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Croatia has allocated EUR 50 million to support businesses in installing batteries for storing energy from their existing solar power plants or ones they plan to install.
In recent years, many companies all over Europe have installed solar panels for self-consumption to reduce electricity costs. But battery energy storage systems (BESS) offer additional benefits for such prosumers.
Now Croatia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has launched a public call for the allocation of grants to firms.
Small, medium, and large entrepreneurs are eligible to apply
The goal is to enable entrepreneurs to store the energy produced in their power plants and use it when it is most needed – delivering it to the grid later or for their own consumption.
The call is financed by funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). Small, medium, and large entrepreneurs are eligible to submit applications. The deadline is January 31, 2026.
The ministry’s goal is to continue investments in the power system, thereby ensuring the integration of an increasing amount of energy from renewable sources.
BESS has numerous advantages over other technologies: high efficiency, adaptability, reliability, economic viability, and fast response, the call reads.
The call targets installation of batteries with a total capacity of 60 MWh
All applicants must specify concrete benefits that would be achieved by implementing the project in their bids.
BESS projects with a total capacity of at least 60 MWh could be installed by the end of the second quarter of 2026, according to the call.
New energy storage capacities would significantly increase the flexibility and resilience of the domestic power system, the ministry said.
The minimum subsidy amount per project is EUR 60,000, and the highest is EUR 1.5 million. The minimum storage capacity eligible for grant is 1 MWh per facility.
Of note, Croatia has already implemented a call for the installation of batteries in firms.
However, the subsidies were allocated for joint installation of renewable power plants and batteries.
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