RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN
SLOVENIA
Djordje Žebeljan, MSc
Head of Energy Policies, New Technologies and
Investment Office
Obnovljivi izvori energije
Beograd, 15.9.2016
RES LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN SLOVENIA
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EU legislation
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Climate and energy targets 2020, 2030
State aid rules
National Renewable Energy Action Plan 2010-2020
(NREAP)
Energy Act (2014)
Decree on Support for Electricity from RES and
from High-Efficiency Cogeneration of heat an
Power
National Energy Concept – to be adopted in 2017
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EU CLIMATE AND ENERGY TARGETS
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POWER SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO EU TARGETS
EU CLIMATE AND ENERGY TARGETS
From 2020 to 2050 - ambitious
decarbonisation agenda, power sector
contribution is key
RES a central point in the energy mix - intermittency
27% RES target for 2030 implies 45% RES in the electricity sector
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SLOVENIA‘S CONTRIBUTION TO EU TARGETS
25% share of RES in final energy consumption by 2020 –
Directive 2009/28/EC
39,5% share of RES in final energy consumption in the
electricity sector by 2020 – NREAP 2010-2020)
Non ETS
emissions
Energy efficiency
RES share
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SLOVENIA – CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
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RES SUPPORT SCHEME IN SLOVENIA
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Legal framework:
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Energy Act (2014),
Decree on Support for Electricity from RES
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Newest revision of support scheme currently in the process of assessment by the European
Commission regarding alignment with EU state aid rules
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Decree on Support for Electricity from RES provides for 2 support measures:
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Guaranteed purchase of electricity (at guaranteed prices) – for plants with nominal electrical capacity of up to 5
MW, excluding wood biomass co-firing plants
Financial aid for current operations – operating support – for RES generating plants with nominal capacity of 5
MW and more (maximum capacity 125 MW) or plants, eligible for guaranteed purchase that decide to opt for
independent sale of electricity on the market and receive the operating support
Revision:
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Maximum capacity of 10 MW, for wind 50 MW
Eligible plants will be subject to open call (currently they submit an application)
Guaranteed purchase for plants with nominal capacity of up to 1 MW, operating support for 1 MW and more
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RES SUPPORT IN SLOVENIA – IMBALANCE ISSUE (solar energy)
Support paid, 2010-2015
Total installed power capacity in RES
support scheme, 2010-2015
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RES SUPPORT RATES IN SLOVENIA IN 2016
Plant type
Hydro
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10
MW
10 MW – (including) 125
MW
Wind
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10
MW
10 MW – (including) 125
MW
Solar (on buildings)
after Sep2014*
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10
MW
10 MW – (including) 125
MW
Solar (other) after
Sep2014*
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10
MW
10 MW – (including) 125
MW
Guaranteed
purchase price
(EUR/MWh)
Operational support
(EUR/MWh)
105,47
92,61
82,34
73,74
60,88
49,14
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43,37
95,38
95,38
95,38
65,87
65,87
65,87
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55,01
98,15
89,75
65,69
57,29
74,48
40,91
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29,39
92,22
84,95
59,76
52,49
68,48
34,91
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26,70
Plant type
Biomass
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
10 MW – (including) 125 MW
Biogas (from biomass)
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
10 MW – (including) 125 MW
Biogas (from waste)
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
10 MW – (including) 125 MW
Geothermal
< 50 kW
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
10 MW – (including) 125
MW
Guaranteed purchase
price (EUR/MWh)
Operational support
(EUR/MWh)
Individual treatment
243,81
183,63
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Individual treatment
210,24
149,69
Individual treatment
159,74
155,41
140,37
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127,28
121,84
106,34
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139,23
139,23
129,15
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106,77
105,66
95,21
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152,47
152,47
152,47
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118,53
118,53
118,53
Individual treatment
*Solar has more than 30 different subtypes, depending on construction date. Support is
graduallly decreasing from very high levels. The plants from 2009 receive as much as 415
EUR for guaranteed purchase and 383 EUR for operating support (example of solar plant on
a building, < 50 kW)
https://www.borzen.si/Portals/0/SL/CP/Podpore2016.pdf
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CHALLENGES OF RES DEPLOYMENT IN SLOVENIA
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Lack of public support- the „NIMBY“ effect
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Lengthy and complex spatial planning procedures
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Dated national energy strategy
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High percentage of NATURA 2000 sites
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RES PERSPECTIVES IN SLOVENIA
RES technology for electricity – estimated total contribution to the binding targets for 2020 and indicative shares
for 2015-2020
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DEVELOPMENTS ON EU
ENERGY MARKET – „EXPECTATIONS“
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LONG-TERM, STABLE, PREDICTABLE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
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INTERNAL ENERGY MARKET IS KEY
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A ROBUST ETS A KEY DRIVER FOR DECARBONISATION
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TECHNOLOGY NEUTRALITY AND COMPETITIVENESS AS MAIN PRINCIPLES
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PHASING OUT OF RES SUBSIDIES AFTER 2020
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LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR RES AND CONVENTIONAL BAT TECHNOLOGY
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MARKET INTEGRATION OF RES (SAME RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS)
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SUPPORT FOR GENERATION ADEQUACY – ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF NEW MARKET DESIGN:
MARKET BASED
WELL-DESIGNED
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL
IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD (UNTIL RES SUBSIDIES PHASE-OUT)
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Energy is not just a Geometry 
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