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AGREEMENT SIGNED TO RESTART THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE UGLJEVIK THERMAL POWER PLANT AFTER MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS – HSE ALSO NEGOTIATED THE PAYMENT OF EUR 67 MILLION IN COMPENSATION

The companies HSE, Elektrogospodarstvo Slovenije (EGS-RI), Ugljevik Mine and Thermal Power Plant (RiTE Ugljevik) and Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) today signed contracts that regulate the...

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NEW PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO REDUCE THE GAP BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION OF, AND THE NEED FOR, ELECTRICITY

Yesterday’s consultation on the development plan of the power system of Slovenia, hosted by the Electrical Engineering Union of Slovenia (EZS) and the Eurelectric section at the EZS, was...

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HOLDING SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE RETURNS EUR 342 MILLION TO THE STATE

(Ljubljana, 21 December 2023) – Today, Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) returned to the owner another EUR 100 million of recapitalisation funds received by the decision of the Slovenian Sovereign...

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The FARCROSS project successfully completed

The European Union is aware of the need for attaining higher energy targets. To this end, it introduces financial incentives for various development and innovation projects through co-financing...

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HSE SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVES SITUATION RELATED TO HACKING OF HSE INFORMATION SYSTEM

The HSE successfully resolves a situation related to an information system hacking. Key power plant operation and trading systems are operational, the connection to ELES is established and the...

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“The next time you are writing an anti-corruption clause, write it with the awareness that it is not self-evident – it played a key role in the TEŠ settlement case.”

Uroš Podobnik, the chief operating officer of HSE, participated on Wednesday, 15 November in the 14th Energy and Law Summit, at which experts in various fields discussed legal and social challenges...

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The voice of NAHV resonates …

The North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley (NAHV) project, in which HSE is the lead partner, is gathering interest and prominence. Hydrogen is a topic of great attention in Europe and Slovenia, and new...

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FINAL ARBITRATION DECISION IN THE UGLJEVIK CASE: DUE TO THE SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY HSE, IN ADDITION TO 67 MILLION EUROS OF PRINCIPAL, MORE THAN 58 MILLION EUROS OF INTEREST WERE AWARDED

The Belgrade-based Arbitral Tribunal, which issued a second partial decision in the Ugljevik case in July this year on the payment of EUR 67 million of compensation for non-delivered electricity from...

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ON GLOBAL HYDROPOWER DAY

Global Hydropower Day, which is celebrated annually on 11 October, aims to raise awareness of the positive impacts of sustainable hydropower generation and the impact it has on people and communities...

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HSE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AT THE 15TH SUMMIT OF TOP INNOVATORS IN ENERGY

HSE was actively involved in this year’s Innovation of Energy, which is an annual event organised by Prosperia. On Wednesday, 4 October, colleagues in the HSE Group, Dr Matjaž Eberlinc, Executive...

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READY4USE PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED

The company Dravske elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources operating within the HSE Group, successfully completed the project of the evaluation and remediation...

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NORTH ADRIATIC HYDROGEN VALLEY LAUNCHES IN PORTOROŽ

The long-awaited start of the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley (NAHV) is here at last. The first transnational initiative of this kind under the Horizon Europe programme, supported by the Clean...

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WITH THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT TOWARDS A GREEN TRANSFORMATION OF THE ŠALEK VALLEY DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM

Komunalno Podjetje Velenje (KPV), together with the founding municipalities, and the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) have concluded an agreement on cooperation in the planning of the...

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HSE GROUP’S ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION IS UNINTERRUPTED – WE WILL HELP THE AFFECTED AREAS AS BEST WE CAN

From Thursday, 3 August to Sunday, 6 August 2023, the HSE Group’s electricity production was safe and reliable despite the significant and abundant precipitation and greatly increased inflows....

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WITH THE NAHV PROJECT, HSE PLACES SLOVENIA ON THE HYDROGEN FUTURE MAP

WITH THE NAHV PROJECT, HSE PLACES SLOVENIA ON THE HYDROGEN FUTURE MAP Ljubljana, 26 July 2023 – Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), the leading partner in the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley...

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THE ANSWER TO SLOVENIA’S SUCCESSFUL GREEN TRANSITION LIES IN COLLABORATION

Nova Gorica, 19 July 2023 – The management of Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG) and Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) hosted the Minister of Environment, Climate and Energy, Mag. Bojan Kumer....

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HSE SUCCESSFULLY ARGUES IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE UGLJEVIK MINE AND THERMAL POWER PLANT: EUR 67 MILLION COMPENSATION IN PRINCIPAL

After almost ten years, the Belgrade-based Arbitration Tribunal has issued a partial decision that Elektrogospodarstvo Slovenije (EGS-RI) is entitled to EUR 67 million in compensation for...

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Hydropower is an indispensable renewable energy source

Last week, a meeting of the Eurelectric working group for hydropower was held at the Energy Industry Chamber of Slovenia, at which our co-worker Karina Medved Bregar was elected vice-president for a...

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2022 ANNUAL REPORT: WE TOOK THE PATH OF THE GREEN TRANSITION

The 2022 annual report for the HSE group and company was published today on the HSE website. Tomaž Štokelj, the chief executive officer of HSE, and Uroš Podobnik, the chief operating officer of...

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Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Slovenia visits Prapretno SPP

The Prapretno Solar Power Plant site was today one of the stops on the working visit of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Slovenia, Johan O. Verboom, who was warmly...

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HOLDING SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE RETURNS FIRST EUR 100 MILLION TO THE STATE

Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) on Wednesday, 7 June 2023, returned to the owner the first EUR 100 million of the total of EUR 492 million of recapitalisation funds, accepted by the decision of...

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE HSE GROUP DECREASING EACH YEAR

The HSE Group is the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, and the spearhead of the country’s green transition to a carbon-free society. Renewable energy sources...

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THE HSE GROUP: CARRIER OF THE GREEN TRANSITION ALSO BY MEANS OF SOLAR ENERGY

The HSE Group is the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia and the carrier of the country’s green transition to a carbon-free society. At the forefront of our...

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BROAD SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH ADRIATIC HYDROGEN VALLEY

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the 3rd Conference of the Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic took place in Goriška Brda, where key stakeholders gathered – representatives of industry, science and...

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COMPANY PLP, LESNA INDUSTRIJA, HAS NEW MANAGEMENT

The company PLP, lesna industrija, d. o. o., one of the four affiliated companies in the Premogovnik Velenje Group, which is fully owned by Premogovnik Velenje, has a new director. As of Monday, 17...

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HTZ VELENJE HAS NEW MANAGEMENT

Company HTZ Velenje, I.P., d. o. o., the largest affiliated company in the Velenje Coal Mine Group, has a new Managing Director. As of Monday, April 17, 2023, the company is independently managed and...

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PRAPRETNO SPP BEST ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROJECT AS CHOSEN BY THE READERS OF THE NEWSPAPER FINANCE

PRAPRETNO SPP BEST ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROJECT AS CHOSEN BY THE READERS OF THE NEWSPAPER FINANCE The Prapretno Solar Power Plant project was chosen by the readers of the newspaper Finance as the winner...

