1. PVs in BLOOM Photovoltaic Solar Energy in Slovakia Status of the Sector and Marginal areas 7-8 September 2010 Dasa Nosekova, H-Control Sro Giorgio Dovigi, C.C.I.S.

2. PV Power Installed and Connected December 2007 200kW December 2009 1,5 MW June 2010 5 MW PV Power Approved March 2010 - 575 MW approved Status of the Sector

3. Proposal from the Government to decrease solar tariffs of more than 10% (URSO). Banks are stopping to finance PV projects or are asking more than 30% of equity from investors. Status of the Sector

4. More than 90% of the projects approved in Slovakia have been developed on Marginal Areas: - lands with low level of quality for agricultural activities; - landfills abandoned. Marginal Areas

5. This result has been achieved due to: - Investors’ search for cheap lands; - Law 220/2004 on the protection an use of agricultural lands. Marginal Areas

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