Silba island may use solar power to turn seawater into drinking water
A desalination system powered by photovoltaics was proposed for Silba in a preinvestment study produced within the PROSEU project, funded by the European Union. The small Adriatic island in Croatia is struggling with its external drinking water supply and a solar power plant could be the solution. Excess electricity can be delivered to the grid […]
HEP starts building Croatia’s biggest solar power plant
State power utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) has launched works on Croatia’s biggest solar power plant, with an installed capacity of 6.5 MW. The plant, located on the island of Cres, will cost about EUR 5.43 million to build. The ground-breaking ceremony for the biggest solar power plant in Croatia was attended by Minister of Maritime […]
Dalekovod, ELES sign contracts for power lines worth EUR 59.5 million
Croatia’s Dalekovod Group has signed contracts for three projects with Slovenia’s transmission system operator ELES. The investment is estimated at EUR 59.5 million. The projects will be implemented by a consortium Dalekovod Ljubljana, Elektrotehna Elex and C&G. Upon completion, two power sections of lines will connect Hungarian and Slovenian transmission networks at a voltage level […]
INA asks for bioethanol project to be granted strategic investment status
The Croatian oil and gas company INA filed a request for a second-generation bioethanol project to be granted the status of the country’s strategic investment. The estimated value of the investment is EUR 250 million. A part of the funds could be secured by the Innovation Fund of the European Union. The support of the […]
Croatia reduces green power surcharge for energy-intensive companies
Energy-intensive companies in Croatia could save up to EUR 10 million a year through the government’s scheme to reduce the surcharge they pay for incentivizing renewable energy production. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Croatian scheme that grants reductions to energy-intensive companies on a surcharge to finance support for renewable […]
Environmental fund to resume grant programs put on hold by COVID-19
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund is resuming grant programs for individuals and businesses following a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the resumption of regular activities in June, Siniša Kukić, the fund’s director, said that over EUR 79.3 million is expected to be approved under the grant programs by the end of […]
TENDERING: Geothermal water exploration areas in Croatia
The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency issued a public call for bids for four exploration areas. It said the goal is to utilize geothermal waters in Slavonia, Podravina and Međimurje in the north of Croatia for the production of energy. A significant geothermal potential has been proven in the geographical zone of the Drava river valley, the […]
Cogeneration plant BE-TO Karlovac starts trial production
Cogeneration plant BE-TO Karlovac in Croatia has launched a trial production of electricity and heat, according to Karlovac Mayor Damir Mandić. The cogeneration plant, which cost EUR 20 million to build, has a capacity of 5 MW for electricity generation and 10 MW for heat, according to local media. Electricity will be fed into HEP’s […]