Price of electricity for Slovak households consists of several items
Week in Slovakia
Monday – 19th September 2011
Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič announced that each EU country had submitted the results of stress tests of nuclear power plants. According to him the European Commission wants to put the spotlight on the nuclear power sources. (more information – automatic translation via Google Translate)
No radioactive leak after explosion at French nuclear plant. „The explosion in French nuclear waste treatment site was not related to nuclear fuel and no radioactive leaks have been detected after it,” said to the portal energia.sk Marta Žiaková from the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic. (more information – automatic translation via Google Translate)
Tuesday – 20th September 2011
A new biogas plant will be built in Humenne. It should produce more than eight million kilowatt hours of electricity and nearly five million kilowatt hours of heat. (more information – automatic translation via Google Translate)
According to the Slovak electricity transmission system the increase in electricity transmission lines, which the company managed, had been so serious that it had to declare an alert. Then it took necessary steps to deal with this situation. The most important thing is to ensure safety and reliability of electricity supply in Slovakia. (more information – automatic translation via Google Translate)
Thursday – 22nd September 2011
Invoice Slovak households for electricity consists of several items. In addition to the electricity it also includes the additional fees and charges, explains Michael Jaloviar of Stredoslovenská energetika (SSE). It is specifically electricity, tariff for system operation, transmission and distribution, distribution losses, system services and transfer to the National Nuclear Fund. More information: www.cenaenergie.sk
Friday – 23rd September 2011
The future of hydroelectric power plant Ipeľ is still unclear. According to the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic it would be beneficial for the Slovak energy. This hydroelectric power plant could be also the standby supply in case of situation when wind and photovoltaic power plants won’t be working. (more information – automatic translation via Google Translate)