Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek of Slovakia
Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said Jan 6 that Slovakia will declare a state of emergency because of the drop in natural gas supplies from Russia, Reuters reported.
0 percent fixed by heads of state last month, industry minister Lubomir Jahnatek said on Thursday.
0 percent of energy from renewables at the moment, Jahnatek said during a joint press conference with the EU's energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs.
A protracted halt in Russian oil exports to Slovakia would not be dramatic because the country has substantial reserves, Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said Tuesday.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia--A protracted halt in Russian oil exports to Slovakia would not be dramatic because the country has substantial reserves, Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said Tuesday.
Jahnatek said that "the country has sufficient reserves for some 70 days.
var RTR_ArticleBlurb = " BRATISLAVA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Slovakia will open a tender this year to expand the country's Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said on Monday.
power plant, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said on Monday.
in the new project, including Czech utility CEZ (CEZPsp.
western Slovakia, with the government taking 51 percent.
Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said at a press conference in Bratislava.
Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said the total cut of Russian gas deliveries to Slovakia would not have a major impact on the countrys economy.
Slovakias economy minister Lubomir Jahnatek said definitive costs will be known from the results of a feasibility study expected in mid 2010.
cooperation, Interfax news Agency reported on February 20th.
During his Russian visit last November, Slovakias Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said his country was ready to set up a consortium with Russia to complete the third and fourth units at Mochovce.
BRATISLAVA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Slovak companies have ignored orders to cut back gas consumption and are risking a system failure that would cut off homes and hospitals from heating, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said on Thursday.
BRATISLAVA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Slovakia will probably launch a tender to build a new 1,200 megawatt nuclear plant in 2009 and has been approached by more than six potential investors, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek said on Wednesday.
Jahnatek said the tenders timing would depend on the final version of the energy strategy, which he plans to submit to the government in the first half of December.
Jahnatek said the cabinet wanted to bring in rivals to Enel, which already plans to complete two semi-built units at SEs Mochovce plant.
Jahnatek said he would seek to extend the life of the other two 440 MW blocks (V2) in Bohunice by 20 years from the planned shutdown in 2025.
The plan drafted by Jahnatek is supported by Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose June election victory over the former conservative premier Mikulas Dzurinda has triggered shakeups in economic policy.
Now Jahnatek said he wants "the opinion of the (economy) ministry for price proposals to be binding" on the regulators.
Jahnatek discussed the plan with European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs last week.