Decree on the concession for the use of the Drava River for the production of electricity.

This Decree determines the area of the Drava river water resource in the section from the state border with the Republic of Austria to the state border with the Republic of Croatia, in which a concession is granted for the production of electricity in the chain of hydroelectric power plants on the Drava river. The chain of hydroelectric plants from the previous paragraph consists of hydroelectric plants: Dravograd, Vuzenica, Vuhred, O balt, Fala, Mariborski island, Zlatoli je and Formin. This text also determines the conditions for the implementation of the concession, the duration of the concession and the amount of payment for the concession, which is proportional to the duration of the water right granted by the concession on the basis of this Decree. The concessionaire can use the river Drava exclusively for the production of electricity, which the concessionaire uses in the chain of hydroelectric power plants on the Drava. The operating regime of the chain of hydroelectric power plants on the Drava River is specified in the hydroelectric power plant usage permits. The concessionaire must ensure the operating regime of the hydroelectric power plants, which optimally utilizes the potential energy of the Drava River, taking into account the requirements of environmental protection. The concession for the use of water for the production of electricity in the chain of hydroelectric power plants on the Drava River is granted for 50 years (se article 3).