Thanks to the increase in renewable energy production, Croatia has exported more electricity than it imported in the past few months. It is expected that Croatia will have a positive energy balance for the first time in over 20 years.
However, because of a malfunction at nuclear power plant Krsko, the plant will be shut down for more than one month. Nuclear power accounts for approximately 15% of Croatia’s electricity supply, which it will now have to import.
Renewable energy sources contributed to 58.3% in the first nine months of 2023 (hydropower 39.4% and other renewables 18.9%), non-renewables with 26.2%, and NPP Krsko with 15.5%. It is expected that other renewable energy sources (wind, solar, biomass, biogas, geothermal) will achieve a 20% share this year.
In September, there was a significant increase in the production of solar power plants due to the commissioning of new production capacities, as well as good wind power production.
In September, solar power plants accounted for 1.9% of the energy mix. September was also the first month in which wind, solar, biomass, biogas and geothermal energy surpassed the production of hydropower plants, which met 21.6% of the
