1. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN SLOVENIA
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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN SLOVENIA
Djordje Žebeljan, MSc
Head of Energy Policies, New Technologies and Investment Office
Obnovljivi izvori energije
Beograd,

2. RES LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN SLOVENIA
EU legislation
Climate and energy targets 2020, 2030
State aid rules
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (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

3. EU CLIMATE AND ENERGY TARGETS
Vir grafike:

4. POWER SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO EU TARGETS
EU CLIMATE AND ENERGY TARGETS
From 2020 to 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
by 2050, the EU should cut its emissions to 80% below 1990 (Energy Roadmap 2050)
2030 climate and energy framework sets three key targets for the year 2030:
At least 40% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)
At least 27% share for renewable energy
At least 27% improvement in energy efficiency
What about after 2050?
Developing the RES necessary to pursue the EU’s decarbonisation agenda creates the need for market adaptations. In many power systems that have to handle increasing intermittency, firm capacity needs to be present to back up variable RES. The role of conventional PP!
More than on third of our electricity consumption will come from RES, share of variable RES will increase as well.

5. 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 )
NREAP = National renewable energy action plan
DIRECTIVE 2009/28/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources provides that each Member State must adopt a national renewable energy action plan (NREAP) for the period These plans must set out the national targets of Member States for the shares of gross final energy from RES consumed in transport, electricity and heating and cooling in 2020.
Non ETS emissions
Energy efficiency
RES share

6. SLOVENIA – CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
Vir: Poročilo o stanju energetike 2015, Agencija za energijo

7. RES SUPPORT SCHEME IN SLOVENIA
Legal framework:
Energy Act (2014),
Decree on Support for Electricity from RES
Newest revision of support scheme currently in the process of assessment by the European Commission regarding alignment with EU state aid rules
Decree on Support for Electricity from RES provides for 2 support measures:
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:
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
Vir: Poročilo o stanju energetike 2015, Agencija za energijo

8. RES SUPPORT IN SLOVENIA – IMBALANCE ISSUE (solar energy)
Support paid,
Total installed power capacity in RES support scheme,

9. RES SUPPORT RATES IN SLOVENIA IN 2016
Plant type
Guaranteed purchase price (EUR/MWh)
Operational support
(EUR/MWh)
Hydro
< 50 kW
105,47
73,74
< 1 MW
92,61
60,88
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
82,34
49,14
10 MW – (including) 125 MW /
43,37
Wind
95,38
65,87
55,01
Solar (on buildings) after Sep2014*
98,15
65,69
89,75
57,29
74,48
40,91
29,39
Solar (other) after Sep2014*
92,22
59,76
84,95
52,49
68,48
34,91
26,70
Plant type
Guaranteed purchase price (EUR/MWh)
Operational support
(EUR/MWh)
Biomass
< 50 kW
Individual treatment
< 1 MW
243,81
210,24
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
183,63
149,69
10 MW – (including) 125 MW /
Biogas (from biomass)
159,74
127,28
155,41
121,84
140,37
106,34
Biogas (from waste)
139,23
106,77
105,66
129,15
95,21
Geothermal
< 50 kW
152,47
118,53
< 1 MW
1 MW – (including) 10 MW
10 MW – (including) 125 MW /
Individual treatment
Vir: Borzen, Določanje podpor EE iz OVE in SPTE v letu 2016,
Za PV: Zgodovinski pregled cen:
*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)

10. CHALLENGES OF RES DEPLOYMENT IN SLOVENIA
Lack of public support- the „NIMBY“ effect
Lengthy and complex spatial planning procedures
Dated national energy strategy
High percentage of NATURA 2000 sites
NIMBY: „not in my back yard“

11. RES PERSPECTIVES IN SLOVENIA
RES technology for electricity – estimated total contribution to the binding targets for 2020 and indicative shares for
Vir: NREAP

12. DEVELOPMENTS ON EU ENERGY MARKET – „EXPECTATIONS“
LONG-TERM, STABLE, PREDICTABLE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
INTERNAL ENERGY MARKET IS KEY
A ROBUST ETS A KEY DRIVER FOR DECARBONISATION
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRALITY AND COMPETITIVENESS AS MAIN PRINCIPLES
PHASING OUT OF RES SUBSIDIES AFTER 2020
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR RES AND CONVENTIONAL BAT TECHNOLOGY
MARKET INTEGRATION OF RES (SAME RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS)
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)

13. Energy is not just a Geometry 