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PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT EXCEEDS EXPECTED PRODUCTION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OPERATION

The Prapretno Solar Power Plant (Prapretno SPP) is currently celebrating its first anniversary. Since the opening, i.e. from April 8, 2022, it has operated reliably and produced 3,507 MWh or 5.7%...

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BRANKO DEBELJAK, M.Sc., APPOINTED AS THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

The management of Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) appointed Branko Debeljak, M.Sc., as the new Director General of Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) with a four-year term of office. In this...

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HYDRO POWER AND A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE TO WATER HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HSE GROUP

The HSE Group is the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, which includes hydro power. In 2022, our hydro power plants on the Drava, Soča and Sava rivers produced a...

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SLOVENIA MUST FOCUS ALL ITS EFFORTS ON ESTABLISHING A SELF-SUFFICIENT AND LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITY SYSTEM

Aleksander Mervar, MSc., CEO of ELES, Dr Tomaž Štokelj, Managing Director or HSE, and Dr Dejan Paravan, CEO of GEN energija, are unanimous: The measures taken by the government and energy companies...

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VELENJE COAL MINE MADE ITS OWN LONGWALL CHAIN CONVEYOR

In the cave of Velenje Coal Mine, where coal is mined more than five hundred metres underground, we have been using the most advanced equipment and technology for underground coal mining for many...

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HSE WILL RETURN THE FIRST 200 MILLION EUROS TO THE STATE

The Slovenian Sovereign Holding, which in December 2022 approved a subsequent paying-up of capital to Holding Slovenske Elektrarne in the total amount of EUR 492 million to bridge extraordinary...

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THE RIGHT TO USE A PORTION OF THE ELECTRICITY PRODUCED IN THE GOLICA PUMPED-STORAGE HYDRO POWER PLANT WAS TRANSFERRED TO DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR

The right to use 20% of the electricity produced in the Golica pumped-storage hydro power plant (ČHE), which has so far been used by the company ELES, d. o. o., and the obligations arising from this...

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COMPANIES OF THE HSE GROUP ASSIST UKRAINE WITH ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

At the initiative of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Robert Golob and the former Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Slovenia, Bojan Kumer, addressed to the Energy...

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NORTH ADRIATIC HYDROGEN VALLEY PROJECT, WITH HSE AS LEADING PARTNER, RECEIVES 25 MILLION IN GRANTS

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership that supports research and development of hydrogen technologies in Europe, today announced the results of the Horizon...

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PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT EXCEEDED ITS EXPECTED PRODUCTION IN 2022

Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, is rapidly moving in the direction of harnessing solar energy to obtain electricity from large...

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CONGRATULATIONS TO NIKA AND PAVEL!

The European Youth Olympic Festival (2023 Winter EYOF) began on Saturday in Trieste with a formal opening. Slovenia is represented by 47 young athletes in 11 winter sports. Three competition days are...

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OFFICIAL START OF CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE PROJECT »SI-GEO-ELECTRICITY – ČENTIBA PILOT GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT ON AN EXISTING GAS WELL PG-8

In December, the company Petrol Geo started underground construction work on the abandoned well Pg-8 for the needs of the Čentiba pilot geothermal power plant, for which the Drava Power Plants...

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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EU COMMISSION FOR RESTRUCTURING VISIT THE ŠALEK VALLEY

On Thursday, 19 January 2023, representatives of the EU commission visited the Šalek Valley regarding the drawing of funds from the Just Transition Fund for the restructuring of the Savinja-Šalek...

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BY USING IMPORTED COAL, THE VELENJE COAL MINE ENSURES THE GREATER OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY AND STABILITY OF PRODUCTION IN THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT (TEŠ)

Last July, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia declared a level 1 risk in electricity production and ordered that the strategic reserves of energy products be increased within the Slovenian...

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NEW MANAGEMENTS OF COMPANIES SENG AND PV APPOINTED

The Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne d.o.o. (NS HSE) gave its consent to the appointment of new managements of two companies of the HSE Group at yesterday’s regular session....

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HOLDING SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN THE RS IN THE FUTURE

The energy crisis that has gripped Europe has also affected Slovenian energy companies. In 2022 and also in 2023, it will additionally affect the operations of Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE), the...

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THE PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT EXCEEDS THE SET PRODUCTION PLANS

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the Prapretno Solar Power Plant (Prapretno SPP), the largest solar power plant in Slovenia, which operates under the auspices of the HSE Group, was visited by...

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HSE FROM NOW ON HAS TWO-MEMBER MANAGEMENT

At today’s session, the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) accepted the resignation of the chief operating officer Marko Štrigl. As of 22 November 2022, the company HSE is...

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HSE GROUP AS A PARTNER IN THE HYDROGEN VALLEY PROJECT HOSTS A ZERO-CARBON BUS

A hydrogen-powered bus drove through Šoštanj and Velenje on Monday, 21 November 2022.  For demonstrative purposes, it made a stop at the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), where the HSE group...

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THE COMPANY DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR IS CARRYING OUT A PILOT PROJECT FOR A GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

Dravske elektrarne Maribor, a company within the HSE Group, is carrying out a pilot project that is mainly based on using a completely novel way of producing electrical power through the application...

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DR. TOMAŽ ŠTOKELJ, THE NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HSE: “THE HSE GROUP MUST BECOME THE CARRIER OF THE GREEN TRANSITION!”

The Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. (HSE SB) at today’s regular meeting unanimously appointed Dr. Tomaž Štokelj as the new Managing Director of HSE d.o.o. He was...

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DR. VIKTOR VRAČAR TAKES OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

The Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. (HSE SB) at today’s meeting considered the resignation of Dr. Viktor Vračar from the position of Managing Director of the company...

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PRIME MINISTER DR. ROBERT GOLOB VISITS DEM

The company Drava Power Plants Maribor was visited today by the Prime Minister Dr. Robert Golob with his colleagues, who were made familiar the implementation and strategic development projects of...

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DRAVA POWER PLANTS MARIBOR SOLEMNLY CELEBRATE SEVENTY YEARS OF EXISTENCE AND OFFICIALLY LAUNCH SEGMENT FIVE OF THE ZLATOLIČJE SOLAR POWER PLANT

The company Drava Power Plants Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, in the presence of representatives of the Government – Bojan Kumer, M.Sc., the...

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HTZ VELENJE PARTICIPATED IN THE RENOVATION WORK OF THE FORMER TRBOVLJE THERMAL POWER PLANT

On the site of the former Trbovlje Thermal Power Plant, which has been operating since the beginning of 2018 under the new name HSE Energetska družba Trbovlje, d. o. o. (hereinafter: HSE EDT), an...

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THE MINISTERIAL TEAM VISIT DEM AND ARE FAMILIARISED WITH THE COMPANY’S IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

The company Drava Power Plants Maribor (DEM), the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in the country, which operates as part of the HSE Group, was visited today by Emilija...

