Vis island turning self-sufficient as HEP’s 3.5 MW solar plant starts trial run
The solar power plant in Vis landed a contract for trial production. The 3.5 MW facility developed by HEP Group should make the island self-sustainable in energy terms when a storage unit is finished. Croatian Energy Market Operator Ltd. (HROTE) has announced it signed a contract with Sunčana elektrana Vis and temporarily included it in […]
Croatia gets its first ministry of sustainable development
Croatia got its first ministry of sustainable development, which merged the sectors of environmental protection, energy and climate change, as well as economy, entrepreneurship and trade. The head of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, which is the official name of the new department, is Tomislav Ćorić, who was until now Minister of Environmental […]
Wpd to build 120 MW wind park in Gračac in Croatia with T. T. Energija
Tekol-Teri’s Vučipolje wind power plant project will become the responsibility of a joint enterprise established by wpd europe and T. T. Energija. They revealed the 120 MW system would be part of a 1 GW complex in border areas in Croatia and BiH. A joint venture was just established by wpd europe and T. T. […]
Hrvatski Telekom lauches espoTs app – digital service for charging electric vehicles
Croatian telecommunications provider Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has presented a digital charging service for electric vehicles espoTs. It enables users to locate, reach, and use EV charging stations without subscribing and signing contracts, the company said. The use of espoTs app is free of charge. Hrvatski Telekom operates 180 charging stations The app can also be […]
CROPEX gets record price for guarantees of origin – EUR 1.52
Croatian power exchange CROPEX has sold the entire amount of 320,232 guarantees of origin (GOs) from wind and biomass plants that are privileged power producers and receive incentives. The auctions saw the highest price for guarantees this year – EUR 1.52, for guarantees from biomass. At the last auctions, in May, CROPEX sold 356,253 guarantees […]
First auctions for premiums in Croatia to be held by year-end
Croatia plans to hold auctions for premiums for the production of renewable energy from biomass and biogas by the end of the year while tenders for wind and solar power plants are planned for next year, according to Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić. He said Croatia would push the production of energy […]
Limit for electric vehicle incentives in Croatia reached in just two minutes
In just two minutes, the Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency received 546 applications from citizens for co-financing of the purchase of energy-efficient vehicles, of which 470 refer to electric vehicles. Croatia’s state fund started receiving applications yesterday at 9 o’clock, and only after two minutes it had to close registration because the requested […]
How to participate in auction for renewable energy incentives in Croatia
Authors: Marija Mušec, Partner, and Šime Dujmović-Maruna, Associate at law firm Bardek, Lisac, Mušec, Skoko doo, in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH The Government of Croatia enacted new renewable energy incentives quotas on May 14, 2020. New quotas represent a substantial amount of the new renewable energy connecting power that will be incentivised, […]