CROATIA

Croatia has no coal plants under construction or in planning stages. It has been a member of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) since 2021, which commits the country to phasing out coal. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković used his opening address at the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow in 2021 to announce that the country would phase out coal by 2033 at the latest. Croatia’s energy needs are met largely by hydro and gas power plants. Croatia’s only coal power plant – Plomin power station – is a two unit coal-fired power station in Plomin, where 217 megawatts (MW) of capacity is operating and 125 MW is mothballed. Croatia’s national coal phaseout is consistent with the European Union’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (“NDC 3.0”), submitted in November 2025, which introduces an indicative 2035 emissions reduction target, reinforces the phase-down of unabated coal power, and reaffirms the objective of climate neutrality by 2050.