Mayor of Hriňová in Detvianský district Stanislav Horník is concerned about the planned construction of the Malinec hyplinec. As he stated for TASR on Monday, he has reservations about the proposal for determining the investment project for a strategic investment.
He added that on Friday (February 7), several mayors of the affected municipalities met with the Minister of the Environment Tomáš Tarab (SNS nominee). “We reminded him of the contradiction of the project with the territorial and planning documentation of the region and municipalities,” clarified. According to him, it was also a disproportionate interference with the property rights and the vague justification of the public interest. They also mentioned the absence of economic analyzes or not connecting the value of the value of the Ministry of Finance.
As he said, They also objected not to the public and the municipalities concerned. It was also the speed and unpreparedness that started the process of announcing the project for a strategic investment. They also had comments on the short period of time for submission of comments on the proposal for a strategic investment.
He mentioned that There are also inconsistent statements of the Minister of Economic opportunity for the region. He added that share taxes are divided according to the population, size category and altitude. “Not according to the economic success of entities based in individual municipalities,” he noted. He thinks that the extension of the protection zones of the water source that serves for the south of central Slovakia will limit economic activities. In any case, according to the mayor, the development of tourism services cannot be expected. He claims that the project would also interfere with the fate of local people and the environment. He stressed that concrete pumping power plants in the world today know cheaper alternatives to leveling the energy network fluctuations in the form of battery storage directly at the consumption sites. According to him, the price of the power plant must also be added hundred -million -dollar costs for building a transmission network to carry out the power to the electricity system.
As a citizen, he attached his signature to all collective comments on the proposal for determining the investment project for a strategic investment. He noted that it did not meet the legal requirements for defining such an investment. “At the nearest meeting of the municipal council, we will allow you to speak to the representatives of the owners concerned who have turned to us with their request,” confirmed. It assumes that they will accept the same rejection of opinions as the locations considered for the deep storage of nuclear waste.
Tarababa last Friday informed that the project of the Malinec pumping power plant is currently in the feasibility study phase, It could bring billions of euros not only to the state budget, but also to the location.
