EU funding for the construction of the Prapretno solar power plant
EU funding for the construction of the Prapretno solar power plant | Author Freepik
As part of the EU-funded project, the Holding Slovenske elektrarne d. o. o. (HSE d. o. o.) will build the Prapretno 2 and 3 solar power plants together with a battery storage facility for electrical energy in the area of the closed and recultivated ash and slag landfill located in Prapretno near Trbovlje. The investment will contribute to the comprehensive energy restructuring of the Zasavje coal region and to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The project will also contribute to the remediation and revitalisation of the spatially and environmentally degraded area resulting from coal mining and coal use.
The project Construction of the Prapretno 2 and 3 solar power plants with battery storage is part of Slovenia’s EU Cohesion Policy Programme 2021-2027. The project will be implemented under priority Restructuring of coal regions and will pursue specific objective Just Transition Fund.
The project, valued at €13,623,180, will receive approximately €4 million, specifically €4,076,529.30, from the Just Transition Fund.