1999 Slovenian coal power station referendum

A referendum on building a coal-fired power plant was held in Slovenia on 10 January 1999.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of the construction of the TET3 coal-fired power plant. The proposal was rejected by 79.8% of voters, although voter turnout was just 27.3%.[2]

1999 Slovenian coal power station referendum
10 January 1999
Are you in favor of the issue of financing the construction of TET 3 being regulated as proposed by the draft law on providing funds for the co-financing of the construction and on the guarantee of the Republic of Slovenia for borrowing credits for the construction of the Thermal Power Plant Trbovlje 3, namely:

- provides a part of the funds from the annual budget of the Republic of Slovenia, - The Republic of Slovenia guarantees the obligations from domestic and foreign loans that will be taken out by the Public Company Termoelektrarne Trbovlje

- and that the issue of other investment funds is omitted, which the Public Company Termoelektrarne Trbovlje itself does not have, or could only acquire under the condition of permanent state guarantees for the administrative and at the expense of electricity payers, a certain price of electricity at its threshold for the period of construction and for the time operation of TET 3?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 84,435 20.20%
No 333,478 79.80%
Valid votes 417,913 97.80%
Invalid or blank votes 9,413 2.20%
Total votes 427,326 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,564,170 27.32%

Results edit

ChoiceVotes%
For84,43720.20
Against333,47679.80
Total417,913100.00
Valid votes417,91397.80
Invalid/blank votes9,4142.20
Total votes427,327100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,564,15427.32
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1778 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1785