19 AUGUST 2026
19 AUGUST 2026
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See the most
important news in the field of Slovak energy legislation for the month of July
2026.
RONI launched the legislative process for an amendment to the Decree on
Quality Standards in the Electricity Sector and also announced a favorable
outlook for natural gas prices.
The Ministry of
Economy of the Slovak Republic continues with a
public consultation held on the proposed acceleration areas for wind energy.
The Ministry of
Environment of the Slovak Republic has launched a EUR
150 million call for proposals under the Modernisation Fund to support energy
efficiency and industrial modernisation. Individual projects may receive
funding of up to EUR 30 million.
SEPS announced a new procurement procedure for ancillary services for August
2026 and informed about the entry into force of the amended Dispatching Code
for the Operation of the Slovak Electricity System.
Read more about
these and many other interesting news in our monitoring for the
month of July 2026,
We wish
you a pleasant reading!
ELECTRIC ENERGY AND GAS INDUSTRY Act no. 309/2009 Coll. on the support of RES no Act no. 250/2012 Coll. on Regulation no Act no. 251/2012 Coll. on Energy no Act no. 321/2014 Coll. on energy efficiency no Act no. 609/2007 Coll. on excise duty on electricity, coal and natural gas no Act no. 555/2005 Coll. on energy efficiency of buildings no Act no. 260/2025 Coll. on Targeted Energy Assistance no RONI Decree no. 490/2009 Coll., laying down details on the support of RES no RONI Decree no. 92/2023 Coll., laying down the conditions of the tender procedure for the provision of electricity storage facility services no RONI Decree no. 207/2023 Coll., establishing the rules for the functioning of the internal electricity market no RONI Decree no. 208/2023 Coll., establishing the rules for the functioning of the internal natural gas market no RONI Decree no. 230/2023 Coll., establishing the content requirements of the distribution system development plan no RONI Decree no. 285/2012 Coll., establishing price regulation for the supply of natural gas to small businesses no Vyhláška ÚRSO č. 147/2024 Z. z., ktorou sa ustanovuje cenová regulácia regulovaných činností v plynárenstve no RONI Decree no. 154/2024 Coll., establishing price regulation in electric energy industry and some conditions for the performance of selected regulated activities in the electric energy industry no RONI Decree no. 278/2012 Coll., establishing quality standards for gas storage, gas transportation, gas distribution and gas supply no RONI Decree no. 236/2016 Coll., establishing quality standards for electricity transmission, electricity distribution and electricity supply no RONI Decree no. 284/2012 Coll. on the rules for the sale of electricity in the form of auctions no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 599/2009 Coll., implementing certain provisions of the Act on the support of RES no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 270/2012 Coll. on professional competence for carrying out business activities in the energy sector no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 416/2012 Coll., establishing the details of the procedure for applying restrictive measures in a state of emergency and measures aimed at eliminating the state of emergency in the electric energy industry no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 106/2019 Coll., establishing the list of authorized industries, the scope and structure of the administration and the method of providing compensation to entrepreneurs no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 202/2019 Coll., establishing the conditions for participation in the auction for the selection of the electricity purchaser and determining the amount of the electricity purchaser's remuneration no Decree of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic no. 354/2025 Coll. on criteria for the development of wind energy no Government Regulation of the Slovak Republic no. 353/2025 Coll., implementing certain provisions of the Act on targeted energy support. no Government Regulation no. 359/2025 Coll., establishing the maximum price for a portion of the regulated supply of electricity, gas, and heat for selected vulnerable customers for the year 2026. no Government Regulation No. 169/2026 Coll., establishing the criteria for the application of an individual tariff for system services and an individual tariff for system operation no THERMAL ENERGY Act no. 657/2004 Coll., on thermal energy no RONI Decree no. 312/2022 Coll., establishing price regulation in thermal energy no RONI Decree no. 277/2012 Coll., establishing heat supply quality standards no RONI Decree no. 328/2005 Coll., determining the method of verifying the economic efficiency of the operation of the heating facilities system, the energy efficiency indicators of heat production and heat distribution facilities, the normative indicators of heat consumption, the range of economically justified costs for the verification of the economic efficiency of the operation of the heating facilities system and the method of payment of these costs no Vyhláška ÚRSO č. 146/2024 Z. z., ktorou sa ustanovuje rozsah ekonomicky oprávnených nákladov vyvolaných odpojením sa odberateľa od sústavy tepelných zariadení dodávateľa a spôsob ich výpočtu no RONI Decree no. 167/2025 Coll., establishing application templates for conducting business in the heat energy sector no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 151/2005 Coll., establishing the procedure for preventing the occurrence and removing the consequences of a state of emergency in the thermal energy industry no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 152/2005 Coll. on the specified time and on the specified quality of heat supply for the end consumer no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 15/2016 Coll., establishing the method of calculating the annual heat production in the production of electricity no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 503/2022 Coll., establishing the temperature of hot water at the take-off point and the rules for budgeting costs for the amount of heat supplied in hot water, costs for the amount of heat supplied for heating, costs for the amount of heat supplied or the amount of heat produced in a decentralized heat source and economically justified costs for heat produced in a decentralized heat source no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 308/2016 Coll. establishing the procedure for calculating the primary energy factor of the centralized heat supply system no Decree of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic no. 14/2016 Coll., establishing technical requirements for thermal insulation of heat and hot water distribution systems no
Note: In our monitoring of
energy legislation, we monitor for you the changes to the above-mentioned legal
regulations, which were published in the Collection of Laws of the Slovak
Republic last month.
