All power stations in Croatia are owned and operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP), the national power company. As of 2015 [update] , HEP operates 26 hydroelectric, 4 thermal and 3 cogenerating power plants with the total installed electrical power of 3.654 MW. [1]
| Station | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Čakovec Hydroelectric Power Plant [2] | Orehovica | 76 | |
| Dubrava Hydroelectric Power Plant [3] | Donja Dubrava | 76 | |
| Rijeka Hydroelectric Power Plant [4] | Rijeka | 36,8 | |
| Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant [5] | Ogulin | 55,5 | |
| Ozalj Hydroelectric Power Plant [6] | Ozalj | 5,5 | |
| Lešće Hydroelectric Power Plant [7] | Generalski Stol | 42,29 | |
| Krka River Hydroelectric Power Plant [8] | Oklaj | 36,64 | |
| Peruća Hydroelectric Power Plant [9] | Satrić | 60 | |
| Orlovac Hydroelectric Power Plant [10] | Ruda | 249 | |
| Đale Hydroelectric Power Plant [11] | Trilj | 40,8 | |
| Kraljevac Hydroelectric Power Plant [12] | Zadvarje | 46,4 | |
| Zakučac Hydroelectric Power Plant [13] | Omiš | 486 | |
| Dubrovnik Hydroelectric Power Plant [14] | Dubrovnik | 218 | |
| Varaždin Hydroelectric Power Plant [15] | Sračinec | 94 | |
| Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant [16] | Velebit | 276 | |
| Senj Hydroelectric Power Plant [17] | Senj | 216 | |
| Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant [18] | Vinodol | 110 | |
The Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant is the first commercial hydro power plant in Europe, and the second oldest in the world. It started with operation on 28 August 1895 at 20:00, two days after the Adams Power Plant on the Niagara Falls, [19] [20] [21] and in 1903 it was moved to its current location. [22] [23]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Fuel | Capacity (MWe) | Operational | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plomin Power Station | Plomin | 45°08′12″N14°09′46″E / 45.1366904°N 14.1627717°E | Coal | 330 | 1970–2000 | 340 metres tall chimney. |
| Rijeka Thermal Power Station | Bakar | 45°17′11″N14°31′12″E / 45.2863612°N 14.5200956°E | Oil | 320 | 1978– | |
| Sisak Thermal Power Station | Sisak | Oil | 420 | 1970–1976 | ||
| Velika 1 Geothermal Power Plant | Ciglena | 45°51′24″N16°56′42″E / 45.8566299°N 16.9450757°E | Geothermal | 17 | 2019– | Temporarily ceased operations in early 2022. [24] |
Plomin Power Station is a coal-fired power station near Plomin, Croatia. As of 2021, its production corresponded to 7.6% of Croatia's electricity needs.
Franjo Hanaman was a Croatian inventor, engineer, and chemist, who gained world recognition for inventing the world's first applied electric light-bulb with a metal filament (tungsten) with his assistant Alexander Just, independently of his contemporaries.
Hrvatska elektroprivreda is a national power company in Croatia which has been engaged in electricity production, transmission and distribution for more than one century, and with heat supply and gas distribution for the past few decades. HEP Group is organized in the form of a holding company with a number of daughter companies.
The Gacka is a river located in the Lika region of central Croatia.
Senj Hydroelectric Power Plant is a large high-pressure diversion power plant harnessing the Lika and Gacka Rivers water in Croatia. Senj HPP has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 72 MW each having a total capacity of 220 MW.
Vinodol Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant in Croatia that has three turbines with a nominal capacity of 30 MW each having a total capacity of 90 MW.
Zakučac Hydroelectric Power Plant is a large power plant in Croatia that has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 122 megawatts (164,000 hp) each having a total capacity of 488 megawatts (654,000 hp).
Dubrava Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant in Croatia that has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 21 MW each, amounting to a total capacity of 84 MW.
Čakovec Hydroelectric Power Plant is a large hydroelectric power plant in Croatia that has four turbines with a total nominal capacity of 78 MW. According to the type of power plant, it is a flow, low-pressure, derivation hydroelectric power plant with an accumulation (area of 10.5 km2 and volume of 51.6 [hm^3] for daily and partial weekly flow regulation. Units A and B of the power plant have horizontal pipe turbines and the generators are "in the bulb".
Dubrovnik Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant in Croatia that has two turbines with a nominal capacity of 125 MW each having a total capacity of 250 MW.
Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Krka, located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.
Miljacka Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on the river Krka, located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.
Golubić Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Butišnica located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.
Krčić Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Krka, located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.
Roški Slap Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Krka, located in Šibenik-Knin County, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.
Ozalj Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Kupa, in its central stretch, in town of Ozalj, Karlovac County, Croatia.
Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant located near the town of Skrad, Gorski Kotar region in Croatia.
Energy in Croatia describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Croatia.
The Rijeka Thermal Power Station is an oil-fired power station east of Rijeka at Kostrena, Croatia. It was built between 1974 and 1978 and it has one generation unit with capacity of 320 MW. The height of the boiler house including its rooftop flue gas stack is 250 metres (820 ft).
Lipsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Livno.
