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30.4.18. Slovak-Polish gas pipeline closer to implementation ( SITAenergetika.sk)

Under the signed agreement, both operators of the natural gas transmission network Eustream and Gaz-System have taken the final decision on the construction of the Slovak-Polish pipeline project.

24.4.18. Investments in power grid to increase dramatically ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The power grid operator Slovenska Elektrizacna Prenosova Sustava plans to invest more than 127 million euros this year.

20.4.18. Ukraine increases natural gas imports via Slovakia ( SITAenergetika.sk)

Nominations for natural gas transport from Slovakia to Ukraine exceeded 10 million cubic meters on April 20. Ukrainians started actively filling their gas reservoirs.

17.4.18. Regulatory Board still without all members ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The top power regulatory body without two members since the end of the year.

16.4.18. Tens of millions invested in power lines ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The company Slovenska Elektrizacna Prenosova Sustava (SEPS) invested 55.3 million euros in 2017.

13.4.18. The situation with unplanned electricity flows improved ( SITAenergetika.sk)

Special transformers installed at the German-Czech and German-Polish borders improved the unplanned electricity flows.

11.4.18. Deadlines for Mochovce project are likely to be met ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The Nuclear Regulatory Office of the Slovak Republic (UJD) points out that in case of such a large and complex project, some problems cannot be predicted and they may have an impact on the overall timetable for the construction and launch of nuclear units.

10.4.18. SEPS had record-breaking year in 2017 ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The state-owned company SEPS posted the total revenues of nearly 420 million euros in 2017. The net profit was 74.3 million euros.

8.4.18. Slovak ministry: Nord Stream 2 is not in line with EU goals ( SITAenergetika.sk)

Russian company Gazprom has already obtained permissions from Germany and Finland for the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

5.4.18. The appointment of URSO head remains in cabinet’s hands ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The Constitutional Court accepted Slovak president’s proposal concerning the amendment to the Act on Regulation in Network Industries for the further proceeding after preliminary negotiations, however, it rejected to suspend the effect of act’s two provisions that president is opposed to.

Robert Fico Hornonitrianske bane Prievidza Handlová uhlie

26.3.18. Inquiry into electricity generation from coal halted ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The Antitrust Office of the Slovak Republic found out in an investigation that deep coal mining is several times more expensive than surface mining, affecting the final price of the coal.

21.3.18. Ignac Ilcisin convicted in Transpetrol case ( SITAenergetika.sk)

A businessman from Vranov nad Toplou will spend 11 years in prison.

20.3.18. New cabinet to face many unfulfilled promises ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The cabinet promised in the program manifesto a solution for high electricity prices for the industry and a new subsidy scheme of the renewables and cogeneration.

Jaslovské Bohunice atómová elektráreň SE

12.3.18. Czech company CEZ remains in new Bohunice NPP project ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The Czech energy group CEZ is not in talks with any investor on the sale of its 49-percent stake in JESS.

28.2.18. Supplier for Gabcikovo power plant overhaul still unknown ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The professional commission at Vodohospodarska Vystavba has been evaluating bids submitted in the international tender for almost a month.

22.2.18. SE successful in removing Mochovce project shortcomings ( SITAenergetika.sk)

The Nuclear Regulatory Authority warns that removing the shortcomings in the documents does not mean that the administrative proceeding in connection with the issuing of the permission for the launch of the third and fourth nuclear block in Mochovce continues.