Energy Market Actors
Electricity market
Structure of power sector
Elektro-Slovenija (ELES)
In 1991, the government created, by decree, the state electricity company Elektro-Slovenija (ELES). Elektro-Slovenija, d.o.o. (ELES) is a transmission company. As a national Operator its primary responsibility has been, for quite a number of years, reliable operation of the Slovenian electric power system and quality consumer supply. The electricity market having been opened, the company's original mission remains to be one of its major concerns also in future. An other important field of activity is the maintenance of the 400, 220 and 110 kV networks and high-voltage electric power facilities. This company of transmission buys electricity from the generation companies. ELES sells electricity to the 5 regional public companies of distribution: Elektro Ljublijana (37% of the sales), Elektro Maribor (20%), Elektro Celje (19%), Elektro Promorska (15%) and Elektro Gorenjska (9%). The distribution companies supply all users except for five large industrial consumers supplied directly by ELES.
Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o.
HSE d.o.o. was established by the government of the Republic of Slovenia in 2001 as an integrated entity of six companies, as follows: the hydropower producers Dravske elektrarne Maribor, Savske elektrarne Ljubljana and Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica, the combined gas-fired power plant TE Brestanica, the coal-fired power plant TE Šoštanj and the Premogovnik Velenje coalmining company. HSE is the largest and leading Slovenian power producer. The Group includes five power production companies, a coalmine, two investment companies and three international companies (HSE Italia, HSE Balkan Energy, HSE Hungary). HSE production companies produce more than 50 percent of all electricity generated in Slovenia.
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Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK)
NEK is a limited liability company. Its basic capital is divided into two equal shares owned by the partners ELES (see above) and the Croatian HEP. NEK is operator of the Nuclear Power Plant in Krško.
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Borzen d.o.o.: Power Market Operator
See chapter Administration.
Ekowatt d.o.o.
Ekowatt d.o.o. was founded by owners of small hydropower plants to sell electricity directly to the consumers. It created the label "zelena elektrika" (green electricity). The company also trades electricity from other qualified green electricity producers.
Status of deregulation
The Slovenian electricity market was officially deregulated as of 15 April 2001, whereby all consumers with installed capacity exceeding 41 kW at a single point of supply or close to two thirds of all consumers were granted the option to select their preferred supplier of electricity.
Oil and gas market
Oil
Petrol is the national oil company. Its privatization was completed in 1998 with the sale of the 15.6% still held by the State after the wave of privatization of 1997. Petrol is responsible for the oil supplies and the gas distribution network; it has a majority stake in the refinery of Lendava, and has the most important network of service stations of the country.
The other company in the sector is OMV Slovenia (the former Istrabenz).
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Gas
The Slovenian State holds a 31% stake in Geoplin, the country's natural gas supplier and transmission utility. Several undertakings in the oil and gas industries have been privatised.
