Energy, page 12
News on Slovakia's energy sector
Power station Vojany could be revamped
Ambitious project looks to turn coal-fired station to green technology park.
Slovak-Polish gas pipeline goes on
THE SLOVAK-Polish gas pipeline shall secure the connection between a network of high-pressure gas pipelines and underground gas storages on Polish territory with the network of transit gas pipelines on Slovak territory.
Nuclear power plant project sped up
The fourth block of Mochovce is being built, while the third one should be launched into operation by the end of 2016.
New type of batteries tested
Individual modules of BE batteries can be put together and interconnected into big units.
Slovakia may export power to Balkans
In the future, Slovakia could profit from exporting electricity to the Balkans; as the country will have a greater supply than needed for consumption.
Project promotes renewables in homes
Green to households project gives the end consumer access to EU money.
State energy holding fails to launch
THE SLOVAK government’s idea of a state energy holding has not become reality.
Smart meters for electricity on the rise
Problems remain, but experts say they can help energy efficiency.
Energy poverty problem persists
Proposed solutions range from special tariffs to social benefits.
Energy prices will remain regulated
Slovakia’s regulatory authority has approved the new regulation policy for the next five years, stressing it will continue to regulate energy prices.
LNG terminal to be built at Port Bratislava
A FLOATING terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth €20 million will be built in the next four years at the Port of Bratislava by an association called Danube LNG, the TASR newswire learnt on March 3.
Slovak nuclear power plants were safe last year
THE NUCLEAR power plants in Slovakia were infallible and safe last year, the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ÚJD) inspections revealed.
Foreign Minister and America's Brian Yee talk about Slovak-American relations
BILATERAL Slovak-American relations and current migration crisis were issues, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Hoyt Brian Yee spoke about on February 11 in Bratislava.
SES Tlmače returns to Cuba
The power engineering company will build a heating block at a thermal power plant near Havana for €90 million.
Study critical of extra fees for electricity
WHILE prices of electricity as a commodity are falling, Slovak consumers have not seen a corresponding reduction in their bill.
Gov’t to send gas rebates
JUST weeks before the March 5 parliamentary election Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government will send gas rebates ranking from €10 to €165 to 1.41 million households.
Low fuel prices free up disposable income
PRICES of petrol and diesel at Slovak filling stations are falling in response to record low prices of crude oil on global markets.
Electricity prices to remain regulated
A new regulatory policy is set to begin in 2017.
Lajčák: Nord Stream II contradicts European policy on Ukraine
The planned construction of the Nord Stream II gas pipeline is clearly out of accord with European policy towards Ukraine, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák.
EPH bought stake in SE, Slovakia still has 17-percent option
THE CZECH company Energetický a průmyslový holding’s (EPH) subsidiary EP Slovakia BV (EP Slovakia) on December 18 signed a contract with the company Enel Produzione, a subsidiary of Italian Enel company, for the sale of 66% of the share capital held by the latter in Slovenské elektrárne (SE) energy utility.
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