SLOVENIA

Slovenia has no coal-fired power plants under construction or in planning stages. In 2021, Slovenia joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance and, in January 2022, announced that the country would phase out coal by 2033. The country has 1,069 megawatts (MW) of operating coal power capacity at two coal plants: the large Šoštanj power station and Te-Tol power station. The last unit of the Šoštanj plant was commissioned in 2015. In September 2021, HSE – the owner of the 945 MW Šoštanj plant and the associated Velenje lignite mine – was reportedly seeking financial support from the Slovenian government. Government officials projected that the plant may actually close sooner, by 2029 or even 2024, as the high price of EU carbon allowances was causing the plant to run at a loss. Two units at Te-Tol power station were anticipated to retire in 2024 when replacement gas units were commissioned.