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THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND THE MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE VISIT THE VELENJE COAL MINE

As part of a working visit, on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Robert Golob, Ph.D., the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, and Bojan Kumer, M.Sc., the Minister of Infrastructure, visited the...

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HSE ACTIVE AT PROFESSIONAL EVENTS

Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) employs a large number of experts who regularly participate in various professional events, either as listeners or lecturers. On September 8, Miran Kavrečič from...

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IMPORT OF COAL

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has announced the first level of threat in the field of electricity production. The purpose of the measures and guidelines adopted is to prepare the...

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MIRAN HUDOURNIK APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RGP

The general assembly of the company RGP, d. o. o., rekonstrukcije, gradnje, proizvodnja, at today’s meeting appointed as the new Director General of the company Mr. Miran Hudournik, who was...

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TEŠ COAL REQUIREMENTS EXCEED THE EXTRACTION CAPABILITY OF THE VELENJE COAL MINE

  The fundamental mission of the HSE Group is to ensure the safe and reliable production of electricity, which is why the Velenje Coal Mine, the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) and Holding...

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WE ARE LOOKING INTO ALL POSSIBILITIES FOR MITIGATING THE ENERGY EMERGENCY

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has declared the first degree of risk in the field of electrical power production. The purpose of the measures and guidelines adopted pursuant to this is to...

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PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT OBTAINS OPERATING PERMIT

Prapretno, currently the largest solar power plant in Slovenia, having a capacity of 3 MW, obtained a valid operating permit on 2 August 2022 as the first solar power plant in Slovenia. This...

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HTZ VELENJE SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE SOLAR POWER PLANTS

After the successful construction in Prapretno of what is currently the largest solar power plant in Slovenia, which has 3,036 megawatts of installed power and has been connected to the grid since...

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ENERGIJA PLUS ‘COOLS DOWN’ THE ELECTRICITY MARKET BY LOWERING THE PLANNED PRICE INCREASE

The fact is that life has become more expensive. The prices of used cars are reaching the prices of new ones, while filling the tank is more expensive every day. New increases in the prices of basic...

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SUSTAINABILITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL PLANS OF THE HSE GROUP

The HSE Group is the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia. Water, wind and solar energy represent 56 percent of the entire portfolio of the HSE Group, and in Slovenia we...

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34 NEWCOMERS JUMPED INTO THE MINING COMMUNITY ON THE 61ST JUMP OVER THE SKIN

The Velenje Coal Mine, a related company of Holding Slovenske elektrarne and the only remaining operational coal mine in Slovenia, is an important and indispensable pillar of the Slovenian energy...

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RGP PARTICIPATING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CYCLING PATH THROUGH HUDA LUKNJA BETWEEN VELENJE AND MISLINJA

At the end of last year, the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency concluded as an investor a contract for the construction of the Huda Luknja state cycling path, which is expected to be finalised by the...

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AWARD FOR WP4 TASK FORCE OF FARCROSS PROJECT

The FARCROSS project, co-financed by the European Commission as part of the Horizon 2020 programme, in which HSE participates with a project team consisting of Jernej Brglez, Jernej Otič, Andrej...

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TWENTY YEARS OF THE COMPANY HSE INVEST: ALMOST EIGHT HUNDRED SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS

HSE Invest, a subsidiary of the HSE Group based in Maribor, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this June. During this time, the company has implemented almost eight hundred energy projects to help...

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ALAN PERC APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF COMPANY ENERGIJA PLUS

On Wednesday, 15 June 2022, the General Assembly of the company Energija Plus appointed Alan Perc, who has so far served as procurator, as the new director of the company. Alan Perc, who took over...

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PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT AS AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE AT THE 8TH PHOTOVOLTAICS CONFERENCE

On Tuesday, 14 June 2022, the Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana hosted the 8th Photovoltaic Conference, which featured experts and...

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SOLAR POWER PLANTS OF HSE GROUP SUPPLY MORE THAN 1,600 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS

World Sun Day is celebrated today, on 28 May 2022. It is impossible to imagine life on Earth without the Sun: it supplies us with light and heat on a daily basis, there is no photosynthesis without...

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“WE ARE EXAMINING NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THIS PORTFOLIO”

The event organiser Akademija Finance yesterday hosted a conference on the opportunities that the Hydrogen Valley project brings to the economy of the northern Primorska region. A number of...

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WE PARTICIPATE IN FACILITATING THE GREEN TRANSITION

On 18 May 2022, the European Commission presented the comprehensive REPowerEU Action Plan for reducing dependence on Russian fossil fuels and facilitating the green transition based on energy saving,...

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DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR RECEIVES BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT ON THE PG-8 WELLBORE

Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM), a company of the Holding Slovenske Elektrarne Group, has received a building permit from the Lendava Administrative Unit for the construction of a geothermal power...

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IMPORTANT AGREEMENT SIGNED TO INCREASE SAFETY FROM DROWNING IN THE SOČA

An important agreement was signed today on cooperation in the implementation of measures against the risk of drowning at the Old Dam location on the Soča near Solkan for 2022. The signatories, the...

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Unit 6 synchronised with the grid again after a short shut-down

Šoštanj, 9 May 2022 – This morning, Unit 6 of Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) was synchronised with the Slovenian electricity grid again after it underwent a scheduled shut-down on 26 April...

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SCHEDULED ANNUAL SHUT-DOWN OF UNIT 6

Unit 6 at the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) underwent a scheduled shut-down today. Regular maintenance work will be performed during the shut-down, which is scheduled to continue until 9 May...

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HSE EXPERTS SUCCESSFUL IN THE OSMOSE PROJECT

On 24 March 2022, in Paris, five employees of the HSE Group – Miran Kavrečič, Nenad Trkulja, Jernej Otič and Uroš Žibert, all from Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), and Milan Djokić of the...

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WE ARE ENTERING A NEW INVESTMENT CYCLE WITH INTENSITY

The 24th Energy Days (https://dnevi-energetikov.si/), an event that is attended every year by notable representatives of the Slovenian energy sector and related experts, took place in Portorož on...

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PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT: A GOOD EXAMPLE OF JUST TRANSITION

Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), the largest electricity producer in Slovenia, follows the EU guidelines for carbon footprint reduction by making new investments in renewable sources. Today at...

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES PASS CHANGES TO MINING ACT (Zrud-1) (en translation)

The deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia approved at today’s session an amendment to the Mining Act (ZRud-1) in accordance with which a concessionaire may be extended...

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IN LIGHT OF THE GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS, THE IMPORTANCE OF OWN ENERGY SOURCES AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IS AGAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

On Tuesday, March 29, in the Velenje Cultural Centre, the newspaper Finance hosted a regional forum on how the Savinja-Šalek region is preparing for a just transition and how the coal phase-out and...

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HYDRO POWER PLANTS OF THE HSE GROUP: GREEN ELECTRICITY PILLAR IN SLOVENIA

The HSE Group is the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia. Our hydro power plants on the Drava, Soča and Sava rivers produced a total of 3,980 GWh of electricity in...

