The Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) has adopted new decisions on the amount of tariff items for the transmission and distribution of electricity. They will come into force on 1 January 2026, it says. N1.
According to the Electricity Market Act, HERA determines the level of tariff items. The Regulation on the Elimination of Disturbances in the Domestic Energy Market allowed system operators to request price increases for 2026: the Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS) up to 10%, and the HEP Distribution System Operator (HEP-ODS) up to 15%. Both companies submitted their requests to HERA on 30 September 2025 in accordance with the Regulation and the prescribed methodologies.
HEP-ODS requested a maximum allowable increase of 15%, and HOPS requested 10%. HERA accepted both proposals.
"Namely, as a result of the increase in wholesale electricity prices and the increase in the price of materials and works, the costs of the system operator have increased significantly. The current tariffs are not sufficient to cover the recognized costs of the system operator, which may lead to a reduction in necessary investments in the network, delays in the energy transition, as well as difficulties in performing the regulated activities of the system operator," HERA said in a statement.
How much will user fees increase?
By implementing the new tariff items, the network usage fee will increase for all consumer categories and all tariff models – on average by 13,5%. For an average household from the Bijeli tariff model with an annual consumption of 3105 kWh, the cost of the fee will increase from 5,34 c/kWh to 6,06 c/kWh, or from €166 per year to €188 per year, which is €22 more per year, or about €1,8 per month.
In addition to tariffs for consumers, HERA has also set new tariff items for electricity producers who have a license to perform energy production activities. According to the Electricity Market Act, they are obliged to pay a fee for the use of the transmission or distribution network for the amount of energy they deliver to the system.
Producers connected to the transmission network pay a fee to HOPS, and those connected to the distribution network pay a fee to HEP-ODS. The fee applies exclusively to producers who hold a HERA license.
This new tariff item is called the G-tariff (from English generated), because it is applied to electricity produced and delivered to the grid. HOPS proposed a G-tariff of €0,116/kW (€0,39/MWh), while HEP-ODS proposed an amount of €0,142/kW (€0,42/MWh). Both amounts are within the limit of €0,5/MWh prescribed by European Regulation 838/2010.
Source: N1
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