Dutch investor sues government for blocked project
Amlyn Holding BV, registered in Amsterdam, informed the Ministry of Economy of Croatia in December that it had started a process the European Court of Arbitration. It is asking for payment of damages because of a blockage imposed on the construction of a woody biomass–fired power plant in Koprivnički Ivanec in the country’s north, portal […]
Crodux energija joins BSP SouthPool
BSP Regional Energy Exchange LLC, registered in Ljubljana, said Crodux energija d. o. o. became a member of BSP SouthPool. The company joined the Slovenian electricity day-ahead and intraday market. Crodux energija was stablished by Croatian enterprise Crodux plin. In September it started trading electricity in its home country in strategic partnership with Swiss company […]
Electricity vouchers to be issued as of October 1
As a permanent entitlement for vulnerable social groups and in order to fight energy poverty, 60,000 to 70,000 poor households will receive vouchers worth HRK 200 (EUR 26.2) monthly, starting on October 1, Government of Croatia said on its website. The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Zoran Milanović, the state-owned HEP power company’s chief […]
More wind power projects by Spanish investor
Acciona SA set a goal to launch two wind parks in Dalmatia in five years with an investment of EUR 90 million, said Aljoša Pleić, new head of Acciona energija d. o. o., the company’s Croatian subsidiary. In a statement to Lider magazine, he announced the construction may start next year and said Acciona, also […]
Island of Vis to host solar power plant of 2 MW
A remote Adriatic islet in Split–Dalmatia County may get its first power plant and significant energy autonomy, as it currently depends on a submarine link with the island of Hvar. Vis mayor Ivo Radica told Dalmacija News a location permit for the solar power plant is needed, as is a spatial plan for the wider […]
Wind project Zelengrad–Obrovac becomes operational
An investment of EUR 50.56 million in a wind park in northern Dalmatia with 42 MW of capacity was completed and set into motion, Večernji list newspaper said. Turbines with an additional 12 MW of capacity will be installed in Zelengrad–Obrovac wind park in the second phase. EnerCap Capital partners, the fund manager based in […]
Consultant sought for housing energy efficiency credit lines
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development published an invitation for expressions of interest for consultancy services in scaling up its operations of Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities (SEFF) in Croatia. Households are the largest energy user, consuming more than 30% of the total final energy consumption, the notice said. Households are also the largest consumer of […]
HoSt receives EUR 20 million order for two CHP plants
Croatian electricity company HEP said it signed a deal for the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Sisak with companies HoSt and Đuro Đaković. The contract worth EUR 18.95 million was signed less than a week after a similar document for a CHP system in Osijek. The contractor was selected from […]