About SODO
Notice of merger and changes to the company
We would like to inform you that with the decision of the District Court in Ljubljana on the 2nd of October 2023, the merger process of the company SODO, d. o. o. (Ltd.), Electricity Distribution Operator (acquired company) with the company ELES, d. o. o. (Ltd.), Electricity Transmission System Operator (acquiring company) has been completed.
With the merger of the SODO, d. o. o. (Ltd.), Electricity Distribution Operator (SODO), the ELES, d. o. o. (Ltd.), Electricity Transmission System Operator (ELES), as a universal legal successor, entered into all legal relationships of which SODO was the subject, with which, in accordance with the Companies Act, ELES took over all the activities of SODO including all fixed assets, employees and concluded contracts.
With the merger, ELES became the operator of the combined system and as a result the company's name was changed, which after the merger reads “ELES, d.o.o., combined transmission and distribution system operator”.
The issued invoices related to the services rendered and goods delivered to SODO in September 2023 can be sent to the existing e-mail address: racuni@sodo.si; all invoices related to the services rendered and goods delivered in and after October 2023 must be sent in electronic format to: e.racuni@eles.si. Detailed instructions are available on the website of ELES (https://www.eles.si/prejem-eracunov).
We kindly ask you to consider the aforementioned items during the continuation of our business cooperation, and to send all documents from 3 October 2023 onwards (with the exception of the invoices issued for September) to:
ELES, d.o.o., combined transmission and distribution system operator”, Hajdrihova ulica 2, SI-1000 LJUBLJANA.
About SODO
SODO electricity distribution operator, d. o. o. (Ltd.) (abbreviated name: SODO d. o. o.) is an electricity distribution operator in the Republic of Slovenia.
SODO d. o. o has been established by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia to the occupation of an electricity distribution system operator, under the 23rd Article of the Energy Act (Official Gazette of RS, no. 27/07) with the Act of establishing a limited liability company as SODO electricity distribution system operator, d. o. o. (Official Gazette of RS, no. 27/07).
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia granted a concession with decision, number 36001-4/2007/5, dated 14. 6. 2007 to SODO d. o. o. for a period of 50 years from the date of conclusion of the concession contract (Regulation concession public service activities of electricity distribution system operator - Official Gazette of RS, no. 39/2007, dated 4. 5. 2007).
SODO d. o. o. is licensed to practice energy activities as an electrical energy distribution system operator. The licence was issued by the Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for energy after 6th Article of the Energy Act, no. 0686-08-015/002/07, dated 8. 6. 2007 and 9. 6. 2012.
After signing the concession contract there were signed lease contracts on the electricity infrastructure and provision of services for electricity distribution system operator between SODO d. o. o. and the individual electricity distribution companies (DGOs) in the Republic of Slovenia: Elektro Celje, d. d., Elektro Gorenjska, d. d., Elektro Ljubljana, d. d., Elektro Maribor, d. d., Elektro Primorska, d. d. and some closed distribution systems in the Republic of Slovenia.
SODO d. o. o together with its business partners (DGOs) provides reliable, safe and efficient supply of electricity to more than 970,000 users of distribution network in the Republic of Slovenia.
SODO d. o. o. together with its business partners (DGOs) provides long-term capacity of the electricity network that allows reasonable requests for connection and access to the network while taking into account the standards for quality of supply voltage and quality of electricity supply.
SODO‘s main role is in assuring the appropriate planning of system development, its construction, management, operation and maintenance.
SODO’s role in investment planning:
- Data collection from DGO and preparation of the 10-years period Network Development Plan under the Ministry‘s of infrastructure and Spatial Planning instructions.
- 1-year Network Investment Plan is a part of the contract between SODO and DGO.
- Setting basis for priorities and criteria for investment planning.
- Unifying typification od Electricity Distribution Network.
Distribution Network Executive Regulation in Slovenia:
- Ordinance on the concession for the public service of operating the electricity distribution network, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 39/07
- General conditions for the supply and consumption of electricity from the distribution network, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, Nos. 126/07, 37/11
- Rules on the system operation of electricy distribution network, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 41/11.
- Rules on the system operation of electricy distribution network, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 07/21.