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The future 58 km long pipeline in northern Croatia will allow Plinacro to increase the transmission of LNG from the terminal on the island of Krk up to its full capacity of 3.5 bcm per year, the company said in a press release.
The project will be financed by the Croatian government and the construction works will be carried out by a local consortium led by engineering company Monter-Strojarske Montaze.
The Zlobin-Bosiljevo gas pipeline’s construction should be completed in 2025.
Croatia has moved forward with a plan to build a radioactive waste storage facility near the border with Bosnia and hopes to complete the project by 2026.
Plans for the nuclear facility at the former army barracks in Trgovska Gora, less than 1 km from the River Una, have caused tensions for years. Critics of the plan claim the disposal of nuclear waste there would endanger the river and the lives of the 250,000 people living in the area.
Croatia hopes to start the construction of the storage facility in 2025, while in 2024 it should do preparatory works. According to the energy ministry, on-site examinations and measurements carried out so far did not indicate a possible negative outcome of the environmental impact study.
Despite that, officials in Bosnia urged the EU to block Croatia’s plan to build the facility, but so far there were no reactions from Brussels.
7.5 Energy & Power - Kosovo
In March 2023, the government adopted its new 2022-2031 energy strategy, under which it aims to increase the share of electricity derived from renewable resources to 35% by 2031, up from 6.3% currently.
Kosovo relies mostly on coal-fired power plants, but is working to diversify its generation portfolio with renewable energy sources.
Kosovo's Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli in October highlighted the positive impact of the new draft law on the promotion of the use of renewable energy sources on the private sector.
The Law on Renewable Energy Sources represents a significant step forward for Kosovo's energy sector, providing a framework to promote sustainability, enhance competition and attract private sector participation in the renewable energy market.
Looking ahead, the imperative for Kosovo lies in long-term investments in renewable energy capacity to establish a reliable energy supply. With
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