Cabinet Clears Way for Construction of Sava Hydro Plant

Ljubljana, 15 june

The Slovenian cabinet has cleared the way for the construction of the third of five hydro-electric power plants on the lower Sava river.

At its meeting on Wednesday, the government confirmed a zoning plan for the Blanca Hydro Plant, while also passing financial and infrastructure programmes for the project.
The zoning plan includes detailed blueprints related to the energy, transport and municipal details of the project, as well as environmental protection measures.
The government capped the costs of the construction of Blanca at 29 million euros, Environment Ministry State Secretary Marko Starman said.
In approving the plans for the Blanca plant, the government also called on the state-owned power producer HSE, which is in charge of the lower Sava project, to present the long-term financial plan for the whole project.
Moreover, the cabinet also called on the economics and environment ministries to come up with a financial plan for accompanying infrastructure that is to be built as part of the lower Sava hydro project, the biggest electricity project in the country at the moment.
"It's about securing the necessary funds in future budgets," Starman explained the measures. "The aim is to have a clear picture about the financing of the investment plans."

Cabinet Clears Way for Construction of Sava Hydro Plant

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