Slovenia energy report

• By 2030, Slovenia aims to cap primary energy demand at 6.4 Mtoe and to cover 27% of final energy consumption with renewables.
• HSE, a state-owned company, represents around 60% of the power generation.
• Geoplin dominates the gas market (nearly 80% of the wholesale market and half of the retail market in 2019).
• National company Petrol is the largest fuel retailer.
• Two-thirds of the power mix is CO₂-free.
• Electricity prices are 25% lower than the EU average.
• Industrial gas prices fell by 44% between 2012 and 2017, twice as fast as the EU average.
• Total energy consumption has been declining slightly since 2017.
• Energy intensity is 25% higher than the EU average (2019).
• Slovenia is developing many electricity and gas interconnection projects.
• With the exception of a 420 MW hydropower project, the development of large capacities remains uncertain.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Energy Directorate of the Ministry of Infrastructure is in charge of defining the energy policy objectives.

  The Energy Agency (Agencija za energijo) is in charge of regulating the energy markets.

• Energy Companies

  Oil:

  Petrol is the national oil company (32.3% state-owned). In 2019, Petrol sold 3.7 Mt of oil products, 43% of which in Slovenia.

• Energy Supply

  Oil:

  As the country's only refinery ceased operating in 1998, Slovenia imports all its oil products (4.9 Mt in 2019). Italy is its largest supplier (26% in 2019), followed by Russia (20%) and Greece (11%).

• Energy Prices

  Gas:

  Residential gas prices have been increasing since 2017 (+2.6%/year until 2020), while this rising trend was interrupted in 2020 for industrial prices (-15% in 2020). Gas prices tripled for industry and doubled for households between 2004 and 2012, and collapsed until 2017 (by 11%/year and 6.6%/year, respectively) before recovering until 2019.

• Energy Consumption

  Per capita consumption is 3.3 toe (nearly 8% higher than the EU average in 2019). Electricity consumption per capita exceeds 6 600 kWh (20% above the EU average).

  Slovenia's energy intensity has decreased at the same rate as the EU average (-1.9%/year over 2000-2019) and remained 25% higher in 2019.

  Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

• Issues & Prospects

  Gas:

  According to Plinovodi's latest forecasts, gas consumption should increase from 9.6 TWh in 2020 to 12.8 TWh in 2030 (3.4%/year). A large part of the expected rise in gas consumption is attributed to the commissioning of the TE-TOL CCGT unit in 2022, which is expected to consume 1.95 TWh/year.

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Slovenia energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2019, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2019, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (€/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (€c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Gas prices for industry and households (€c/kWh GCV)
• GRAPH 8: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 9: Total consumption market share by energy (2019 %)
• GRAPH 10: Final consumption market share by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 11: Oil consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 12: Oil consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 13: Electricity consumption (TWh)
• GRAPH 14: Electricity consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 15: Natural gas consumption (bcm)
• GRAPH 16: Gas consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)
• GRAPH 17: Coal and lignite consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 18: Coal and lignite consumption breakdown by sector (2019, %)

In the Slovenia energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator.

The Slovenia country dashboards are complemented with country forecasts from EnerFuture (excel file) with scenario comparison.

Data included in the excelsheet:

• Demand: Primary energy consumption, final energy consumption, by fuel, by sector.
• Power: Electricity generation & capacities, by technology.
• CO₂: Total CO₂ emissions.
• Macro-economy: Main macro-economic assumptions.
• Key indicators: Energy intensity, share of renewables, CO₂ emissions per capita and per unit of GDP.