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Bratislava – The priority topic this year for Slovak industry, similarly to that in the EU, is energy prices. This was stated by the Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Denisa Saková (Hlas-SD) at the conference of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK) entitled Expected Development of the Slovak Economy in 2026. According to her, Slovakia is preparing an aid scheme for energy-intensive enterprises, about which it has already informed the European Commission (EC), TASR reports.
“Of course, the absolutely most priority and most current topic is energy prices, which affect the competitiveness not only of Slovakia, but of the entire EU. Prices remain higher than they were before the energy crisis in 2022. We are trying to use everything possible from the exemptions given to us by the European Commission,” said Denisa Saková.
The government is preparing a state aid scheme for enterprises, which it is negotiating with the European Commission
According to her, the government of the Slovak Republic is preparing a state aid scheme, which it is currently negotiating with the European Commission, and through which it wants to help energy-intensive industry. “We will be able, for 50% of the consumption of energy-intensive industry, to refinance half of its electricity prices. However, it must invest half of that back into its production, into decarbonisation projects,” she specified.
The minister expects that in the coming weeks the mentioned state aid scheme should be notified to the EC and subsequently translated into the business environment.
She pointed out that the number of supported enterprises will depend on the availability of financial resources in the state budget, because that is where the money for the scheme will come from. “At the same time, we are discussing with the Environmental Fund, from where some refinancing should also come for a group of enterprises,” added Saková. (27 January)