In February 2025, the total volume of electricity traded on the Croatian energy exchange, CROPEX, reached 1,071,866.6 MWh, marking a 7.4% decrease compared to January. Of this, 858,354.3 MWh was traded on the day-ahead market, while 213,512.3 MWh was traded on the intraday market. Compared to the same month last year, the traded volume in February 2025 was 34.4% higher.
The average daily base price on the day-ahead market in February was 148.98 euros/MWh, which represents a 10.3% increase from January. The average euro-peak price also rose by 3.6%, reaching 157.85 euros/MWh. On the intraday market, the average price was 151.81 euros/MWh, reflecting a 14.1% increase from the previous month.
CROPEX currently has 32 participants on the day-ahead market, with 30 also active on the intraday market. The average daily traded volume on the day-ahead market for February was 30,655.5 MWh.
CROPEX, which was launched on March 11, 2016, in cooperation with Nord Pool, Europe’s leading electricity exchange, is co-owned by the Croatian electricity transmission system operator (HOPS) and the Croatian electricity market operator (HROTE). The intraday market started in April 2017, and in June 2018, the day-ahead market was successfully coupled with MRC markets through the Croatian-Slovenian border as part of a joint project between Croatian and Slovenian transmission system operators and power exchanges.
