Lack of coal boosts Slovenia’s power import dependency to 75%
Thermal power plant TEŠ was shut down upon the recommendation of Slovenia's transmission system operator ELES to save coal for the winter
Slovenia’s last coal mine turning to green energy, underground farming
Premogovnik Velenje has projects for methane extraction, a gravity power plant, underground energy storage and farming. Its subsidiary builds PV plants.
Slovenia’s coal plant TEŠ seeks state aid as CO2 costs threaten to sink it
Power plant and coal mine Velenje are in financial difficulties, which forced their owner HSE to ask for help from the Slovenian government.
Slovenian government proposes coal phaseout by 2033
The Ministry of Infrastructure has launched public debate on the draft coal phaseout strategy and accompanying EIA.
Fastest coal phaseout will have least environmental impact in Slovenia
The draft environmental impact assessment has examined the impact of the three scenarios from the strategy.
Slovenia launches online platform for preparation of coal phaseout strategy
The Ministry of Infrastructure has set up an online platform as the main communication channel for the activities related to the preparation of the national strategy for phasing out coal and the restructuring of coal regions. In accordance with the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), Slovenia must prepare a long-term national strategy for the […]
Thermal power plant Šoštanj takes active role in Slovenia’s energy transition
Slovenian lignite-fired thermal power plant Termoelektrarna Šoštanj (TEŠ) has been developing several projects aimed at achieving gradual energy transition thus contributing to carbon neutral society. They include the use of natural gas, the capture and utilization of CO2 (CCU), hydrogen production and the utilization of alternative fuels. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, […]
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 […]