Positive economic effects

The project brings high-quality and stable, high value-added jobs, business opportunities for Slovenian companies from different economic sectors and multiplicative effects on GDP.

Highly skilled jobs

High-quality and stable, high value-added jobs for today and future generations. More than 10,000 new jobs on-site during construction, and more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs during operation.

This includes a wide range of activities with an impact on the economy as a whole:

from various engineering, construction, infrastructure, technical and service activities, to catering and various other entrepreneurial activities, as well as educational, health, cultural and other public and private services.

Cooperation of the Slovenian commercial sector

The JEK2 project brings business opportunities for the Slovenian construction sector, the engineering, mechanical and electrical installation sector, and many other economic sectors.

Multiplicative effects on GDP

  • Every euro invested will generate up to 4 additional euros during the operation of JEK2.
  • Cumulative growth in GDP during construction: 8%.
  • Increase in GDP over the 60-year life cycle of JEK2 by 3.2%.