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Energy Intensity of Slovak Economy 1.9-times Higher Than EU Average
Tuesday 08 June 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) - The energy intensity of the Slovak economy is 1.9-times higher than the average for EU countries, said Slovak Technical University (STU) vice-chancellor Frantisek Janicek at the 7th Slovak Energy Congress EN.KO in Bratislava on Tuesday.
"The current situation is unsustainable, because high energy demand prevails. At the same time, Slovakia is highly dependent on the import of primary energy sources from abroad," said Janicek.
According to Janicek, improvements in energy effectivity should come mainly in consumption, as well as in the generation and distribution of electricity. "Building a big nuclear source will increase certain demands on the transmission of the energy produced, which means the need to expand transmission capacity," he said.
Janicek noted that according to the Slovak Energy Security Strategy, Slovakia's priority is to build third and fourth reactor blocks at the Mochovce nuclear power plant (Nitra region) as well as a new nuclear plant at Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava region). "Another priority is to assess the possible construction of a new nuclear power plant in Kecerovce (Kosice region) in eastern Slovakia, as well as to look at the possibility of uranium mining on Slovak territory," he added.
Janicek pointed out that Slovakia has immense potential in nuclear energy. An alternative to building nuclear reactors could be the construction of a steam and gas power plant (PPC), allowing for the parallel production of electricity and heat. PPCs are dependent on imports of natural gas, however, he said. Another alternative could be to raise the energy efficiency of the whole national economy, as well as increasing the use of renewable sources of energy (biomass, solar, hydro and wind).
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