHP) reached EUR 135.1 million in 2018. The largest amount, EUR 62.8 million, was paid to owners of solar power plants, while fossil fuel CHP generated the biggest share of energy – 320.5 GWh.

According to Slovenian power market operator Borzen’s report, the total production of 3,859 power plants, with an installed power of 412 MW, was at 937,9 GWh in 2018, down 1% compared to 2017, while subsidies decreased 6% compared to a year earlier.

These 3,859 power plants in the support system account for about 12% of all installed capacities in Slovenia.

The average amount of subsidies per unit of electricity produced in 2018 was 144.1 EUR/MWh, down 5% compared to 2017.

Subsidies of EUR 135.1 million were paid in the form of guaranteed purchase prices (feed-in tariffs) and operational support.

Solar power plants received 47% of total subsidies, fossil fuel CHP 21%, wood biomass plants 15%, and biogas plants 11%

According to Borzen’s Center for Renewables and CHP, 2018 saw a continuation of a decrease in production, subsidy payments and new entries into the support system.

Electricity generation in 2018 increased in hydropower plants (HPPs) and fossil fuel CHP, and decreased in solar power plants and biogas plants, Center said in the report.

Amount of subsidies and production by type of plant:

  • Solar power plants – EUR 62.8 million, 249.6 GWh,
  • Fossil fuel CHP – EUR 28.8 million, 320.5 GWh,
  • Biomass plants – EUR 19.6 million, 125 GWh,
  • Biogas plants – EUR 15 million, 112.3 GWh,
  • Hydropower plants – EUR 6.9 million, 118.3 GWh,
  • Other power plants – EUR 1.8 million, 6.3 GWh,
  • Wind farms – EUR 0.4 million, 6 GWh.

Solar power plants received 47% of total subsidies, fossil fuel CHP 21%, wood biomass plants 15%, and biogas plants 11%.

The fossil fuel CHP secured 34% of the total generation, solar power plants 27%, biomass plants and HPPs 13% each, and biogas plants 12%.

Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment
Please wait... Please fill in the required fields. There seems to be an error, please refresh the page and try again. Your comment has been sent.

Related Articles

envision green hydrogen ammonia

China-based Envision opens world’s largest green hydrogen, ammonia plant

14 July 2025 - The plant can deliver 320,000 tons of green ammonia per year, with annual output projected to rise to 1.5 million tons by 2028.

hydrogen lab gas research

Balkan hydrogen scientists: Research funding should focus on real-world applications

14 July 2025 - A team of scientists from Slovenia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina is working on a hydrogen project based on seawater electrolysis.

Serbia EPS starts trial operation of its Petka PV plant on coal tailings dump

Serbia’s EPS starts trial operation of its Petka PV plant on coal tailings dump

14 July 2025 - EPS connected its first larger solar park, called Petka, to the grid. The new facility is in its coal complex Kostolac.

GGF grows direct lending energy transition energy security

GGF grows direct lending, committed to energy transition, energy security

11 July 2025 - In its Impact Report 2024, Green for Growth Fund outlined powering the green transition across Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and beyond