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Zlom Prerobeny4.Qxd VÝROÈNÁ SPRÁVA 2002 annual report Slovenské elektrárne, a. s. SE, a. s. Slovak Electric joint stock company VÝROÈNÁ SPRÁVA ANNUAL REPORT 2002 2002 OD ZALOENIA SPOLOÈNOSTI 21.1. 2002 FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMPANY ON 21.1. 2002 OBSAH CONTENTS 7/ PREDSTAVENSTVO SE BOARD 10/ DOZORNÁ RADA SUPERVISORY BOARD 11/ PRÍHOVOR STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SE PREDSEDU PREDSTAVENSTVA BOARD 15/ ROK V SKRATKE THE YEAR IN BRIEF 17/ VÝZNAMNÉ UDALOSTI SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 19/ TRUKTÚRA SPOLOÈNOSTI COMPANY STRUCTURE 20/ PREDSTAVENSTVO V ROKU 2002 THE SE BOARD IN 2002 23/ DOZORNÁ RADA V ROKU 2002 THE SUPERVISORY BOARD IN 2002 24/ AKCIONÁRI SHAREHOLDERS 24/ MAJETKOVÉ ÚÈASTI SPOLOÈNOSTI EQUITY HOLDINGS OF THE COMPANY 26/ STRATÉGIA SPOLOÈNOSTI COMPANY STRATEGY 28/ VÝROBA ELEKTRINY A TEPLA GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY AND HEAT 33/ OBCHOD S ELEKTRINOU A TEPLOM ELECTRICITY AND HEAT SALES 38/ INVESTÍCIE INVESTMENT 44/ MEDZINÁRODNÁ SPOLUPRÁCA INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION 46/ JADROVÁ BEZPEÈNOS NUCLEAR SAFETY 52/ IVOTNÉ PROSTREDIE ENVIRONMENT 56/ ¼UDSKÉ ZDROJE HUMAN RESOURCES 58/ SPRÁVA O PODNIKATE¼SKEJ ÈINNOSTI REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SPOLOÈNOSTI A STAVE MAJETKU THE COMPANY 72/ SPRÁVA AUDÍTORA AUDITOR'S REPORT 76/ SKRATKY ABBREVIATIONS 5 Výroèná správa SE, a. s., obsahuje údaje The annual report of SE, a. s., contains za obdobie od 21. 1. 2002 do 31. 12. 2002 information for the period from 21. 1. a sumarizuje najdôleitejie údaje 2002 to 31. 12. 2002 and summarises the o hospodárení spoloènosti SE, a. s., v uve- most important financial data regarding denom období. SE, a. s., for the stated period. Akciová spoloènos Slovenské elektrárne Slovak Electric, joint stock company vznikla dòa 21. 1. 2002, kedy bola (SE, a. s.) was established on 21. 1. 2002 zapísaná do Obchodného registra ako by its recording in the Commercial Register nový podnikate¾ský subjekt, rozdelením as a new business entity, by the division Slovenských elektrární, a. s., bez likvidá- of Slovenské elektrárne, a. s. (SE, a. s.), cie na tri nové vzájomne nezávislé pod- without liquidation into three new mutually nikate¾ské subjekty: Slovenské elek- independent business entities: Slovenské trárne, a. s., Slovenskú elektrizaènú elektrárne, a. s. (SE, a. s.), Slovenská prenosovú sústavu, a. s., a Tepláreò elektrizaèná prenosová sústava, a. s., and Koice, a.s. Tepláreò Koice, a. s. Vzh¾adom na to, e sledovaným obdobím Given that the period of 2002 under con- v roku 2002 je obdobie od 21. 1. 2002 sideration is the period from 21. 1. 2002 to do 31. 12. 2002 a po rozdelení SE, a. s., 31. 12. 2002 and that due to the division nástupnícka SE, a. s., má aj zmenenú of SE, a. s., its successor company SE, a. s. , skladbu zdrojov výroby elektriny a tepla, has a changed structure of sources of elec- nie sú hospodárske a ekonomické údaje tricity and heat generation, the financial roku 2002 porovnané s údajmi pôvodnej and economic data from 2002 are not com- spoloènosti SE, a. s. Z roku 2001 sú uve- parable with the data for the previous dené len niektoré technické parametre SE, a. s. For 2001, only a few technical z oblasti jadrovej bezpeènosti a ivotného parameters relating to nuclear safety and prostredia. the environment are given. Slovenské elektrárne, a. s., sa poèas roka During 2002 and in the current period, 2002 a ïalej v súèasnom období pripravu- Slovak Electric has been preparing for jú v zmysle uznesenia vlády SR 758/2002 privatisation pursuant to Resolution na privatizáciu. Súèasné Predstavenstvo 758/2002 of the Government of the SE, a. s., pracuje od 2. 5. 2003 a Dozorná Slovak Republic. The SE Board and the rada SE, a. s., od 11. 2. 2003 v nasle- Supervisory Board of SE, a. s., have had dovnom zloení: their current structures, as given below, since 2. 5. 2003 and 11. 2. 2003 respectively. 6 PREDSTAVENSTVO SE BOARD Rozhodnutím jediného akcionára vykonávajúceho pôsobnos Valného The original members of the SE Board were recalled and the new Members zhromadenia spoloènosti SE, a. s., boli dòa 2. 5. 2003 odvolaní pôvodní èlenovia of the SE Board were elected by a decision of the sole shareholder acting as Predstavenstva SE, a. s. a zároveò zvolení noví èlenovia Predstavenstva SE, a. s. the General Meeting of SE, a. s., taken on 2 May 2003. h. doc. Ing. Miroslav Rapík, CSc. predseda Predstavenstva SE, a. s., a generálny riadite¾ SE, a. s. Chairman of the SE Board and General Director of SE, a. s. Narodil sa v roku 1952 v iline. V 1977 absolvo- He was born in 1952 in ilina. In 1977, he val túdium na Vysokej kole dopravy graduated from the University of Transport a spojov, fakulte SET v iline, neskôr si urobil & Communications, Faculty of Mechanical and vedeckú apirantúru, a bol mu udelený titul Electrical Engineering in ilina, and he subsequently h. doc. V 1977 a 1999 pracoval v SSE, . p., completed scientific post-graduate work and was ilina, kde preiel