Despite numerous opportunities and existing connections, Croatia and Slovenia still do not act as a coordinated energy space but rather as two national policies cooperating on an ad hoc basis, without a clear shared vision, writes TehnoEko.
How the two countries cooperate and what opportunities exist in the energy sector are discussed by Daniel Golja, a gas expert and researcher at the Department for Energy and Climate Planning of Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, and Julije Domac, Director of the North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA) and Special Adviser to the President of the Republic of Croatia on energy and climate.
“Energy connectivity between Croatia and Slovenia is exceptionally strong and is based on long-standing cooperation, geographical proximity, and the complementarity of their generation capacities, which makes both countries key partners in regional energy security. In the context of gas connectivity, the Croatian and Slovenian gas systems are connected at the Rogatec interconnection point, which—until the commissioning of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the island of Krk—together with the Dravaszerdahely interconnection point, represented the main entry point for gas supply to the Republic of Croatia. Since 2019, bidirectional gas flow has been enabled (allowing gas exports from Croatia to Slovenia),” Golja pointed out.
You can read the full article at the following link: https://www.tehnoeko.com.hr/energetika/energetska-povezanost-hrvatske-i-slovenije-energija-postoji-vizije-jos-nema/a/11514
