Fico marks Mochovce unit 4 and Slovak power self-sufficiency

The Slovak government, through Prime Minister Robert Fico, has symbolically brought Mochovce nuclear power plant unit 4 into operation and says Slovakia is electricity self-sufficient.

• The 4th block of Jadrová elektráreň Mochovce was symbolically put into operation on 19 October 2026 in the Winter Riding Hall of Bratislava Castle; at full operation it can cover up to 13% of Slovakia’s electricity consumption.
• Fico said Slovakia could begin exporting electricity from January 2027 and cited a spot power price of EUR 247 per MWh; he also referenced the government’s approved strategic project for a new nuclear source in Jaslovské Bohunice, potentially completed around 2040.