Croatia

Croatia’s solar capacity is on course to exceed its wind energy capacity for the first time in early 2026. With utility-scale projects facing regulatory deadlock and the end of net-metering for the residential market, growth is being led by commercial and industrial customers.

Regulatory inaction on grid fees has stalled 3.5 GW of large-scale renewables in Croatia, mostly solar, with developers such as Solvis citing a lack of stable grid-connection rules as a barrier to planning and investment.

Croatia’s solar market continues to grow steadily, led by the self-supply and commercial and industrial (C&I) segments, while regulatory barriers stall utility-scale development.

An international research team has developed an index-based remote sensing method to see trends in the global development of water-based PV. It has found that China currently accounts for 80% of the global total deployed capacity.

Croatia’s renewable energy association says the country has now deployed more than 1 GW of solar. Speaking at the site of an ongoing 99 MW project development, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said the green energy transition is one of the government’s four strategic goals.

Analysis of feed-in tariff scenarios in Central and Eastern Europe finds that while high feed-in tariffs are linked to the adoption of residential solar, lower tariffs are more likely to encourage battery installations. The study proposes a moderately low range of tariffs as one compromise to support both technologies.

Swiss power producer Axpo has signed a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (cPPA) to supply 17.5 GWh of electricity to two production sites of Croatian HVAC manufacturer Klimaoprema.

The Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia Association (RES Croatia) says Croatia’s solar market is growing year over year. But with residential and industrial rooftops accounting for most new installations, a key focus is enabling utility-scale growth.

Scientists have proposed a building-integrated PV system that integrates airflow to cool the panels and control room temperature. The system, which also acts as a shading device, can reportedly mitigate drops in power generation efficiency without additional energy consumption.

India’s PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana initiative (PM-SGMBY) could create a INR 1.2 trillion ($13.9 billion) opportunity for PV module, inverter, and component manufacturers, benefiting project developers and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors, according to SBICAPS.