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ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT ALSO RELIABLE DURING AGGRAVATED SITUATION IN EUROPEAN MARKETS

The Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), a company of the HSE Group, has proven to be a key, reliable and indispensable producer of electricity during the current aggravated situation in the...

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PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE SUCCESSFUL IN DRAWING EU FUNDS FOR THE GREEN JOBS PROJECT

In 2021, the mine operator Premogovnik Velenje participated in the applications of international projects to the European Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) together with partners from Poland,...

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ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT RELIABLE FOR TWO YEARS OF THE EPIDEMIC

In what is almost two years since the Covid-19 epidemic began, the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) has been operating without disruption and has produced more than 6,000 GWh of electricity from...

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MEMBERS OF THE SSH MANAGEMENT BOARD VISIT DEM TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE COMPANY’S EXECUTIVE AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

The company Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM), the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in the country, which operates as part of the HSE Group, was visited today by the president of...

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GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AT TODAY’S SESSION CONFIRMS 2033 AS THE YEAR FOR COAL PHASE-OUT

– At a session held on 13 January 2022, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the National Strategy for Coal Phase-out and Restructuring of Coal Regions in accordance with the Just...

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ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION OF THE POWER PLANTS OF THE HSE GROUP UNINTERRUPTED DESPITE AGGRAVATED CONDITIONS

Ensuring uninterrupted operation and production of electricity and heat is at the core of the mission of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, the largest Slovenian producer of electricity. Our power plants,...

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AFTER 65 DAYS OF UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION, UNIT 6 HAS A PLANNED SHUT-DOWN TODAY

Unit 6 at the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) will undergo a planned shut-down today, 24 December 2021, after 65 days of uninterrupted operation. The shut-down is expected to take place until...

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HSE Group in 2021: SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES REACHED IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR OF EXISTENCE

The HSE Group, the largest producer and seller of electricity from domestic sources on the wholesale market in Slovenia and the largest Slovenian producer of electricity from renewable sources, is...

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DESPITE THE POOR HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN RECENT MONTHS, DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR REACHED ITS ANNUAL PLANNED PRODUCTION ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

On 4 December, the company Dravske Elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, achieved this year’s planned production of 2,793,477 MWh of...

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NEW MANAGEMENT BOARDS OF FOUR COMPANIES IN HSE GROUP APPOINTED

At today’s session, the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) gave its approval to the Management Board of HSE to appoint new management boards of the companies...

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RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 90-YEAR-OLD HUBELJ HYDRO POWER PLANT BEGINS, BRINGING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

On Wednesday, 17 November 2021, Minister of Infrastructure Jernej Vrtovec paid a working visit to the reconstruction site of the Hubelj Hydro Power Plant, currently the largest investment of the...

IZTOK ČERNOŠA IS THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE COMPANY RGP

At today’s regular session, the general assembly of the company RGP, d.o.o., rekonstrukcije, gradnje, proizvodnja appointed Iztok Černoša as the new Director General of the company for a...

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THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR VISITS THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT AND THE VELENJE COAL MINE

Šoštanj, 22nd October 2021 – On Friday, 22 October 2021, the Minister of the Interior Aleš Hojs visited the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) and the Velenje Coal Mine (PV). Along with the...

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HTZ VELENJE – CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIFTH SEGMENT OF THE SOLAR POWER PLANT ZLATOLIČJE FACES A BIG CHALLENGE

Dravske elektrarne Maribor, which – like Premogovnik Velenje – is part of the Holding Slovenske elektrarne group, has started the construction of the fifth segment of the Zlatoličje...

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HSE group is richer for the company ECE (en translation)

Company Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE), the largest Slovenian producer of electricity from renewable sources, officially entered the retail electricity market on Thursday, October 14, 2021, by...

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COMPANY DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR IS CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF EXISTENCE

– In 1918, the Slovenian part of the Drava River was dammed for the first time – with the construction of the Fala hydroelectric power plant – and in 1978 for the last time – with the...

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MALFUNCTION STOPS GENERATOR 6

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) will be shut down this weekend due to a malfunction of the electrostatic precipitator. During the shut-down of the generator, electricity and...

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MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE JERNEJ VRTOVEC DESCENDS 500 M DEEP AND CLIMBS 127 M HIGH IN THE SAME DAY

As part of a working visit on 13 September, the Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Slovenia Jernej Vrtovec and his team visited the coal mine operator Premogovnik Velenje (PV) and the...

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COOPERATION OF SOŠKE ELEKTRARNE NOVA GORICA AND SALONIT ANHOVO IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Representatives of the companies Soške Elektrarne and Salonit Anhovo have concluded an agreement to examine the possibilities of cooperation in the field of renewable energy sources. They plan to...

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DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SOLAR POWER PLANT

Company Dravske elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources, which operates as part of the HSE Group, will next week start the construction of the Zlatoličje solar...

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INFORMERS FOR GREATER SAFETY ON THE SOČA IN SOLKAN INTRODUCED TODAY

As of today, informers s started operating on the Soča River in the vicinity of the so-called Old Dam in Solkan. They will inform visitors about the risk of drowning. This is one of the measures...

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WITH OVERHAUL TO LOWER CO2 EMISSIONS

Last Thursday, a major overhaul of Unit 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) was completed, which lasted almost three months. During that time, maintenance engineers and operators with the...

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800 PIPES REPLACED IN TEŠ

Today, July 29, 2021, the second regular overhaul of Unit 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ 6) was completed by re-synchronising with the network at 6.23 am. Since the shutdown of the...

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HSE employees are proud of Primož Roglič’s gold medal

Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič has won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the time trial finish, he beat all rivals by more than a minute. The employees of the Holding Slovenske...

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HSE as the general sponsor of the Slovenian Kayak Association is proud of Benjamin Savšek’s Olympic gold medal

Benjamin Savšek, a Slovenian canoeist, became a gold medal champion of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He completed the men’s canoe slalom course without any errors in 98.25 seconds. The employees of...

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HSE PRESENTS THE PRAPRETNO SOLAR POWER PLANT PROJECT TO FOREIGN JOURNALISTS

On the first day of Slovenia’s presidency of the EU Council, HSE General Manager Viktor Vračar, PhD and Executive Director of the Investment Sector, Marko Bahor, Mr Sc, presented a project of...

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FOR THE JUBILEE 60th JUMP OVER THE SKIN, 42 NEWCOMERS WERE ADMITTED TO THE MINING COMMUNITY

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, the 60th Jump Over the Skin took place at the Velenje City Stadium, an event which unfortunately could not be performed last year due to measures related to Covid-19. 42...

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WE ARE TURNING AN IMPORTANT LEAF IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLOVENIAN ENERGY AND SOCIETY

Holding Slovenske elektrarne, the largest Slovenian producer of electricity, including from renewable sources, can today add to its achievements the project of building the largest solar power plant...

