Slovenia's Interenergo developing 200 MW renewable energy projects in SEE

“We have more than 200 MW of projects under development in Southeast Europe which will be connected to the grid in the following years," the company's said in an email to SeeNews.

Interenergo's main activities include electricity trading, construction and management of energy facilities running on renewable energy sources and energy services. It is investing in solar power plants in Slovenia and Croatia, two wind farms in Croatia, and in hydropower projects in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Kosovo, according to its website.

“Our mission is to provide an efficient and sustainable energy system for a green Europe. Accordingly, and with our strategy of investing in renewable energy in SEE, we are planning both - looking for opportunities in the acquisition of projects that are already under development or construction and also in the acquisition of already operating power plants,” said in the email.

In 2023, the company plans to inaugurate the Bukovica solar power plant in Zadar country, its first ground-mounted solar power project in Croatia. The plant will comprise 11,500 panels, which will cover an area of 30,000 square metres.

Interenergo declined to disclose the value of investment but said it expects to complete the construction works around June.

With 6.25 MW of nominal power the Bukovica plant will provide sustainable energy for some 3,500 households annually and will be one of Croatia's five largest solar plants. It is located next to the company's 10 MW Jasenice wind park.