Renewables, green tax reform new govt's priorities in energy, environment

The coalition will seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and strive to make energy use efficient and energy supply reliable, according to the information obtained by the STA.

It plans to continue to support the use of renewables, a diversity of energy sources and an adequate level of self-sufficiency.

To use water more efficiently, it intends to close a concession deal with power utility HSE for power stations on the central Sava river, where three new facilities would be built.

Meanwhile, the Mura in the north-east would be protected, meaning that no power station would be built there, a move local environmentalists are bound to welcome.

The second reactor in the Krško Nuclear Plant (NEK), the country's only nuclear power station, is however not being mentioned.

Meanwhile, the state will also seek to make energy prices accessible and the energy...