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HSE SONCE WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, the largest Slovenian producer of electricity, including from renewable sources, will as of Saturday, 3 July 2021, add to its portfolio the largest solar power plant...

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JUNE PRODUCTION OF HYDROPOWER PLANTS OF THE HSE GROUP IS ALREADY 23 PERCENT ABOVE THE PLAN

By 21 June, the Holding of Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) hydroelectric power plants had already exceeded the monthly production plan by as much as 23 percent. Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) produced...

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Cooperation of the company Dravske Elektrarne Maribor and the Maribor City Municipality in projects of sustainable multi-purpose development of the banks of the Drava River

Maribor, 18 June 2021 – Environmental and social responsibility are two of the fundamental values of the company Dravske Elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable...

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IT IS OUR DUTY NOT ONLY TO PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT TO TAKE CARE OF ITS DEVELOPMENT

The Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) Group, the largest producer of electricity in Slovenia, including from renewable sources, proves through its projects that environmental policy is not merely a...

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HYDRO POWER PLANTS OF THE HSE GROUP 32 PERCENT ABOVE LAST YEAR’S PRODUCTION IN MAY

In May, the hydro power plants of the Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) Group again exceed the set plans. Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM) produced 385 GWh of electricity to exceed the plan by 23%,...

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DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR OBTAINS BUILDING PERMIT FOR FIRST PART OF SOLAR PARK ON CANALS OF THE ZLATOLIČJE AND FORMIN HYDRO POWER PLANTS

The company Dravske Elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, which operates as part of the HSE Group, last week received from the Ptuj...

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MAYOR OF HRASTNIK ACQUAINTED WITH POSSIBILITIES OF HABITAT DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF CONSTRUCTION OF HYDRO POWER PLANTS

The Mayor of the Municipality of Hrastnik, Marko Funkl was invited by Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), the investor in hydro power plants on the central Sava, to visit the Brežice Hydro Power...

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HYDRO POWER PLANTS OF THE HSE GROUP RECORD EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTION BEFORE THE END OF MAY

The hydro power plants of the Holding Slovenske Elektrarne group record above-average production in May. By 20 May, the company had produced a total of 1.63 TWh of electricity to exceed the plan for...

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VIKTOR VRAČAR PH. D.: IT IS NAIVE TO THINK THAT PRODUCTION FROM TEŠ IS EASY TO REPLACE WITH ALTERNATIVE SOURCES

“Far from eyes, far from heart. Regions that are far from Ljubljana are often forgotten,” said dr. Janez Rošer, General Manager of Velenje Coal Mine, expressing his concern for the region at...

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HSE BUILDING LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT IN SLOVENIA

Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has obtained a final building permit for a 3.036-megawatt solar power plant to be built on a rehabilitated and enclosed part of the Prapretno non-hazardous waste...

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RGP STARTS WORK IN LUKA KOPER

In May, RGP, a member of the HSE Group, started providing a cargo handling service in the profit centre of the Bulk and Liquid Cargo Terminal of the port of Koper. For the purposes of the work, RGP...

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HSE DONATES 170,000 PROTECTIVE MASKS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Holding Slovenske Elektrarne, the largest Slovenian producer of electricity, including from renewable energy sources, is currently donating 170,000 protective masks to the regions in which its...

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EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES BY THE HSE GROUP CONTINUED IN MARCH

The power plants of the HSE Group, which associate the companies Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM), Soške Elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG) and a 49% stake in Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi (HESS),...

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THE HSE GROUP IS THE LARGEST SLOVENIAN PRODUCER OF ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

THE HSE GROUP IS THE LARGEST SLOVENIAN PRODUCER OF ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES  Did you know that the HSE hydropower plants produce more electricity per year than the Slovenian part of the...

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PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL VISITS VELENJE COAL MINE AND ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

On Thursday, 18 March 2021, the President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Alojz Kovšca, and his colleagues visited the Velenje Coal Mine and the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant....

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HSE AND TEŠ RECEIVE EUR 261 MILLION SETTLEMENT

On 10 March 2021, Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) and the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) signed with General Electric (GE) related to Alstom Power’s involvement in the construction of TES...

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INNOVATORS OF THE YEAR IN THE SENG COMPANY

On Monday, 8 March 2021, awards for the best innovators in 2020 were conferred by the SENG company. Innovators were selected in four categories – the greatest economic benefit, the most...

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EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

The Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) Group, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, had exceptional results in production in February. The power plants of the HSE...

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MARKO RANZINGER NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RGP

The general shareholders’ assembly of the company RGP, d. o. o., rekonstrukcije, gradnje, proizvodnja, at today’s session appointed a new two-member management board of the company,...

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COMPANIES OF HSE GROUP ATTAIN EXCEPTIONAL OUTPUT FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

The exceptional start of 2021 for renewable energy continues into February. The power plants of the HSE Group, which associates the companies Dravske Elektrarne Maribor (DEM), Soške Elektrarne Nova...

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CONTRIBUTION OF HSE GROUP TO EUROPEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE LEGISLATION REFORM

The HSE Group fully supports the objectives of the European Green Deal, which call for a more ambitious reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, albeit with respect to national specifics and...

HYDRO POWER PLANTS OF HSE GROUP ENTER 2021 SUCCESSFULLY, SENG ALREADY 39% ABOVE PLAN

The hydro power plants of the HSE Group, which operate under the auspices of the companies Dravske Elektrarne Maribor, Soške Elektrarne Nova Gorica and Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi, produced 256...

HSE GROUP SUCCESSFULLY SWITCHES TO 15-MINUTE METERING INTERVAL (en translation)

The Holding Slovenske Elektrarne Group successfully switched from a one-hour to a 15-minute metering interval in December 2020. The adjustment was needed because of the electricity market operation...

ALEŠ LOGAR NEW MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT OF PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE

The supervisory board of the mine operator Premogovnik Velenje today appointed Aleš Logar as a new member of the company’s management board. He will start his term on 1 March 2021. Aleš...

WE CONTRIBUTED 200 MILLION EUROS IN TAXES TO BUDGETS IN 2020

According to an estimate made in December, the companies of the group Holding Slovenske Elektrarne contributed more than 215 million euros to national and local budgets through taxes. Operating among...

THE HSE GROUP ENSURES UNINTERRUPTED ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DESPITE THE EARTHQUAKE

Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE), as the largest producer of electricity from renewable energy sources, ensures uninterrupted and safe electricity supply to Slovenian households and companies...

Supervisors of Premogovnik Velenje dismiss director Mojca Letnik

The supervisory board of the company Premogovnik Velenje at today’s session dismissed the management board member and director Mojca Letnik. The dismissal enters into force on 1 January 2021....

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Dravske elektrarne Maribor power plant achieves the third largest electricity production in the history of the company (en translation)

The company Dravske elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in the country, will end this year with the third largest production of electricity in the history...

HSE EMPLOYEES DONATE TO ANIMAL SHELTER LJUBLJANA

At the beginning of December, we cheered up the staff of the Animal Shelter Ljubljana with a donation that will make it easier for dogs and cats who are waiting there to be adopted. We brought a...

