Croatia generates around 50% of its energy from hydroelectric power plants due to its abundant water resources. However, tidal power is not utilized as tidal ranges in the Adriatic Sea are very small. There are 17 larger and 20 smaller hydroelectric power plants in Croatia operated by the national utility HEP. These plants generate 58.4% of the country's energy. To meet EU environmental goals, Croatia is shifting away from non-renewable sources like oil and gas towards renewable sources like biomass, wind, solar and geothermal. The country aims to produce 88.4% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 and 146.6% by 2030.

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2. WATER AND ENERGY IN
CROATIA

3. WHICH TYPES OF WATER-BASED ENERGY
PRODUCTION ARE THERE IN THE REGION?
-Croatia is one of the leading countries in producing energy from renewable
sources
-Due to its richness in water resources, Croatia produces a relatively high
percentage of hydroelectric power.
- Hydroelectric power plants generate around 50% of the energy supplied in the
national energetic grid
-Tidal power is unfortunately undeveloped in the whole Adriatic region , as tidal
ranges in the Adriatic are very small - from 25 to 80 centimeters
(and they are bigger in the northern than in the southern part) which makes the
Adriatic unsuitable for tidal power
-There are 40 locations in the world suitable for tidal power production

4. NATIONAL
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
PLANTS
• There are 17 larger (more than 10MW) and 20 smaller (from
0.5 to 10 MW) hydroelectric power plants in Croatia – all within
the national power utility company HEP
• The hydroelectric power plants are grouped into 3
PRODUCTION SECTORS relative to geographical features -
river basins:
The production area NORTH is related to the Drava basin
(Drava-323 km flowing through Croatia)
Production area WEST : based on rivers of the VELEBIT
mountain chain
Production area SOUTH : based on the basins of the KRKA and
CETINA rivers
And the autonomous production sector HE Dubrovnik –part on
the basin of the TREBIŠNJICA river - comprises HE power plants
shared by Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina,

5. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ENERGY IS
PRODUCED IN THIS WAY?
Out of the total of 3.552,15 MW for the production of electrical energy,
2.074,35 MW are obtained from hydroelectric power (without the Dubrovnik
power plant) Which makes 58,4% of the national production
The power plant Dubrovnik produces annually around 1654 GW

6. SOURCES OF NATURAL GAS IN CROATIA

7. HAS THE PRODUCTION/CONSUMPTION OF
ENERGY IN GENERAL CHANGED IN THE PAST
25 YEARS? IF SO, HOW AND WHY ?
• In the past 10 years drop in the use of petroleum and natural gas
• The northern Adriatic used to be rich in natural gas, and up to 2010 Croatia used to cover 80%
of the national demand through its own production, with minimal import
• Since 2013 national industrial companies experienced a major crisis which resulted in a drop of
the production.
• It has been estimated that till 2020 the production of natural gas will drop by 7% annually
• due to an increase in demand for energy and the environmental factors, Croatia committed to re-
directing its energy politics towards renewable sources of energy , in accordance with the EU
legislature

8. WILL IT BE NECESSARY TO RE-FOCUS THE
TYPE OF ENERGY PRODUCTION WHICH IS
EMPLOYED ?
- Considering the environmental impact of non renewable energy sources on the
environment,
Croatia has completely adapted its energy policy to the EU legislature
- There are currently 5 laws governing the production and subsidiarization of electrical
energy produced through renewable resources
- Croatia sets out to achieve a minimum of 13% of electrical energy produced from
renewable sources by 2020
- The government is currently trying to draft the legal framework to subsidize heating from
renewable resources

9. HOW COULD THE
PRODUCTION/CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
CHANGE IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS ?
• NATIONAL GOALS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
• TYPE OF RESOURCE: 2010. 2020. 2030.
• BIOMASS 18,14 33,86 68,72
• BIO FUELS 2,50 9,55 14,35
• WIND ENERGY 1,02 9,50 15,84
• HYDROELECTRIC EN – SMALL PLANTS 0,40 0,97 1,55
• HYDROELECTRIC EN. – LARGE PLANTS 21,06 23,76 23,76
• GEOTHERMAL EN. 0,15 5,51 8,54
• SOLAR ENERGY 0,51 5,27 13,87
• TOTAL 43,78 88,42 146,63
• TILL 2020 CROATIA PLANS TO OBTAIN 88,42 PJ FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
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