The only one data available in Slovakia result from available statistic, which is incomplete (mainly in
production of heat) and sometimes very different, as follows. Present utilization of RES for heat and
electricity production isn’t still measuring up the level of EU 15 countries. RES utilization presents only
2, 6 % of primary energy sources. It is utilized about 27 % of technical potential of RES in the Slovakia.
Except for big hydropower plants the potential is utilized only on 17 %.
Table: Electricity production from RES in 2002-2004 (GWh) and targets for 2010 and 2015
| Source |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2010 |
2015 |
| |
[GWh] |
[GWh] |
[GWh] |
[GWh] |
[GWh] |
| Hydropower plants - total |
5169 |
3671 |
4207 |
|
|
| From that small hydro |
245 |
192 |
107 |
350 |
400 |
| Windpower plants |
0 |
2 |
6 |
300 |
900 |
| Biomass (with solid municipal waste) |
153 |
84 |
33 |
410 |
650 |
| Biogas |
6 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
300 |
| Geothermal energy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
| Solar energy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
| Total |
5428 |
3567 |
4141 |
1 240* |
2 300* |
| The share in total electricity consumption |
0,186 |
0,124 |
0,144 |
4 %* |
7 %* |
In the heat production from RES there is possible to view important growth of biomass utilization for this
purpose. It is caused mainly by rise in the gas price.
