Croatia
Floating solar could offer lifeline to Croatian fish farm
04 March 2026 - The floating solar project in Končanica aims to integrate intensive fish farming with renewable energy generation
Croatia releases handbooks for permits for renewable energy investors
25 February 2026 - The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) and the Hrvoje Požar Energy Institute (EIHP) have issued two handbooks for investors
Croatia triggers Espoo Convention procedure against BiH over Gornji Horizonti project
18 February 2026 - Gornji Horizonty project is being implemented by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske, with construction of the HPP HPP Dabar currently underway
Four out of four: all geothermal sites in Croatia show significant potential
17 February 2026 - Significant geothermal potential for heating has been confirmed near Zaprešić. It is the fourth out of the four explored sites in Croatia.
Croatian cities are purchasing 206 electric buses
02 February 2026 - Seventeen Croatian cities and municipalities have received EUR 143 million in total for the procurement of 206 electric buses
Šušnjar: Serbia interested in receiving natural gas via Croatia; Đedović Handanović: Just considering it for now
29 January 2026 - The capacity of the liquefied natural gas terminal on Krk Island in Croatia has been increased from 2.9 billion to 6.1 billion cubic meters per year
Ortutay: MOL to keep Rijeka refinery in Croatia in operation after taking over Serbian NIS
28 January 2026 - Both for Croatian oil and gas company INA and MOL Group, the Rijeka refinery is a strategic asset, INA CEO Zsuzsanna Ortutay stressed.
Šušnjar: Croatia allocated EUR 4 billion so far to boost renewables; subsidies for wind, solar to end
28 January 2026 - Minister of Economy Ante Šušnjar said at an energy conference that the money could have been put to better use
Croatia’s Končar to invest EUR 500 million in manufacturing over three years
27 January 2026 - Končar has opened a power transformer tank factory with Siemens Energy and it plans to develop anti-drone protection for energy facilities
HEP plans to build 91 MW solar power plant on Adriatic coast
22 January 2026 - The photovoltaic facility will be slightly smaller than the 99 MW Korlat system - HEP’s largest, which it is building nearby
Croatia’s HEP to invest EUR 157 million in HPP Varaždin
19 January 2026 - HEP and Končar have signed a contract for the reconstruction of the generating units at the Varaždin hydropower plant
Croatia’s Zagreb to add new park & ride locations
16 January 2026 - Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, currently has only one operational park & ride location, in the Borongaj neighborhood