Courtesy Translation in English Provided by the Translation Services of the European Commission SLOVAK MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY Proposal for an Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan BRATISLAVA DECEMBER 2018 CONTENTS: PART 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 5 SECTION A: NATIONAL PLAN ...................................................................................................... 5 1. OVERVIEW AND PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING THE PLAN ......................................................................... 5 1.1. Executive summary ............................................................................................................................ 5 DECARBONISATION DIMENSION (RES) ........................................................................................................................ 7 ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIMENSION ................................................................................................................................. 7 DIMENSION ENERGY SECURITY ................................................................................................................................... 9 DIMENSION INTERNAL ENERGY MARKET ....................................................................................................................... 9 DIMENSION RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS: ......................................................................................... 9 1.2. Overview of current policy situation ................................................................................................ 12 1.3. Consultations and involvement of national and Union entities and their outcome ......................... 33 1.4. Regional cooperation in preparing the plan ..................................................................................... 34 2. NATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS .................................................................................................... 36 2.1. Dimension: decarbonisation ............................................................................................................. 36 2.1.1. GHG emissions and removal through sinks ....................................................................................... 36 2.1.2. Renewable energy ................................................................................................................................. 37 2.2. Dimension: energy efficiency ............................................................................................................ 42 2.3. Dimension: energy security .............................................................................................................. 48 2.4. Dimension: internal energy market; ................................................................................................. 54 2.4.1. Electricity interconnectivity ................................................................................................................ 54 2.4.2. Energy transmission infrastructure .................................................................................................. 55 2.4.3. Market integration ............................................................................................................................... 60 2.4.4. Energy Poverty ...................................................................................................................................... 66 2.5. Dimension: Research, innovation and competitiveness ................................................................... 67 DRAFT STATE R&D PROGRAMMES FOR 2019-2023 WITH OUTLOOK TO 2028 (MATERIAL TO MPK) .................................. 68 OP RAI - OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ............................................................................. 69 SLOVAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ........................................................................................................ 70 DRAFT STATE R&D PROGRAMMES FOR 2019-2023 WITH OUTLOOK TO 2028 ................................................................ 70 National Centre for RES Research and Application ....................................................................................... 71 Intelligent Network Research Laboratory ..................................................................................................... 71 Research and development targets .............................................................................................................. 71 3. POLICIES AND MEASURES ........................................................................................................................ 73 3.1. Dimension: decarbonisation ............................................................................................................. 73 3.1.1. GHG emissions and removals .............................................................................................................. 73 INTRODUCTION OF EURO 6 EMISSION STANDARDS - TRANSPORT POLICY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC TO 2015 ........................ 73 ACT NO 309/2009 ON THE PROMOTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY COGENERATION AND AMENDING CERTAIN ACTS ....................................................................................................................................... 73 DECREE NO 271/2011, LAYING DOWN “LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA AND TARGETS FOR THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM FUELS ................................................................................................................. 74 TRADING IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION ALLOWANCES, ALLOCATION OF CIVIL AVIATION ALLOWANCES - ACT NO 414/2012, ON THE TRADING OF EMISSION ALLOWANCES AND ON A CHANGE AND ADDITION TO CERTAIN LAWS........................................... 74 STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROMOBILITY IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NATIONAL ECONOMY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ....................................................................................................................................... 74 IMPACT OF EUROPEAN LEGISLATION - EU WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT ........................................................................ 74 2. SECTORAL POLICIES AND MEASURES: INDUSTRY .................................................................................................. 75 2.1 Nitric acid manufacture - Act No 414/2012 on emission allowance trading, amending certain laws; 75 2.2 Aluminium manufacture - Act No 414/2012 on emission allowance trading, amending certain laws; ...................................................................................................................................................................... 75 2.3 Cement manufacture - Act No 414/2012 on emission allowance trading, amending certain laws; ... 75 2.4 Lime manufacture - Act No 414/2012 on emission allowance trading, amending certain laws; ........ 75 2.5 HFC gases (hydrofluorocarbons) with low GWP ................................................................................... 76 New mandatory parameters for fluorinated gases .................................................................................... 76 Lower N2O content in aerosol containers .................................................................................................... 76 Further reduction in N2O content in aerosol containers ............................................................................. 76 Best available techniques (BAT) when servicing electrical equipment ...................................................... 77 Electrical equipment serviced only using BAT-level techniques ................................................................. 77 3.1 Common Agricultural Policy .................................................................................................................... 77 Nitrates Directive ......................................................................................................................................... 77 Rural Development Programme of the Slovak Republic for the programming period 2014-2020 ........... 78 Agricultural Development Concept of the Slovak Republic for 2013 - 2020 ............................................... 78 Handling of manure - Slovak Government Regulation No 342/2014, laying down rules for the granting of agricultural aid in connection with the separate direct payments schemes .............................................. 78 New measures for handling of manure - Slovak Government Regulation No 342/2014, laying down rules for the granting of agricultural aid in connection with the separate direct payments schemes .............. 79 Agricultural land - Slovak Government Regulation No 342/2014, laying down rules for the granting of agricultural aid in connection with the separate direct payments schemes .............................................. 79 Agricultural land after 2015- Slovak Government Regulation No 342/2014, laying down rules for the granting of agricultural aid in connection with the separate direct payments schemes .......................... 79 Reduced number of dairy cows - Slovak Government Regulation No 342/2014, laying down rules for the granting of agricultural aid in connection with the separate direct payments schemes .......................... 79 Implementation of a new policy on animal feed - Slovak Government Regulation