viacerými pozíciami - od awarded the title of h. doc. From 1977 to 1999, he ininiera prenosovej sústavy, samostatného worked at SSE, . p. ilina, where he worked výskumno-vývojového pracovníka, námestníka ria- in a number of positions - transmission system engineer, dite¾a pre riadiacu techniku, riadite¾a závodu independent research and development worker, sluieb, riadite¾a sekcie informatiky, vrchného riadite¾a úseku Deputy Director for Control Technology, Director of the Services informatiky, pecialistu úseku informatiky. V rokoch Unit, Director of Informatics, Executive Director of Informatics, and 1999 - 2000 pôsobil ako projekt manaér DELTA electronic informatics specialist. From 1999 - 2000, he worked as project manager servis, Bratislava, potom sa vrátil ako generálny riadite¾ at DELTA Electronic Services, Bratislava and then returned to SSE, . p. do SSE, . p., ilina a v tejto funkcii zostal aj po transformácii ilina as General Director and remained in this position after the trans- podniku na akciovú spoloènos, tie ako predseda formation of the state enterprise into joint stock company and became Predstavenstva SSE, a. s., ilina. Po vstupe strategického Chairman of the Board of Directors of SSE, a. s. ilina. After the sale partnera do spoloènosti zastával funkciu generálneho of a stake in the company to a strategic partner, he became General riadite¾a a èlena Predstavenstva za EdF. Director and member of the Board of Directors for EdF. Ing. Ladislav Szemet podpredseda Predstavenstva SE, a. s. , Vice - chairman of the SE Board a vrchný riadite¾ úseku stratégie, investícií a techniky SE, a. s. and Managing Director of Strategy, Investment and Technology at SE, a. s. Narodil sa v roku 1955 v ali. V roku 1981 ukonèil He was born in 1955 in a¾a. In 1981, he graduated Slovenskú vysokú kolu technickú v Bratislave, fakul- from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, tu elektrotechniky smer silnoprúd, pecializácia stro- Faculty of Electrical Engineering specialising in heavy je a prístroje. Je drite¾om osvedèení o odbornej current, at the department of electric machines and spôsobilosti vo viacerých oblastiach, absolvoval devices. He is the holder of professional kurz pre vrcholový manament. Od roku 1981 do certificates in a number of areas, and has successfully roku 1998 pracoval v Západoslovenských energet- completed a course for top management. From 1981 ických závodoch, . p., Bratislava, kde zaèal ako to 1998, he worked at Západoslovenské energetické stavebný technik, postupne sa prepracoval na pozí- závody, . p., Bratislava, where he began as an instal- cie vedúceho montáneho strediska, vedúceho oddelenia lation engineer, he was then promoted to head of the installation investiènej výstavby, vedúceho odboru investiènej výstavby elek- centre, head of the department of investment construction, and to trizaènej a distribuènej sústavy. V roku 1998 odtia¾ ako vedúci head of the department of investment construction for the electrical útvaru koordinácie stavieb elektrickej energie preiel do power and distribution system. In 1998, he moved from the position Slovenských elektrární, a. s., Bratislava, kde sa stal od 14. decem- of head of the department of electrical power construction co-ordi- bra 1998 èlenom Predstavenstva a vrchným riadite¾om úseku nation to SE, a.s. and on 14 December 1998 he became a mem- stratégie, investícií a techniky. Od 30. 6. 2003 je podpredsedom ber of the SE Board and Managing Director of Strategy, Investment Predstavenstva SE, a. s. and Technology. Since 30 July 2003 Vice - Chairman of SE Board. 7 Ing. Ignác Pòaèek èlen Predstavenstva SE, a. s., Member of the SE Board a vrchný riadite¾ úseku prevádzky a údrby SE, a. s. and Managing Director of Operations and Maintenance at SE, a. s. Narodil sa v roku 1952 v Oravskom Veselom. He was born in 1952 in Oravské Veselé. In 1975, V roku 1975 ukonèil túdium na Elektrotechnickej he graduated from the Faculty of Electrical fakulte SVT v Bratislave a zaèal sa pripravova Engineering SVT (Slovak Technical University) na funkciu operátora jadrového reaktora. V rámci in Bratislava and began to train for the position prípravy absolvoval stá v JE Novovorone of nuclear reactor operator. As part of the train- v Rusku. V roku 1991 bol na tudijnom pobyte ing, he undertook a study trip to Novovoronezh v Argonne v USA, neskôr v Madride v panielsku NPP in Russia. In 1991, he undertook a study trip - oba pobyty sa zameriavali na bezpeènos to Argonne in the USA, and also to Madrid jadrových elektrární. Od ukonèenia koly a in Spain - both trips focussed on safety at nuclear doposia¾ pracoval v Atómových elektráròach Bohunice, o. z., power plants. Since graduating from university, he has - najskôr ako vedúci reaktorového bloku, neskôr ako worked at Bohunice nuclear power plant - first as head zmenový ininier, vedúci výroby, project manaér a vedúci of reactor unit, then as shift engineer, head of generation, oddelenia jadrovej bezpeènosti. V máji 2003 odtia¾ odiiel project manager and head of the nuclear safety department.
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