Croatia
European Investment Bank to finance solar power projects in Croatia
14 May 2021 - The European Investment Bank will expand its activities in Croatia to include solar power plants, country head Anton Kovačev said
Austria’s Conex Invest to develop 60 MW solar plant in Croatia
11 May 2021 - Austria’s Conex Invest Finanzierungs is investing in a 60 MW solar power plant in Croatia. with a projected annual output of nearly 77 GWh.
HEP to increase HPP Senj installed capacity by 20 MW
06 May 2021 - Croatian state power company HEP is replacing equipment at HPP Senj as part of a project that will boost the hydropower plant’s capacity by 20 MW.
58 MW Korlat, HEP’s first wind farm, officially starts operation
29 April 2021 - The wind farm is the first power plant in operation without feed-in tariffs, and it will be a part of the first hybrid system in the country.
Croatia to launch auctions for large wind, solar projects in autumn
27 April 2021 - The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has prepared the Draft law on the electricity market to speed up the implementation of projects.
Belgrade, Skopje, Sofia, Zagreb compete for European Green Capital 2023 Award
20 April 2021 - Four regional capitals are among 16 cities in the competition organized by the European Commission.
Croatian households to be able to buy electricity from all EU countries
09 April 2021 - The new law on the electricity market will increase competition in the market where the state-owned utility HEP holds 90% of the market.
Location, location, location: How spatial planning can accelerate the renewable energy transition in Southeast Europe
09 April 2021 - Governments and renewable energy developers in Southeast Europe should work with environmental NGOs and local communities from the get-go, Željka Frištek and Dragana Mileusnić wrote
Tesla is looking for partners to expand Supercharger network in Croatia
08 April 2021 - The US-based electric vehicle producer is offering free installation and maintenance to anyone who secures a suitable location.
Geo Power Zagocha to start building Croatia’s second geothermal power plant in summer
08 April 2021 - The investment in the planned 20 MW facility in the Virovitica-Podravina county is estimated at EUR 71 million.
Wpd Adria developing solar power project on site of its wind power plant
31 March 2021 - Wpd Adria is working on licenses for a photovoltaic facility in Šestanovac in Croatia on the same location where its Katuni wind power plant is
Croatian government has realized renewables are the cheapest solution
30 March 2021 - Professor Neven Duić in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News talks about the energy transition in Croatia.
Rimac is developing urban mobility ecosystem with autonomous electric cars for Zagreb
26 March 2021 - Rimac Automobili is developing a EUR 450 million project, and about EUR 200 million could be provided from the EU funds.
Subotica to install rooftop solar units on nine public buildings
17 March 2021 - Subotica and Satnica Đakovačka are using funds from the Interreg IPA program to improve energy efficiency and set up rooftop solar power systems
Porsche invests EUR 70 million in Croatia’s Rimac Automobili
10 March 2021 - Carmaker Porsche bought a 10% stake in Rimac Automobili in 2018, before increasing it to 15.5% in 2019.
Croatia’s solar energy potential estimated at 6.8 GW
04 March 2021 - The potential includes 5.3 GW for utility-scale solar photovoltaic plants and 1.5 GW for rooftop solar systems.