Croatia rolls out €38 million household renewable energy grant and receives €897 million EU funding for building up‑scal

The Croatian Fund for the Protection of the Environment and Energy Efficiency has launched a public call worth €38 million to co‑finance household investments in renewable energy. The scheme covers up to 50 % of eligible costs for heat pumps, photovoltaic systems and, for the first time, battery storage, with households at risk of energy poverty eligible for up to 70 % support (grant amounts between €6 000 and €24 990). Applications are accepted electronically from 2 September. Fund director Luka Balen said the programme aims to help households produce their own energy, lower living costs and reduce exposure to energy‑price fluctuations.

Separately, the European Commission gave a positive preliminary assessment of Croatia’s building‑renovation plan and approved the eighth tranche of the NextGenerationEU recovery fund for the country, amounting to €897 million. Croatia is the only EU member that met all 17 reform and investment indicators required for the tranche, which is expected to be disbursed in March, bringing total allocated NPO funds to €7.3 billion out of the €10 billion available.