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RES support schemes
Croatia supports a wide range of technologies for electricity generation, energy efficiency, heating, cooling and transport through different schemes. The Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development offers lending instruments to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Electricity generation from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is supported by a feed-in tariff/premium. For transport there is support through a subsidy scheme for low- or zero-emission vehicles and there is a quota for the use of biofuel.
Support schemes:
- Technology-neutral investment loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
- Feed-in tariffs and Feed-in Premiums are awarded through tender procedures operated by the Croatian Energy Market Operator
- A net metering system applies to electricity-producing consumers. Produced electricity must be used primarily for own consumption.
- Subsidies are granted for the purchase of private electric vehicles and public transportation buses with low and very low CO2 emissions.
- Croatia has a biofuel quota that obliges fuel producers to include a percentage biofuel into their products.
- Croatia co-finances the development of the alternative fuels infrastructure such as charging infrastructure.
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Currently, there are no national support schemes for H&C in Croatia, but these are usually published through the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU, Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost). A major policy regarding H&C of buildings is the requirement that all new buildings in the Republic of Croatia must adhere to the nZEB (nearly zero energy building) standard. The Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for the Republic of Croatia for the period 2021-2030 sets a national RES target of 36.6% in the gross direct consumption of energy for heating and cooling.
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Summary of support schemes
There are currently no national subsidy support schemes for H&C in Croatia. These are usually published through the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU, Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost). However, there is a major RES-H obligation for new buildings, which is that every new building must adhere to the nZEB (nearly zero energy building) standard. This is implemented through the Building Act, the Technical regulation on energy economy and heat retention in buildings, and many other acts and technical regulations as a transposition of the Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings into the national law of Croatia as a member state of the European Union.
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Competent authorities
Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost (FZOEU) Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets