{"id":488641,"date":"2025-10-10T15:21:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/488641\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:21:25","slug":"j-holjencik-repowereu-is-an-unreasonable-project-threatening-the-energy-security-of-eu-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/488641\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Holjen\u010d\u00edk: REPowerEU is an unreasonable project threatening the energy security of EU states"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-meta\"> by AI | 10.Oct 2025 | <a href=\"https:\/\/europeannewsroom.com\/category\/europe-in-brief-ai\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Europe in brief AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Regulatory Office for Network Industries Jozef Holjen\u010d\u00edk claims that the energy plan REPowerEU threatens the security of the Union.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Holjencik-1080x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"675\"  \/>Head of the Office for Network Industries Regulation Jozef Holjen\u010d\u00edk criticizes the REPowerEU plan. PHOTO: TASR<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tBratislava \u2013 Without economic rationality, the support for renewable energy sources (RES) from the European Union is long-term unsustainable. The REPowerEU plan, which aims to help countries reduce their dependence on Russian energy and transition to renewable sources more quickly, is an unreasonable project that threatens the energy security of the Union\u2019s member states, the Regulatory Office for Network Industries (\u00daRSO) stated on Friday, TASR reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecisions in the energy sector must be rational and technically feasible, not politically motivated. For example, if nuclear fuel from Russia is included under RePowerEU, it will jeopardize the energy security of the entire European Union,\u201d emphasized \u00daRSO Chairman <strong>Jozef Holjen\u010d\u00edk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>The EU has significantly influenced the energy mix in favor of renewable energy sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The office reminded that the Green Deal agenda in the EU has already significantly influenced the energy mix in favor of RES, leading to an increase in hours with negative electricity prices. In 2024, \u00daRSO recorded 288 trading periods with a negative price, while by the end of September 2025, there were already 293.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNegative prices are a result of the surplus energy from RES, which the system must actively balance. Therefore, we responded by shortening the trading interval to 15 minutes and adjusting the charging for deviations,\u201d explained Holjen\u010d\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p>\u00daRSO has long advocated that electricity from RES should be produced where it is consumed to avoid inefficient transmission and instability. The regulator also considers nuclear energy to be the most economical, ecological, and reliable solution for the energy stability of the Slovak Republic and the entire region. 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