Last update: 23 August 2022
Buildings in the content of the Plan (extracted from the REC/E3G Croatian Country Profile)
Croatia’s NRRP comprises measures worth €6.3bn and allocates €798.4m (12.7%) to the renovation of buildings. €600m is programmed for the reconstruction of buildings damaged in earthquakes including their energy renovation (€23m for residential and €577m for public buildings), €134m are allocated for the wider energy renovation of buildings not affected by earthquakes (€40m for multi-unit buildings and €94m for public buildings), and €40m are set aside for the energy renovation of heritage buildings. A further €5.3m are assigned to skills development in the context of green jobs needed for post-earthquake reconstruction and energy renovation; €4m for increasing administrative efficiency and digitalisation of the renovation process; €2.7m for the introduction of a model green urban renewal strategies, green infrastructure pilots and circular economy projects; €1.6m for the establishment and implementation of systematic energy management and the development of new financing models; and €10.9m are allocated to the development of a seismological data network, including modernisation and integration of seismic data while €0.6 m are for modernization and integration of seismic data for the process of reconstruction and planning of future construction and monitoring of public infrastructure.
Read the full Croatian Country Profile here.
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Disbursements’ timeline
- 2021-09-28: The European Commission disbursed € 818 million in pre-financing to Croatia (13% of its financial allocation under the RRF, fully consisting of grants).
- 2022-02-03: Croatia and the European Commission sign the Operational Arrangements.
- 2022-03-16: Croatia submitted the first payment request of €700 million (net of pre-financing). This first payment request relates to 34 milestones covering several reforms.
- 2022-05-10: The Commission published a positive preliminary assessment of the satisfactory fulfilment of all 34 milestones and targets.
- 2022-06-28: The Commission disbursed the first payment of €700 million to Croatia.
Indicative timeline for future payment requests (based on the signed operational arrangements)
Payment Request for the First Instalment | EUR 804.597.701 | Q1 2022 |
Payment Request for the Second Instalment | EUR 804.597.701 | Q3 2022 |
Payment Request for the Third Instalment | EUR 804.597.701 | Q1 2023 |
Payment Request for the Fourth Instalment | EUR 402.298.851 | Q3 2023 |
Payment Request for the Fifth Instalment | EUR 804.597.701 | Q1 2024 |
Payment Request for the Sixth Instalment | EUR 402.298.851 | Q3 2024 |
Payment Request for the Seventh Instalment | EUR 804.597.701 | Q1 2025 |
Payment Request for the Eighth Instalment | EUR 402.298.851 | Q3 2025 |
Payment Request for the Ninth Instalment | EUR 517.241.379 | Q1 2026 |
Payment Request for the Tenth Instalment | EUR 548.304.709 | Q3 2026 |
Table of buildings' measures (categorised under their specific instalments)
The renovation-related targets and milestones expected by Q3 2022 are:
Number of Milestones | Name of Milestone | Value of whole measure | Indicator | Progress & Comments |
Milestone 1 | Regional diversification and specialisation of Croatian tourism through investments in the development of high added value tourism products – energy efficiency and renewable energy (C1.6. R1-I1.b) | €74.1 million | Publication of tender documentation for the green and digital transition of existing public tourism infrastructure and the development of public tourism infrastructure beyond the main tourist and coastal areas | Completed |
Milestone 2 | Decarbonisation of buildings (C6.1.R1) –
Adoption of national energy renovation programmes for (i) multi-dwelling buildings,(ii) for buildings that have the status of a cultural good (both for the period 2021-30), and for (iii) energy poverty reduction in areas of special state concern (for the period 2021-25) |
Publication on the official website of the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets | Completed | |
Milestone 3 | Decarbonisation of buildings (C6.1.R1) –
Adoption of the Programme for the Energy renovation of public sector buildings for the period 2021- 2030 |
Publication on the official website of the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets | Completed | |
Milestone 4 | Efficiency gains, reduction of administrative burden and digitalisation of the renovation process – Establishment of in-person one-stop-shop for energy renovation and seismic reinforcement
(C6.1. R3) |
€4 million (part of)
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One-stop-shop operational | Completed (useful link) |
Milestone 5 | Implementation of the new construction law and zoning law into practice
(C1.2. R1-I2)
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€60.9 million | 50 contracts awarded to companies in tender for RES and EE measures in companies with min reduction of 20% energy consumption, or 40% for industry or production processes | Completed (useful links – here and here) |
All information has been extracted from the Study: “E3G. (2021). Renovate2Recover: How transformational are the National Recovery Plans for Buildings Renovation?” and the European Commission’s Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard.