Solar power plants
According to Slovenian legislation, it is necessary to obtain a building permit for larger solar power plants – i.e. power plants with a capacity of more than 1 MW.
Solar power plants with the maximum power of up to 1MW are, according to the Decree, considered small power plants and do not require a building permit to be installed. The Decree simplifies investing in renewables and is a welcome change as procedures for obtaining building permits in Slovenia can be time-consuming. 3.
In 2022, 12,698 solar power plants with a total capacity of 227.6 megawatts (MW) were connected to the grid in Slovenia and 18,034 solar power plants with a total capacity of 411.8 MW in 2023. In total, 49,092 solar power plants with a total capacity of 1,104.5 MW were in the system on 31 December 2023.
As certain regions in Slovenia are windy, opportunities for construction of wind power plants exist. Three are planned in the Eastern region of Slovenia by the investor Dravske elektrarne Maribor d.o.o., with a total capacity of 46MW and 122GWh annually, as well as another project being developed by Stiria Invest.
For any bigger solar power plants outside building land, spatial plans will still have to be changed, and the public will have to be included in such procedures. The law and regulation were required to enable Slovenia to draw funds from the EU mechanism for post-pandemic recovery. Many issues still open
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