TEŠ ACHIEVES AN ALL-TIME RECORD DAILY PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY

The Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) on 27 November 2020 produced 19,100,404 kWh of electricity, its largest daily production ever. The record daily production of electricity was achieved with...

HYDRO POWER PLANTS A FIFTH ABOVE THE PLAN IN NOVEMBER

The hydro power plants of the group Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, produced in November 21% more electricity than planned...

HSE GROUP GIVES PROPOSALS REGARDING THE DRAFT OF THE NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ACT

The HSE Group welcomes the draft of the new Electricity Supply Act as it transposes some of the key acts of the European energy legislation from the winter package. It is one of the several new...

HSE COMPANIES ATTAIN NEW CERTIFICATION FOR INFORMATION SECURITY STANDARDS

 Despite the situation being aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this autumn Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) successfully passed its external evaluations under standard ISO 27001:2013. For the...

NEW MANAGEMENT OF HSE APPOINTED

The Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (NS HSE) at today’s session released Stojan Nikolić as the chief executive officer of HSE, and Viktor Vračar and Mirko Marinčič as...

RECORD MONTHLY PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY BY THE HSE GROUP

The hydro power plants of the HSE Group, which operate under the auspices of the companies Dravske Elektrarne Maribor and Soške Elektrarne Nova Gorica, and the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ),...

FRANC DOVER APPOINTED NEW PRESIDENT OF HSE SUPERVISORY BOARD

The Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (NS HSE), to which its founder, the Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH), appointed five new members on 22 October 2020, met today for its maiden...

KARINA MEDVED BREGAR ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF SNC OF WEC

​ (Ljubljana, 29 October 2020) – On Thursday, 29 October 2020, the 1st assembly of members of the Slovenian National Committee of the World Energy Council – SNC WEC was held via a video...

SLOVENIAN GREEN HYDROGEN AND CONNECTING ELECTRICITY AND GAS SECTORS IN SLOP2G PROJECT

On Thursday, 29 October 2020, four Slovenian companies (Plinovodi, ELES, Holding Slovenske elektrarne and Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi), which have joined their know-how, experience and...

RECORD DAILY PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY BY HSE GROUP

The hydro power plants of the HSE group, which operate under the auspices of the companies Dravske Elektrarne Maribor and Soške Elektrarne Nova Gorica, and the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ),...

WE ARE ABANDONING COAL, AND SWITCHING TO RENEWABLES

Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning Andrej Vizjak has signed, along with the chief executive officer of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) Stojan Nikolič and the chief operating...

HSE SUPERVISORY BOARD APPROVES SIGNING OF CONCESSION CONTRACT

Ljubljana, 29 September 2020 – The Supervisory Board of the company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne d.o.o. gave at today’s session its consent to the Management Board of Holding Slovenske...

HISTORY AS THE FOUNDATION OF CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT

The company Dravske elektrarne Maribor, the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in the country, would tomorrow, if times were “normal”, celebrate 60 years of operation of the...

RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN FAVOUR OF PLANNED CO-INCINERATION IN TEŠ (en translation)

The management of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) presented at today’s press conference the results of an environmental impact assessment (EIA). These have shown that the planned...

MARKO MAVEC DISMISSED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE

The supervisory board of the mine operator Premogovnik Velenje, d. o. o., adopted a decision at today’s regular session to dismiss the director general of Premogovnik Velenje Marko Mavec,...

HSE supervisory board confirms annual report of HSE company and group for 2019

(Ljubljana, 16 April 2020) – The supervisory board of the company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne d.o.o. has reviewed the audited annual report of the HSE group and company for 2019, including an...

NEW DONATION BY THE HSE GROUP

(Ljubljana, 2 April 2020) –  The HSE Group has donated protective surgical masks, FFP2 masks, 3M respirators, protective goggles, face shields, gloves, hazmat suits and hand sanitisers to the...

THE HSE GROUP PRODUCES ELECTRICITY SMOOTHLY

(Ljubljana, Maribor, Šoštanj, Velenje, Nova Gorica, 24 March 2020) – The Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) Group produces two-thirds of the total electricity generated in Slovenia. As the nation...

STATEMENT FROM HSE GROUP ABOUT THE ADOPTED NECP

On 27 February, the HSE Group followed the confirmation of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) by the Government. The document remains inappropriate in key segments, and the adoption of the...

STATEMENT BY THE HSE GROUP – PRELIMINARY OPINION ABOUT THE NECP AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT IN PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The HSE Group had expected that the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) would recognise the need to implement all planned key projects of the HSE Group, which are, in our opinion, essential for...

PLANNED CONCENTRATION OF THE COMPANIES HSE, ECE AND E3 IN COMPLIANCE WITH COMPETITION RULES

The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (AVK) issued on Friday, 29 November 2019 a positive decision regarding the notification of concentration of the companies HSE, Elektro Gorenjska, Elektro...

ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT (TEŠ) SUCCESSFULLY COMPENSATES FOR THE LOSS OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OF NEK

During the shut-down of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) due to scheduled maintenance works, which started almost one month ago, the power plants of the HSE Group successfully compensated for the...

TAKEOVER AND STORING OF ELECTROFILTER DUST FROM ENERGETIKA LJUBLJANA STARTS

HSE-Energetska družba Trbovlje (HSE-EDT) will start taking over and storing electrofilter dust generated by the company Energetika Ljubljana on 24 October 2019 in accordance with the decision of the...

GENERATOR 6 OPERATING AGAIN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), which was shut down on 17 August, was reconnected to the Slovenian electricity grid on 16 September at 07.14 a.m. During the shut-down, the...

RATING AGENCY MOODY’S UPGRADES HOLDING SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE’S LONG-TERM CREDIT RATING

On Friday, 6 September 2019, the rating agency Moody’s upgraded the long–term family rating (CFR) of the company Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) from Ba2 to Ba1. The upgrade confirms...

THE TRBOVLJE THERMAL POWER PLANT OPENS ITS DOOR TO THE ZASAVJE NOISEFEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR THE FIRST TIME

The Zasavje Noisefest International festival, which will take place on 6 and 7 September, this year moves to a new location – the Trbovlje Thermal Power Plant (TET). The festival of...

ALL PERSONS INJURED IN THE VELENJE COAL MINE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

(Velenje, 5 September 2019) – On Thursday, 4 September 2019, a suspended diesel engine experienced a technical malfunction while transporting the employees to their positions at the start of the...

ACCIDENT IN THE VELENJE COAL MINE

Velenje, 4 September 2019 – A suspended diesel engine experienced a technical malfunction today while transporting the employees to their positions at the start of the second shift in the...

MARKO MAVEC APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE

(Velenje, 30 August 2019) – The Supervisory Board of Premogovnik Velenje, d. o. o., the operator of the Velenje Coal Mine, appointed on Friday, 30 August 2019 Marko Mavec the director general of...

