Annual report - HSE

• On 31 May, HSE Invest celebrated its 10 th anniversary.
• DEM started using new gantry crane at HPP Dravograd.
June
• On 4 June, TEŠ and Alstom signed an agreement on postponement of the deadline for
ZPODPTEŠ adoption until 16 June 2012, due to issues with obtaining the government
guarantee. Since the discussed condition was not met, the agreement on main
technological equipment supply for Unit 6 was suspended from 17 June to 2 July 2012.
• On 6 June, an official spatial planning procedure for HPP on the Mura River with
preparation of NSP for the first HPP on the river.
• On 12 June, first stage of rotation with water flow on the HPP Krško turbine 3 was carried
out, so the launch of hydro- and electrical equipment tests could start.
• On 13 June, operations of renewed joint control centre for DEM and HSE were launched.
• On 21 June, the Committee on Finance and Monetary Policy of the National Assembly
discussed the proposed ZPODPTEŠ; discussions continued on 28 June and were
successfully completed on 13 July.
• On 29 June, the Government approved the NSP for HPP Brežice.
• SENG successfully completed the TI of the ventilation tube – stage I at PSP Avče.
• TET submitted their offer for tenders regarding provision of reliable electricity supply
through use of local primary sources and gained funds in the amount of EUR 7.4 million.
• The 52 th traditional event ‘Skok čez kožo’ took place in PV.
• The largest daily extraction in 2012 was achieved in PV with 24,749 tonnes of coal
extracted.
July
• On 2 July, TEŠ and Alstom entered into an agreement in order to proceed with the project
within the planned timeline, i.e. in the form of annex regarding termination of suspension
of contract implementation and change of the payment plan until 31 October, with
control point on 5 October 2012.
• On 18 July, the National Assembly adopted the ZPODPTEŠ act.
• On 19 July, the Government adopted the Decree on National Spatial Plan for GSPP in TET.
• On 3 July, compliant with the testing programme, HESS successfully completed the first
integration of HPP Krško in the electricity network of Slovenia.
August
• On 1 August, ZPODPTEŠ was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia
and, thus, became effective.
• On 13 August, the SB of HESS approved the energy part of the Investment programme
for HPP Brežice.
• On 27 August, after a year of reconstruction, DEM launched operations of the second
turbine at HPP Zlatoličje.
• SENG performed partial TI for the reconstruction of HPP Doblar I, stage II, turbine 2 (LOT
EE).
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September
• On 25 September, a short celebration took place in DEM due to official completion of the
small HPP Ruše construction project.
• The TEŠ and HSE Supervisory Boards discussed and approved NIP 5 (Revised investment
plan, 5 th revision) for the TEŠ replacement Unit 6.
• TEŠ obtained the approval from the guarantor banks and the EBRD on suspension of
the condition on providing applicable government guarantee for liabilities arising from
the long-term loan in the amount of EUR 440 million from the EIB for the purpose of
financing the construction replacement Unit 6, namely until 30 November 2012.
• The primary and secondary steel constructions – the suspension part of Unit 6 were
successfully installed.
• PV handed over the construction of NOP II shaft to the main contractor, the related
company RGP Velenje, meaning that the works should be completed within 30 days.
• The regular annual overhaul of TET was completed.
October
• On 12 October, DEM performed internal technical inspection of turbine 1 equipment at
HPP Zlatoličje.