VIDEO: Update on Slatina biomass cogeneration plant by GGE

The installation of GGE’s largest renewable energy project – a biomass-fueled combined heat and power plant (CHP) in Slatina, Croatia, is in its final stage, Siniša Janjušević, GGE Executive Director for Montenegro and Slatina Project Leader told Balkan Green Energy News. The construction works on the cogeneration plant have begun in September 2017. It is […]

VIDEO February 26, 2018

Croatia postponed free trade of renewable energy again

The Croatian government postponed the launch of renewable energy free trade for 2019. This is the second consecutive year that the supplier’s obligation to buy electricity from wind farms or other renewable energy sources (RES) at regulated purchase price has been prolonged. According to the provisions of the Croatian Law on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) […]

Renewables January 5, 2018

Croatia increased fee for renewable energy after four years

After four years, Croatia increased the incentive fee for renewable energy sources that is payed by citizens through electricity bills. The fee is increased from EUR 0.47 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to EUR 1.42 per kWh. The Croatian government decided to increase the fee on August 31. The decision came into force on September 1. […]

Renewables September 4, 2017

Green certificates for two HEP hydropower plants

Croatian energy regulatory body (HERA), assigned green certificate to two hydropower plants of Croatian state-owned power utility (HEP) earlier this month. The green certificates provide them with a status of privileged producer of electricity from renewable energy sources. However, these two hydropower plants, HPP Orlova and HPP Dubrava, even with green certificate, are not be entitled to receive […]

Agreement on first renewables development analysis in Croatia signed

The Croatian Ministry of Environment and Energy, Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS), Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) and the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) signed an agreement on the analysis of the renewable energy sources (RES) development. The signing of the agreement is a first step in the development of an integrated analysis of the […]

Renewables February 24, 2017

HROTE to sell renewable electricity in three ways

Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) has recently said that from January 1 it will start selling electricity from plants using renewable sources which have power purchase agreements, in three ways. In addition to selling energy from renewable sources on the country’s power exchange CROPEX, Hrote will also offer electricity generated from renewable sources through auctions for standard periods […]

Electricity September 3, 2016