Electricity generation in Slovakia fell slightly last year, while consumption edged up

Bratislava, 12 February (CTK) - Electricity generation in Slovakia fell slightly last year, while consumption edged up. The country nevertheless maintained its position as a net electricity exporter. This is according to preliminary data from transmission system operator SEPS. Generation fell by 1.65 percent to 29.82 terawatt-hours (TWh), while consumption rose by 0.36 percent to 27.47 TWh.

Slovakia’s net electricity exports were at their lowest level last year since 2023, when the country became self-sufficient in electricity generation. That year, Slovenské elektrárne (SE), the largest electricity producer, connected a new nuclear unit to the grid, while Slovalco, previously the country’s largest electricity consumer, ended primary aluminium production.

Slovenské elektrárne announced that it generated 21.01 TWh of electricity last year, supplying 18.8 TWh to the grid after deducting its own consumption. The company, in which businessman Daniel Křetínský’s Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) group holds a controlling stake, increased its electricity generation by 1.5 percent year on year, while its electricity supplies rose by half a percent.

Electricity exports from the Czech Republic rose last year after several years of decline. Net exports totalled 7.56 TWh, around 15 percent more year on year.