HOPS, Siemens sign EUR 5 million contract under Sincro.Grid project
Croatian transmission system operator (TSO) HOPS and technology company Siemens have signed a contract on deploying a variable shunt reactor at transformer station TS 400/220/110 kV Melina, as part of the implementation of the EU-backed smart grid project Sincro.Grid, according to a press release on HOPS’ website. The value of the contract to deploy the […]
Končar KET to refurbish HPP Vacha in Bulgaria
A consortium comprising Croatia’s Končar KET and Czech ČKD Blansko Holding has signed a contract to refurbish the 14 MW hydropower plant (HPP) Vacha-1, the accompanying 110 kV switchyard, and other auxiliary systems at the HPP, in cooperation with the Bulgarian state power utility Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK EAD), Končar KET has said in a […]
Croatia’s enterprise zone Novi Stankovci expects 10 MW in solar plants
Interest in solar power projects in the Novi Stankovci enterprise zone in Stankovci near Zadar, Croatia has spiked in the past few months, and the local authorities expect the construction of solar plants with a total installed capacity of about 10 MW in the next year and a half, on an area of more than […]
Croatia: from incentives to premiums until renewable energy target is reached
Author: Maja Pokrovac, Managing Director at Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia (RES Croatia)* With its 36.4% renewable energy target, set under its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), Croatia is one of the most ambitious EU member states. This sends a clear signal to investors that the country seeks to fully utilize its natural renewable […]
Construction launched on solar cladding plant in Croatia
Varaždin-based Farmex, a distributor of vitamins, minerals, and medicines also registered for operations in the energy sector, has started building a plant to produce solar cladding, Varaždinske vijesti reported. The solar cladding plant, which will produce façade panels, will be built under an investment of HRK 50 million (around EUR 6.78 million), some HRK 10 […]
Croatia’s HEP to install solar park near its lone coal-fired power plant
Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) intends to install a 25 MW solar park in the area of the Kršan municipality, in the eastern part of the Istrian peninsula, the Glas Istre portal reported. Notably, HEP operates its only coal-fired power plant, Plomin, in this municipality. Mayor Valdi Runko said that the Kršan municipality and […]
CROPEX to organize auctions of guarantees of origin
Croatian power exchange CROPEX will organize auctions of guarantees of origin through the IT auction trading platform, CROPEX said in a press release. The first two auctions will be held on August 29 and 30. CROPEX will organize the auctions to sell guarantees of origin for wind generation in the production period Q1 and Q2 […]
New Croatian Energy Strategy and Electric Energy Market
Author: Marija Mušec, Partner at Law Firm Bardek, Lisac, Mušec, Skoko d.o.o. in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH In May 2019, the Croatian Government proposed a new national Energy Strategy to run until 2030, including an overview to run to 2050. The proposal is currently under public review. The Energy Strategy foresees three […]