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New Europe (25 April 2018)

Slovenia has already reached its 2020 targets on greenhouse gas emissions and is well on track to meet its 25% renewables target, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič said. “But there still is tremendous potential that can be untapped for instance, in renewables or energy efficiency. I can see Slovenia as a regional catalyst in this field,” he added.

As part of his second Energy Union Tour, Šefčovič is expected to travel to Slovenia on April 25-26 where he will meet Slovenia’s Infrastructure Minister Peter Gašperšič, with their talks focused on the Clean Energy Package, preparations of 2030 national energy and climate plans and clean mobility.

Šefčovič will also visit the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), and meet members of the parliamentary Committees on EU Affairs and on Infrastructure as well as representatives of civil society. Together with European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc, Šefčovič will take part in the TEN-T Days Conference to discuss ways to contribute to innovative, clean and safe mobility and to forge additional synergies between transport, energy and digital connectivity, also in the context of the upcoming proposal on the EU budget for 2021-2027.

“I welcome Slovenia’s work on its national energy concept, which could serve as a basis for the 2030 national energy and climate plan – an important tool to attract investments and maximise benefits of the ongoing energy transition,” Šefčovič said ahead of his visit.

“The country’s innovative and clean tech spirit can create many business opportunities as well as mitigate high dependency on fossil fuel imports,” he added.

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-urges-slovenia-boost-renewable-energy-efficiency-potential/