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Croatia expands €38M renewable grants, first community live local projects grow
The Following the July 2026 allocation of €39 million launch of EU recovery funds to a national AI computing network continues alongside €38 million public call that subsidises household heat‑pump, solar‑PV and battery‑storage installations, Croatia’s municipalities have accelerated a broad wave of infrastructure projects. School‑sport halls and heritage restorations in Dubrovnik, Zadar and other municipalities remain under way, while energy‑efficiency projects across the post‑earthquake “block renewal” programme in Zagreb progressed further: Minister Branko Bačić inspected country. Strahoninec approved a replacement house for the Malčić family in Čučerje and visited Block 20 on Prilaz Đure Deželića. Nearly €3 billion has been spent on rebuilding after new waste‑management facility at the 2020‑21 quakes; 559 replacement homes are complete Totovec landfill and the target completed energy‑efficient renovations of 1,050 by the end its elementary school, while Podstrana began construction of 2027 is on track, with a goal to renovate about 1,000 multi‑family buildings by 2030. EU‑co‑funded energy retrofits were finished in Požega primary school and Zadar, lifting buildings from class E to C a veterans’ sports hall. Otok and from C to A respectively, cutting Pisarovina signed co‑financing agreements for mortuary, cemetery and road upgrades. Koprivnica closed a €2.22 million school‑renovation programme that added insulation, a new heating demand by 68 % system and 80 % solar panels, and delivering sizeable CO₂ reductions. In late July 2026 the Croatian Fund for Korčula’s Vela Luka school received a €3.2 million rebuild funded partly by an EU grant. Cultural and heritage sites also received EU‑backed upgrades: the Protection of Zavičajni Museum in Poreč completed an energy‑retrofit; the Environment Governor’s Palace in Rijeka finished an €8.2 million renovation; and Energy Efficiency the Palace of Međimurska popevka in Donja Dubrava opened after a public call worth €38 €5.6 million to co‑finance household renewable‑energy investments. The scheme supports heat‑pump, solar photovoltaic and, for the first time, battery‑storage installations. Grants cover up to 50 % of eligible costs, rising to 70 % for households EU‑funded restoration. Further investments include a €5.2 million school sports hall in energy poverty; awards range from €6 000 to €24 990 Donja Voća, a €10.17 million regional school in Zadar, and are available a €1.8 million modular kindergarten in Mali Lošinj funded through HBOR loans. The European Commission and EIB allocated €109 million to owners or co‑owners registered at the dwelling Croatia for at least 30 days. Applications start on 2 September via geothermal and heat‑pump upgrades under the eFZOEU portal, financed by proceeds of EU emissions‑allowance auctions for 2026‑2030. The same week Croatia’s first energy community became operational in Špičkovina, near Zabok. Led by the North‑West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency, Modernisation Fund. Together, these actions extend the project installs initial renewable‑energy grant scheme, demonstrating a 32 kW rooftop solar array on the volunteer fire‑department building, complemented by behind‑the‑meter battery storage. coordinated push to modernise public buildings, improve energy performance and expand community facilities nationwide.