21 July 2026 – A Notice on the Correction
of an Error in RONI Decree No. 154/2024 Coll., which lays down the rules for
price regulation in network industries, was published in the Collection of Laws
of the Slovak Republic under No. 195/2026 Coll. The notice entered into force
on the date of its publication, 21 July 2026.
The correction is of a
legislative-technical nature and ensures the accurate wording of the existing
decree. It does not introduce any substantive changes to the rules governing
price regulation.
Read more about the notice HERE. (Available
only in the Slovak language version.)
31 July 2026 – RONI announced
a favourable development in natural gas prices for the 2027 regulatory year.
The price of natural gas as a commodity, which forms part of the calculation of
regulated end-user prices, has decreased by 9.88% year-on-year. This
development creates the conditions for lower regulated gas prices for
households in 2027.
RONI emphasized that the
decline concerns the commodity component of the gas price, which is one of the
key factors in determining regulated tariffs. The final regulated prices will
be determined in the upcoming tariff proceedings and will also depend on the
other regulated components of the gas price.
Read more in the press release HERE. (Available
only in the Slovak language version.)
24 July 2026 – RONI published an overview of the 2025 market shares
of electricity and natural gas suppliers in the household segment. In the
electricity market, Energetika Slovensko remained the leading supplier
with a 60.1% market share, followed by SSE (27.2%) and SPP
(11.0%). In the natural gas market, SPP maintained its leading position
with a 68.7% market share, ahead of Energetika Slovensko (26.5%) and SSE
(4.5%).
RONI also reminded consumers that switching energy
suppliers is free of charge and may result in more favourable contract terms.
Before making a decision, the regulator recommends comparing price offers,
contract conditions, supplier reputation, and obtaining offers from at least
three suppliers. The supplier switching process takes at least 21 days and must
comply with the terms of the existing supply contract.
Read more in the press release HERE. (Available only in the Slovak language version.)
15 July 2026 – The Chairman of RONI
called for accelerating the rollout of smart metering systems (SMS), which are
currently installed at only around 600,000 of Slovakia’s 2.6 million metering
points. He also stressed that the costs of replacing electricity meters should
not be passed on to consumers, but should instead be covered by distribution
system operators through their investment programmes.
According to RONI,
modernising the metering infrastructure is essential for more efficient energy
consumption management, strengthening energy security, and supporting the
further digitalisation of the energy sector.
Read more in the press release HERE. (Available only in the
Slovak language version.)
9 July 2026
– MoE SR announced that a public consultation had been held on the draft
strategic document "Acceleration Areas for Wind Energy in the Slovak
Republic" as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process.
Identifying acceleration areas is an analytical task assigned to the state
under Slovakia’s Recovery and Resilience Plan and represents one of the
milestones of the REPowerEU programme.
The
Ministry also emphasized that the designation of acceleration areas does not in
itself constitute approval for the construction of wind farms. Each individual
project will still be subject to separate permitting procedures, including an
environmental impact assessment (where applicable) and a binding opinion from
the relevant municipality.
Read more in the press
release HERE.
(Available only in the Slovak language version.)
13 July 2026
– The Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic (MoEN SR) launched
a new EUR 150 million call for proposals under the Modernisation Fund,
aimed at supporting investments in energy efficiency improvements and the
modernisation of industrial technologies. Eligible applicants include
industrial enterprises, electricity, heat and gas suppliers, as well as water
utility companies.
The
call offers grants of up to EUR 5 million for the modernisation of
production and administrative buildings and up to EUR 30 million for the
modernisation of production technologies that contribute to improved energy
efficiency. Applications may be submitted until 16 October 2026.
Read more in the press
release HERE.
(Available only in the Slovak language version.)
29 July 2026 – SEPS, the Slovak transmission system operator,
announced the entry into force of an amendment to the Dispatching Code for the
Operation of the Slovak Electricity System, approved by RONI through Decision
No. 0001/2026/E-DP of 13 July 2026. The amendment entered into force on 30 July
2026.
Further information,
including the full text of the Dispatching Code, is available on the SEPS
website HERE. (Available only in
the Slovak language version.)
16 July 2026 – SEPS, the Slovak transmission system operator,
published a new procurement procedure for ancillary services (AS) covering the
period from 1 to 31 August 2026. Interested participants can access the tender
documentation, procurement rules and related materials on the SEPS website.
Ancillary services play a
key role in ensuring the reliable and secure operation of the Slovak
electricity transmission system by supporting system balancing and maintaining
grid stability.
Further information,
including the participation requirements, is available on the SEPS website HERE. (Available only in
the Slovak language version.)
2 July 2026 – Stredoslovenská distribučná, a.s. (SSD) introduced a new Distribution System
Operation Code, effective 2 July 2026, following its approval by RONI
through Decision No. 0009/2026/E-PP of 11 June 2026. The decision
replaces the previous version of the Operation Code, including all of its
earlier amendments.
The
revised Operation Code was adopted primarily to align SSD’s internal rules with
the current energy legislation and electricity market rules, incorporate new
regulatory requirements, and streamline the processes for grid connection,
electricity distribution, and communication with market participants. It also
reflects the ongoing development of decentralised energy, particularly
the integration of renewable generation facilities, electricity storage
systems, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Read more HERE and access the full text of the decision HERE. (Available only in the Slovak language version.)
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