Annual report - HSE
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2.13 External communication<br />
As the previous years, 2012 was also characterised by the most important investment<br />
of the <strong>HSE</strong> Group, i.e. the TEŠ replacement Unit 6. Tens of communications were sent<br />
to the media to explain all over again the economic, energy and ecological justifiability<br />
and reasonableness of the investment, in which we believe and which is supported also<br />
by energy experts. We promptly responded to all journalistic questions. This extensive<br />
communication gave the first result in July, when the Committee on Finance and Monetary<br />
Policy of the National Assembly approved with the proposal of the ZPODPTEŠ act, the<br />
second one in August, when the discussed act became effective, and the most important<br />
one in December, when relevant ministries signed the guarantee contract.<br />
But as we like to say, the <strong>HSE</strong> Group is not only Unit 6; it is a lot more and the public was<br />
acquainted with every our step.<br />
With Gorenjske elektrarne d. o. o., Domplan d. d. and Petrol d. d., in March 2012, we carried<br />
out a solemn opening of reconstructed boiler room in Planina in Kranj, which co-products<br />
heat and electricity. Design, preparation and performance of the project were carried out<br />
in cooperation with the Municipality of Kranj and the initiator of the project, Civil society<br />
initiative Heating for Planina.<br />
In early spring, we were facing tremendous draught with our HPPs functioning in smaller<br />
extent due to low water levels. During that time, the importance of TPPs which are<br />
independent from weather was reconfirmed once again. In late autumn, we had to face<br />
overwhelming floods that even the most senior citizens have never experienced. Torrential<br />
Drava was the most damaging for the facilities at its bed, including HPP Formin; similar<br />
situation occurred on the Soča River.<br />
In accordance with the programme of testing in the beginning of July, we managed to carry<br />
out the first integration of HPP Krško in the electricity network of Slovenia and the first<br />
kilowatt hours were produced by the fourth HPP on lower Sava.<br />
In August, we informed the public about new managing director of the company <strong>HSE</strong> that<br />
the <strong>HSE</strong> SB chose among twenty candidates. Blaž Košorok took the wheel of the largest<br />
energy company in Slovenia at the beginning of November.<br />
Of course, we did not neglect other production facilities (reconstruction of the Soča River<br />
HPPs, PSPs Avče and Kozjak, HPPs on middle Sava and Mura, and NOP II) and strategically<br />
important projects and decisions at the company and Group level.<br />
In order to keep the internal and external public informed, four editions of the journal<br />
Energija were issued.<br />
For the purpose informing the little ones about on the importance of environment<br />
protection, we started the year with ECOTALE contest to stimulate writing talent in primary<br />
schools. We also prepared two projects for pre-school children: BLUE MAILBOX and<br />
CREATIVE WINTER, while for primary schools we continued with already established<br />
ECOPROJECT 3. At the end of March, we invited children to participate on the project<br />
MOTHER’S DAY, which comprised posting lovely messages for their mothers at www.<br />
modri-jan.si. Throughout the year, we dedicated a lot of attention to the website, updating<br />
and upgrading it constantly (new videogame, renewed chat room, play contest etc.). The<br />
period was concluded with the project ECOPROMIS which was created to motivate the<br />
children to keep their promises to the environment. In addition to all the above mentioned<br />
projects, we issued four editions of MODRIJAN - free environmental magazines for<br />
children. By the end of the year, we had more than 14,000 subscribers.<br />
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