HEP to invest EUR 31 million in smart grids by 2022
Power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) will invest almost HRK 230 million (EUR 31 million) into smart grids, in what will include introducing a HRK 177 million (EUR 24 million) smart grids pilot system into five out of the total of 21 HEP Distribution system operator (DSo) distribution areas – Zagreb, Split, Osijek, Zadar, and Dubrovnik, […]
Tendering ahead to remediate Sovjak toxic waste dump under EUR 50 million project
The Sovjak pit, a natural sinkhole in the karst rock holding around 150,000 cubic meters of hazardous waste dumped by the local oil industry and other companies until 1990, is a step closer to remediation after the Croatian state bodies signed an agreement securing EU funding for the project worth some EUR 50 million. The […]
Croatia to switch to premiums as feed-in tariff model “reaches end” – minister
Croatia will switch to premiums to co-finance renewable energy projects, said Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić. The feed-in tariff model “has reached its end” in Croatia and the state will no longer use it to subsidize electricity production from renewable energy sources, but will rather switch to premiums, Ćorić said in an […]
Energy minister announces new draft law on renewables
Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić has announced a new draft law on renewable energy sources in order to simplify the procedure for such projects. The current Croatian law on renewables and high-efficiency cogeneration was adopted in September 2015. According to the Croatian media, the minister announced that the new draft law would […]
Croatia to launch EV grants for companies, as round for individuals closes
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) will invite private companies and the public sector to apply for incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) in a few weeks, after the latest invitation to individuals was temporarily closed within just over 24 hours amid strong demand. The invitation to individuals was temporarily closed on April 26, […]
Croatia gives new incentives to citizens and companies for EV purchases
Croatia offers new incentives to its citizens and companies for the purchase of electric vehicles (EV). Over EUR 3,3 million has been allocated for this purpose – EUR 1.62 million for citizens and EUR 1.75 million for companies. Individuals will receive up to 40% of the car’s value from the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency […]
Croatia, Montenegro and Albania join forces to fight Adriatic sea waste
The ministers of Croatia, Montenegro and Albania in charge of environmental protection have agreed to strengthen the cooperation and make it more result-oriented while looking for available funds in order to solve the problems with growing sea waste in the Adriatic Sea. At the meeting held in Dubrovnik, in Croatia, earlier this week, minister Tomislav […]
Municipal waste management in Croatia – race against time
Even though the implementation of the Decree on the management of municipal waste was to begin in Croatia on February 1, it has not yet been fully implemented. Some cities have been classifying waste for several years now, while others are not ready yet – Zagreb, for example. The Decree came into force on November […]