HEP investing in generation portfolio
By 2028, Croatian state owned utility HEP aims to complete the €487 million (HRK 3.6 billion) revitalisation cycle of its hydro power plant (HPP) generation portfolio. At present, €190 million (HRK 1.4 billion) has already been invested. During the course of 2019 works: will continue on Ozalj (5.5 MW) and Gojak (55.5 MW); should be completed on Zakučac (486 MW), Dubrovnik (252 MW) and Fužine (4.6 MW); will begin on Varaždin (94 MW) and Senj (216 MW). The revitalisation effort
HEP announces ambitious plans regarding grid investments
In the period from 2018 to 2021, HEP Group aims to invest around €780 million (HRK 5.8 billion) in the electricity network of the Croatian power system. Approximately €540 million (HRK 4 billion) is to be invested in the distribution grid and more than €240 million (HRK 1.8 billion) is earmarked for investments in the transmission network. Out of the €780 million, HEP plans to invest over €160 million (HRK 1.2 billion) in the electricity network and renewable energy projects
HEP to invest €31 million in smart grids by 2022
Croatian state-owned utility HEP signed a Grant Agreement with the European Regional Development Fund worth €20 million regarding the pilot project of introducing smart grid solutions in Croatia. The project involves the computerisation of part of the distribution grid. As reported by HEP, the implementation of advanced measuring infrastructure will enable a more precise calculation of losses, identification of areas with higher losses, detailed monitoring of electricity cons
HEP to invest over €6 million in solar unit
HEP announced plans to invest in 6.5 MW solar farm Orlec on the island of Cres. Orlec is to become HEP's first unintegrated solar power plant, which currently has nine integrated solar power plants installed on company's buildings. If counstructed, Orlec will be the largest solar power plant in Croatia, surpassing the current largest unit of 1 MW. This is HEP's the first project within the planned cycle of independent development or acquisition of projects for the constructio
Kosinj hydro project receives green light
Project Kosinj received a positive decision from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy on the acceptability of construction and operation. The project includes the construction of three reservoirs, a tunnel and a canal Bakovac - Lika, Hydro power plant Kosinj and the reconstruction of the existing hydro power plant Sklope. The construction of HPP Kosinj with two separate units 11.5 MW + 22 MW) would provide the Croatian electricity system an additional 250 GWh o
Croatia imploys smart meters
HEP Distribution is required to equip all the billing metering points of customers with a leased power supply of more than 20 kW with new meters capable of remote reading at its own expense by October 2020. Furthermore, HEP Distribution will have to install smart meters for all companies with a power connection up to 20 kW by October 2025, while by 2030 smart meters will be installed in all households. Source: Energetika #Croatia #HEP #smartmeters
Croatia keeps ownership of HEP's hydro components
Croatian ownership will be retained for the already constructed reservoirs, supply and drainage channels and tunnels to ensure continuity of the water flow. HEP will acquire the right of construction on parts of existing hydroelectric facilities built on public waters for 99 years, without compensation. Legal right of management will be acquired over accumulations, inlet and drainage channels and the land under them, during the construction process. In the case of constructin
HEP in an effort to extend coal fired Plomin 1 lifetime
In an effort to comply with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), Croatian utility HEP issued a request for amendments to the Decree on Integrated Environmental Protection Requirements for the Plomin 1 power plant to the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. Plomin 1 is a coal fired power plant built in 1969 with a nameplate capacity 115 MW. Source: Energetika #Croatia #HEP #TPP #Plomin
HEP in search for a consultant for the EL-TO Zagreb project
Croatian based utility HEP issued a public invitation for the expressions of interest for a Client's Engineer to help with the EL-TO Zagreb project - the construction of 150 MW combined cycle cogeneration unit with a heating capacity of 114 MWth. Consultancy contract is estimated at €2 million with funding provided by EBRD. The start should occur in the second half of 2018 and should last for a period of 38 months. HEP stated that a tender was held for the construction and pu
HEP opens pulic debate on HPP Kosinj
Croatian utility HEP opened the procedure of public debate regarding its 11.5 MW + 22 MW hydro project in Kosinj. HPP Kosinj is to be the first segment of extension of the existing hydro power system of Senj. The project is estimated at €185 million with the construction phase to last up to 56 months. At present, Lika-Gacka hydropower system has an overall installed capacity of 238.5 MW with an average annual production of just over 1 TWh. Environmental impact assessment of t
