CROPEX to organize auctions for purchase of energy to cover grid losses
On May 6, the Croatian Power Exchange (CROPEX) will organize auctions for the purchase of energy to cover transmission system losses in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 via the CROPEX trading platform. This was agreed between Croatian transmission system operator (TSO) Hrvatski operator prenosnog sistema (HOPS) and CROPEX. The application for participation in the […]
Croatian cities Zagreb, Novska to build EUR 50 million biowaste facility
The cities of Zagreb and Novska and the Zagreb waste management center have signed an agreement on the construction of a facility for the treatment of separately collected biowaste. The waste will be transported from Zagreb to Novska, in whose business zone the EUR 50 million facility will be built. Complete documentation, including the building […]
Ministry drafts decree to reduce renewables incentive fee paid by companies
In line with the Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection and Energy 2014-2020, Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy has prepared a decree on the criteria for reducing the surcharge paid by consumers to fund renewable energy production and high-efficiency cogeneration, which envisages a reduction of this surcharge for companies. Companies eligible for […]
Preparatory works launched for facility to produce electric cars in Croatia
The Kula Norinska Municipality has launched infrastructural works in the Nova Sela business zone ahead of the implementation of Chinese Green Tech Group’s project for the construction of a factory to build electric cars, scooters, and batteries, Slobodna Dalmacija wrote. The total cost of the project in the Dubrovačko-Neretvanska county is estimated at EUR 100 […]
HEP to invest around EUR 100 million in solar power plants by end-2023
The Kaštelir, Cres, Vis, and Vrlika Jug solar power plants, with a combined capacity of 11.6 MW and value of over EUR 10 million, are the first four solar power plants that state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to build as part of a major investment cycle to soak around EUR 100 million by […]
Croatia aims to triple wind, boost solar energy capacities 20 times in next 10 years
Croatia aims to increase its wind energy capacities by a factor of three and solar energy capacities by a factor of 20 in the next 10 years, Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić said at the WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, held from April 2 to 4 in Bilbao. With wind and other […]
Ministry publishes Green Book for preparation of Croatia’s Energy Development Strategy
In line with the guidelines of the commission for the preparation of the Energy Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030 with a vision to 2050, the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar has prepared the Green Book, which includes the analytical foundations for the preparation of the strategy, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and […]
Croatia heads to WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition in force
The WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, the old continent’s largest and leading wind energy event this year, will gather representatives of key European institutions and companies in the sector in Bilbao, Spain from April 2 to 4. Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić will be the first Croatian minister ever to address the […]