NEW MANAGEMENT OF ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT APPOINTED

(Ljubljana, 29 August 2018) – The Management Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o. (HSE), in the capacity of the founder of the company Termoelektrarna Šoštanj d.o.o., the operator of the...

MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE VISITS VELENJE COAL MINE AND ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

(Velenje, 28 August 2019) – Today, 28 August 2019, the Velenje Coal Mine was visited by the Minister of Infrastructure Alenka Bratušek, M.Sc., the State Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure...

INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER VISITS DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR AND BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH THE COMPANY’S DEVELOPMENT PLANS

(Maribor, 28 August 2019) – As part of her tour of energy companies in north-eastern Slovenia, Minister of Infrastructure Alenka Bratušek today visited Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM), where the...

MIRKO MARINČIČ APPOINTED AS THIRD MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF HSE

At today’s extraordinary session, the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. unanimously appointed Mirko Marinčič as the third member of the Management Board – an...

RESPONSE OF DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR TO THE DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA TO ABORT THE DRAFTING OF THE NATIONAL SPATIAL PLAN FOR THE AREA OF THE HRASTJE-MOTA NA MURI HYDRO POWER PLANT

At today’s session on the proposal of the Ministry of the Environment the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the decision to abort the drafting of the national spatial plan for the...

HALF A CENTURY OF THE LARGEST SLOVENIAN HYDROPOWER PLANT ZLATOLIČJE

The highest representatives of the state gathered today near the mechanical building of the Zlatoličje Hydropower Plant; President of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, representatives of...

MAINTENANCE WORKS CONCLUDED, GENERATOR 6 OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT IN OPERATION AGAIN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) is operating again after the maintenance works, planned for between 23 April and 6 May, were concluded. The generator was synchronised with the...

PLANNED SHUTDOWN OF BLOCK SIX OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

On Tuesday, 23 April 2019, a planned shutdown of Block 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant shall take place after 77 days of uninterrupted operation. During the planned shutdown, which is expected...

ALTERNATIVE ROADWAY OVER THE MARKOVCI DAM MADE AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPORT

After a short ceremony, the Mayor of the municipality of Markovci Milan Gabrovec and the Director of Dravske elektrarne Maribor Andrej Tumpej made the alternative roadway over the Markovci dam open...

SENG’S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE OVERHAUL OF THE AVČE PUMPED-STORAGE HYDROPOWER PLANT

After eight years of operation, the Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG) power plant successfully completed the first overhaul of the aggregate of the Avče pumped-storage hydropower plant (Avče...

NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR COAL MINING INDUSTRY IN SLOVENIA

A new Collective Agreement for the Coal Mining Industry in Slovenia was signed on Wednesday, 17 April, in the session room of the coal mine operator Premogovnik Velenje. Representing the employers in...

TOMAŽ BESEK APPOINTED INTERIM OPERATING OFFICER OF HSE

At today’s extraordinary session, the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. appointed a member of the Supervisory Board of the company, Tomaž Besek, as an interim...

NEW MANAGEMENT BOARD OF HSE APPOINTED

At its 49th regular session today, the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o. (HSE d.o.o.) unanimously appointed Stojan Nikolić the new director general of the company and Viktor...

IMPORTANCE OF THE WATER POTENTIAL IN THE EFFORTS RELATED TO THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE

Awaiting Slovenia in the coming decades are numerous challenges in creating a comprehensive decarbonisation policy and making a gradual and fair transition to a low-carbon economy. Shifts will be...

MITJA TAŠLER NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT (TEŠ)

On Tuesday, 26 February, the Management Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE), the full owner of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), appointed Mitja Tašler as the interim director of the...

SUPERVISORY BOARD OF HSE INFORMED OF THE RESIGNATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MATJAŽ MAROVT AND APPROVES DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE HSE GROUP

The Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o. (HSE) learned at today’s regular session of the resignation of the director general of the company Matjaž Marovt, which was...

MAINTENANCE WORKS CONCLUDED, GENERATOR 6 IN OPERATION AGAIN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) is operating again after the completion of the scheduled maintenance works, which were carried out during the Christmas and New Year holidays....

REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED PART WITH A NEW ONE IN GENERATOR 6 OF TEŠ

A team of technicians and maintenance workers of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) continued today with the works to eliminate the malfunction which occurred yesterday on generator 6, because...

GENERATOR SIX OF TEŠ SHUT DOWN TODAY

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) was shut down at 2.36 a.m. today. Preliminary findings indicate that what caused the shutdown was the collapse of the walling material of one...

RADOVAN JEREB APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF SOŠKE ELEKTRARNE NOVA GORICA

On Monday, 26 November, the management of Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), the full owner of the power producer Soške Elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG), appointed Radovan Jereb the new director of...

70 YEARS OF OPERATION OF THE MARIBORSKI OTOK HYDRO POWER PLANT AND 40 YEARS OF OPERATION OF THE FORMIN HYDRO POWER PLANT

The minister of infrastructure, the state secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure, MPs, representatives of local communities, prominent representatives of the Slovenian energy sector, and former...

GENERATOR 6 OPERATIONAL AGAIN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), which was shut down on 14 September, was again synchronised with the Slovenian electricity network on Friday, 21 September, at 9:40 p.m....

HIGHEST DAILY PRODUCTION OF TEŠ

On 6 September 2018 the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) produced a total of 18,811,373 kWh of electricity, which is its highest daily production ever. The power plant achieved the record daily...

RATING AGENCY MOODY’S UPGRADES THE EXISTING RATING OUTLOOK FOR HOLDING SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE FROM STABLE TO POSITIVE

On Thursday, 16 August rating agency Moody’s upgraded the rating outlook for Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) from stable to positive. The agency expects a further improvement of the credit...

GENERATOR 5 OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT (TEŠ) PRODUCES ELECTRICITY AGAIN

After almost three years of ecological rehabilitation works, generator 5 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) started sending electricity into the Slovenian network again on Thursday, 16...

SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST LAUNCH OF THE BOILER IN GENERATOR 5 OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT (TEŠ)

The first test launch of the boiler with the use of the oil burner was successfully carried out on Monday, 30 July 2018. On the basis of the results of an analysis of the launch, a new setting of the...

UNIT 5 TEŠ TRIAL START

The process of ecological rehabilitation and revitalisation of Unit 5 in Šoštanj thermal power plant, which started on September 1st 2017, is concluding on Tuesday, the 31st of July 2018, when a...

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL OVERHAUL OF GENERATOR 6, TEŠ IS A STEP CLOSER TO MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OPERATION

The first scheduled overhaul of generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), which started on 7 May, was successfully completed at the beginning of June. Immediately after the overhaul...

BLOCK 4 CEASES OPERATING AFTER 46 YEARS

Today at noon, the Šoštanj thermal power plant stopped Block 4 due to the end of its service life.  We thus proceed with the gradual closing of the power plant’s decrepit blocks. Block 2 was...

THE FIRST SCHEDULED OVERHAUL OF GENERATOR 6 OF TEŠ HAS BEEN COMPLETED

The first scheduled overhaul of generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant, which started on 7 May 2018, is being concluded currently. Major works on the generator and warranty repairs which...

