Slovakia Supports Biomass

The authors discuss the current position of biomass in power generation in Slovakia, the governmental support scheme, and the outlook for the future.

Position of biomass in power generation in Slovakia

Biomass plays an increasing role in power generation in Slovakia, mainly due to the existence of governmental support scheme. Slovakia has implemented the support scheme for production of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES) in compliance with EU legislation. Although this support scheme claims to be available for all types of RES, in fact it applies a restrictive approach, meaning energy sources with a high fluctuation of electricity generation (solar and wind) receive very little support. Other RES, such as biomass, are supported more. According to information published by the regulator, in 2012 approximately 11% of electricity produced from RES and eligible for the feed-in tariff was produced from biomass.