Company

 

For more than five years, the E.ON Group has been one of the largest foreign investors on the Slovak power market. Until the year 2006, E.ON mainly concentrated on power trading and distribution in Western Slovakia. Since the foundation of the subsidiary Elektrárne s.r.o on 14^th March 2006, E.ON Kraftwerke is now also active in the field of production in Slovakia. The company with domicile in Trakovice is going to build a gas power station in Malženice, roughly 60 km North East of the capital Bratislava.

 

Power market

 

Due to its affiliation with the EU, a change is going to take place on the Slovakian power market during the next years, which will find its expression in higher environmental standards. At the same time, the cross-border power trading and power transport is going to intensify.

With the construction of the state-of-the art gas power station, E.ON Kraftwerke will contribute towards coping with the new challenges arising in Slovakia. Thanks to the use of ultramodern technology, the planned combined cycle power plant in Malženice is conducive to the protection of the environment. In addition, with its ability to quickly react to an increased power requirement, the power station will be an important support for the grid and contribute towards securing the stability of the power supply in Slovakia.

 

Region

 

The state-of-the art combined cycle power station will be built in the vicinity of the village of  Malženice. Malženice is located in an agricultural region, approximately 60 km North East of the capital Bratislava. The power station premises are characterised by their former industrial use as gas compressor station so that on the one hand it will be possible to use already existing infrastructure, while on the other hand the gas pipeline running across the premises guarantees immediate access to the fuel of gas.

 

Power station

 

Start-up of this environmentally friendly power station is scheduled for 2010. With an output of approx. 430 megawatt it will produce approximately three billion kilowatt hours per year, subject to the operating hours at full load. This quantity is sufficient to supply more than 900,000 households with power the whole year around. The investment amounts to approx. 400 million Euro.