MATJAŽ MAROVT, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HSE, AT THE EURELECTRIC 2018 CONFERENCE: »HYDRO POWER PLANTS WILL ALSO BE OF KEY IMPORTANCE FOR ENERGY STORAGE IN THE FUTURE«

The annual conference of Eurelectric, the European sector association  over 30 members, was held in the Cankarjev Dom conference centre in Ljubljana on 4 and 5 June. The main topics of the...

100 YEARS OF THE FALA HYDRO POWER PLANT

The most senior state representatives, including the prime minister of the Republic of Slovenia and the Minister of Infrastructure, as well as representatives of power companies, members of the HSE...

FIRST REGULAR OVERHAUL OF UNIT NO. SIX OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT

Monday, 7 May 2018 is the date of the beginning of the first regular overhaul of Unit no. 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant. The overhaul shall be ongoing for approximately two months, until 2...

STOJAN NIKOLIĆ GIVEN A NEW MANDATE AS THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR OF HSE

At today’s 40th regular meeting of the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. (HSE), Stojan Nikolić was awarded a 4-year renewal of mandate when the Board assessed his...

FALA HYDRO POWER PLANT GETS ITS OWN POSTAGE STAMP

The power producer Dravske elektrarne Maribor today hosted, on World Water Day, a short cultural event marking the launch of a commemorative postage stamp in collaboration with the national postal...

GENERATOR SIX OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT OPERATING AGAIN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), which had a scheduled shutdown on Thursday, 15 March, because of guarantee inspections and measurements upon a cold start of the generator...

SCHEDULED SHUTDOWN OF GENERATOR 6 OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT OVER THE WEEKEND

A scheduled shutdown of Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant will be carried out on Thursday, 15 March 2018, at 10 p.m. The shutdown, which will be in force over the weekend, is needed to...

WORLD WETLANDS DAY AND THE MURA RIVER

World Wetlands Day will be marked on Friday, 2 February. This day is a good opportunity to present some key facts on the existing state of the Mura River. One should namely be aware that...

IN 2017 THE ABOVE-AVERAGE AVAILABLE UNIT 6 IN THERMAL POWER PLANT TEŠ OPERATED RELIABLY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SET GOALS

The share of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) in the entire electricity production in Slovenia was as high as at 36% in 2017, and in total production by the HSE Group at 54%. The time...

TRBOVLJE THERMAL POWER PLANT OPERATING AGAIN AS A NORMAL COMPANY

The Trbovlje Thermal Power Plant (TET), a member of the HSE Group, which has been in liquidation since December 2014, will again operate as a normal company as of 1 January 2018. In line with the...

GENERATOR 6 OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT SHUT DOWN AS PLANNED

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) was shut down at noon on Tuesday, 19 December. This planned shut-down is expected to be in effect until the second week of January 2018. In the...

VENTILATION SHAFT NOP II CONNECTED TO THE TUNNELS OF THE VELENJE COAL MINE

The challenge of the generation which has successfully continued the 142-year tradition of coal mining in the Šalek Valley is slowly entering its final phase. Based on the domestic technological...

GENERATOR 6 OF ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT OPERATING AGAIN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ), which was automatically shut down Wednesday, 29 November, because of a failure on the turbine protection control system, has been operating...

GENERATOR SIX OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN

Generator 6 of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant (TEŠ) was temporarily shut down in the evening hours on Wednesday, 29 November. The automatic safety shut-down of the turbine and later of the entire...

SOŠKE ELEKTRARNE NOVA GORICA – IN THE FLOW OF LIFE FOR SEVENTY YEARS

The company Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG), which is a part of the HSE Group, is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its operation. It was the night between 18 and 19 November 1947 when...

HSE GROUP WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON REFORM OF EU ETS AFTER 2020

The HSE Group welcomes the provisional agreement reached in the early hours of Thursday, 9 November, on a reform of the European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS). We believe that the agreement,...

BLOCK SIX OF THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT SHUT DOWN AS PLANNED

On the evening of Friday, 27 October 2017, Block Six of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant will be shut down due to works. By 6 November 2017, once it is synchronised with the network again, an...

MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE VISITS VELENJE MINE

As part of a working visit and inspection of road infrastructure in the Savinja-Šalek region on Friday, 13 October, Minister of Infrastructure Peter Gašperšič also visited mine operator...

HSE HAS JOINED THE DECLARATION ON ELECTRIFICATION

HSE has joined the Declaration on Electrification which highlights the true value of electricity. Because electricity in Europe is becoming cleaner, it represents one of the key designs of the energy...

ANDREJ TUMPEJ APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF DRAVSKE ELEKTRARNE MARIBOR

At today’s session the management board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) appointed Andrej Trumpej the director of Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM). The current technical director of DEM...

PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE NOW OFFICIALLY A LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY

At the 27th Assembly of Premogovnik Velenje, held on 17 August 2017, a Decision was made to reform Premogovnik Velenje from a joint-stock company into a limited liability company. On 23 August 2017,...

PREMOGOVNIK VELENJE NOW A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

On Thursday, 17 August 2017, a regular session of the Premogovnik Velenje Assembly was held in the presence of the sole shareholder with 100 percent voting rights. At the Assembly, the shareholder...

THE ŠOŠTANJ THERMAL POWER PLANT IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF SLOVENIA’S ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY

The Šoštanj thermal power plant has in recent weeks, despite higher than average temperatures and drought (which corresponds with the hydrology of Slovenian rivers being lower than the long-term...

MATJAŽ MAROVT APPOINTED NEW FULL-TERM DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HSE

At today’s general meeting, the Supervisory Board of the HSE (Holding of power plants) appointed Matjaž Marovt the new Director-General of the HSE for a four-year mandate. Together with the...

HSE GROUP IN 2016: OPERATED WITH A PROFIT WITH LOWER INDEBTEDNESS AND COSTS

Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE), the largest producer and trader on the Slovenian wholesale electricity market and the largest producer of electricity from renewable sources in Slovenia, today...

MATJAŽ MAROVT IS THE LATEST MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE HSE

At today’s meeting, the Supervisory Board of Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. (HSE), appointed Matjaž Marovt as a new temporary member of the HSE management team and Director-General for a...

AN AGREEMENT OF RESIGNATION OF THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF HSE

At today’s meeting, the HSE supervisory board concluded an agreement with the general director of HSE, Gorazd Skubin on their resignation and termination of mandate, effective as of today. The HSE...

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS OF THE HSE GROUP PRODUCE 70 PERCENT OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

Press conference was organized by Holding Slovenske elektrarne, Dravske elektrarne Maribor and Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica since World Water Day, celebrated on 22 March, is also significant to the...

EURELECTRIC SECRETARY GENERAL VISITED HSE

Kristian Ruby, Secretary General of EURELECTRIC, visited today the HSE Group. They agreed that HSE will take the initiative in cooperation with the association for strengthening the connection of...