Memorandum medzi Asociáciou kritickej infraštruktúry SR a Slovak Investment Holding otvára priestor pre udržateľné investície do kritickej infraštruktúry

The Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic (AKI SR) and Slovak Investment Holding, a. s. concluded a memorandum of cooperation on 23 April 2026, the aim of which is to create a framework for the support of investments and the financing of projects in the field of critical infrastructure in Slovakia. The memorandum confirms the shared interest of both parties in developing strategic, developmental and innovation projects with a focus on increasing the resilience of critical infrastructure and securing essential services. The cooperation will concentrate in particular on the identification of suitable projects, the exchange of expert knowledge, as well as the interconnection of public and private sources of financing. An important part of the cooperation is also the use of expert capacities and practical experience in the preparation and implementation of projects, in particular in the areas of infrastructure and innovation. “We see room for projects that will have a long-term impact and, at the same time, financial sustainability. In areas of public interest, such as critical infrastructure or innovation, we can bring knowledge of the environment, the identification of projects and the interconnection of partners, so that high-quality and feasible solutions come into being,” stated Tibor Straka, President of AKI SR. According to his words, it is crucial that the cooperation brings concrete results: “It is important for us that this cooperation is sustainable in the long term and brings measurable results that will have a real benefit for Slovak critical infrastructure.” At the same time, the memorandum creates space for systematic expert cooperation, consultations and further joint activities aimed at the support of investments and the development of critical infrastructure. Both parties declare their interest in actively participating in projects that will contribute to the modernisation of infrastructure, the more efficient use of resources and the strengthening of the investment environment in Slovakia.

A ransomware attack on ChipSoft, the supplier of the electronic health records system used by approximately 70 to 80 percent of Dutch hospitals, paralysed a substantial part of the national healthcare system within a matter of hours. The event reaches far beyond the borders of the Netherlands. It confirms that the concentration of sensitive infrastructure in the hands of a single software supplier is becoming a systemic vulnerability of critical infrastructure. 

Ransomvérový útok na spoločnosť ChipSoft, dodávateľa elektronickej zdravotnej dokumentácie pre približne 70 až 80 percent holandských nemocníc, ochromil za niekoľko hodín podstatnú časť národného zdravotníckeho systému. Udalosť má presah ďaleko za hranice Holandska. Potvrdzuje, že koncentrácia citlivej infraštruktúry u jediného softvérového dodávateľa sa stáva systémovou zraniteľnosťou kritickej infraštruktúry. 

On 9 April 2026, Slovenské elektrárne, the Czech ČEZ, the Finnish Fortum and the Hungarian MVM Paks NPP signed a contract with the company Framatome for the development of the VERA-440 fuel assembly, which is a 100 % European fuel for VVER-440 reactors. The total value of the project reaches approximately 50 million euros, of which 10 million comes from the EU SAVE programme (Safe and Alternative VVER European) with 17 partners from 7 Member States and Ukraine. The commercial deployment of a sovereign European fuel is expected after 2035. This is not just an energy story. It is an event in the field of critical infrastructure security.

Dňa 9. apríla 2026 podpísali Slovenské elektrárne, česká ČEZ, fínska Fortum a maďarská MVM Paks NPP zmluvu so spoločnosťou Framatome na vývoj palivového článku VERA-440, čo je 100 % európske palivo pre reaktory VVER-440. Celková hodnota projektu dosahuje približne 50 miliónov eur, z čoho 10 miliónov pochádza z programu EÚ SAVE (Safe and Alternative VVER European) so 17 partnermi zo 7 členských štátov a Ukrajiny. Komerčné nasadenie vlastného európskeho paliva sa predpokladá po roku 2035. Toto nie je len energetická správa. Je to udalosť v oblasti bezpečnosti kritickej infraštruktúry.

An actor operating under the name “FlamingChina” claims to have obtained more than 10 petabytes of data from China’s National Supercomputing Centre in Tianjin, including military simulations, weapons system schematics and classified research materials. Regardless of whether the declared volume is real or overstated, the incident raises a question that reaches beyond geopolitics: how are the sovereign computing capacities of states protected, and why are supercomputers becoming a strategic target? 

Aktér vystupujúci pod menom „FlamingChina“ tvrdí, že z čínskeho Národného superpočítačového centra v Tchien-ťine získal vyše 10 petabajtov dát vrátane vojenských simulácií, schém zbraňových systémov a klasifikovaných výskumných materiálov. Bez ohľadu na to, či je deklarovaný objem reálny alebo nadhodnotený, incident otvára otázku, ktorá presahuje geopolitiku. Ako sú chránené suverénne výpočtové kapacity štátov a prečo sa superpočítače stávajú strategickým terčom. 

A large-scale power outage is no longer a hypothetical scenario. Recent months have brought a series of incidents showing that the stability of Europe's electricity systems is exposed to a combination of threats on a scale we have not previously encountered. The discussion of blackouts is therefore shifting from technical circles into the broader strategic framework of critical infrastructure protection.

Rozsiahly výpadok elektriny prestáva byť hypotetickým scenárom. Posledné mesiace priniesli sériu incidentov, ktoré ukazujú, že stabilita elektrizačných sústav v Európe je vystavená kombinácii hrozieb, akú sme v takomto rozsahu doteraz nepoznali. Diskusia o blackoute sa tak presúva z technických kruhov do širšieho strategického rámca ochrany kritickej infraštruktúry.