Supporting energy efficiency and renewables in Croatia – the role of environmental protection and energy efficiency fund
By Vesna Bukarica, Head of Energy Efficiency Sector at Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, Croatia About the Fund Establishment and obligations The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (the Fund) was established in 2003 under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act and the Energy Act by the special Act on the Environmental Protection and […]
Končar to revitalize hydropower plant in Kenya
Following a public tender Končar – Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering (KET) signed a contract with Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) for the revitalization project of hydropower plant Kamburu (3×37 MVA) worth almost EUR 14 million. Končar said its firm will deliver electrical equipment, including the rehabilitation of the three generators, while the turbine […]
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 […]