ELES CEO: Slovenia must set coal phaseout date as soon as possible
Slovenia's only coal-fired thermal power plant TEŠ is on track to lose up to EUR 150 million this year, CEO of ELES Aleksander Mervar said
GEN-I to roll out option to supply power produced without fossil fuels
Households and firms in Slovenia will soon be able to purchase power produced only from carbon-free sources, as GEN-I plans to introduce the offer in January. It said it would sell electricity from solar, nuclear and hydroelectric facilities. GEN-I committed to a future without fossil fuels. The Slovenian company said it would be the first […]
Slovenia, Croatia mull building second unit at nuclear power plant Krško
The governments in Ljubljana and Zagreb are working on the necessary regulation for the 20-year extension of the retirement date for nuclear power plant Krško, which they run jointly. At the same time, they are considering the possibility to install a second unit and GEN Group already requested the energy permit. After Croatian Minister of […]
Hungary, Serbia set to double power interconnection capacity
Hungary and Serbia plan to double their cross-border power interconnection capacity and exchange, according to Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. Increasing the interconnection capacity will enable electricity balancing between the two countries, Serbian Mining and Energy Minister Aleksandar Antić said following a meeting with Szijjártó in Budapest. Hungary has a strong […]
When shit hits the fan
Author: Maja Pokrovac, Managing Director at Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia (RES Croatia) Now it is clear to everyone – the world has literally and drastically changed overnight. A viral pandemic that has hit all of humanity has shown just how sensitive the global economy really is, and when the going gets tough, it becomes […]
Bulgarian PM proposes electricity transmission JV with Montenegro, possibly Serbia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has proposed for Bulgaria and Montenegro to set up a joint venture for electricity transmission, possibly with participation from Serbia, according to local media. Borissov, who made the proposal during his recent visit to Montenegro, where he met Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković and other officials, was quoted as saying […]
Slovenia setting out to build nuclear waste storage
Slovenia will start building a storage for permanent nuclear waste disposal in the vicinity of the Croatian border, near the Krško nuclear power plant, in early 2018. It wishes to include Croatia in this project, whose representatives should give their final word on the issue in autumn. In the Slovenian town of Vrbina, close to […]
