Pursuant to Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, as of 1 January 2014 EU Member States are obliged to renovate each year 3% of the total floor area of conditioned buildings owned and occupied by their central governments. The goal is to stimulate the renovation of energy inefficient publicly-owned construction works in order to reduce the costs of their maintenance, and also set the example for the citizens that energy renovation will result not only in energy and financial savings, but also in better quality of use and stay in these spaces.
According to the data in the National Information System for Energy Management (ISGE), in 2010 the Republic of Croatia had recorded 13.8 million meters square of useful surface area of buildings in the public sector. Of this figure, the heated useful space amounted to 43.9%.
The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted in 2013 the Programme of energy renovation of buildings in the public sector for the period 2014 - 2015, with the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund responsible for its financing. For the implementation of projects worth HRK 344 million, the Fund provided grants in the amount of HRK 155 million. Since 2016, the renovation of public buildings has been financed from EU funds. The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund - Energy Efficiency Sector, had the role of expert support to the applicants who wanted to apply their projects, and by providing technical verification they helped the applicants correct any errors and possible shortcomings in the documentation.
On 30 December 2025, the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets published a new Public Call for energy renovation of public sector buildings, worth EUR 106 million.
Project proposals will be received in the period from 2 March to 4 May 2026.
Details of the call >
Documentation of the Call for Grants "Energy renovation of public sector buildings"
EXPERT SUPPORT OF THE FUND'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY SECTOR
Potential applicants in the preparation of project proposals have at their disposal the expert support of the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund - Energy Efficiency Sector.
Applications for professional support are submitted since the launching of the Call, and no later than 3 April 2026, by sending an e-mail to the address [email protected].
At the moment of submitting the request for an appointment, the applicant is obliged to submit the technical documentation for the project proposal as attachment which will be attached to the application to the Call, as follows:
Please note that the expert support refers exclusively to the verification of the compliance of the project proposal with the technical criteria of the Call (e.g. energy parameters, eligibility of measures, technical specifications, act proving that the building is existing, etc.).
Expert support does not include: the development, refinement, or technical correction of the main design/renovation project, verification of the administrative conditions of the public call, nor a guarantee that the project proposal will be approved for financing.
Also, expert support does not represent a phase of the grant award procedure under the Call and the use of it is NOT a condition for submitting a project proposal to the Call, nor does it bring additional points or advantages in the evaluation of project proposals in relation to other project proposals.
According to the data in the National Information System for Energy Management (ISGE), in 2010 the Republic of Croatia had recorded 13.8 million meters square of useful surface area of buildings in the public sector. Of this figure, the heated useful space amounted to 43.9%.
The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted in 2013 the Programme of energy renovation of buildings in the public sector for the period 2014 - 2015, with the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund responsible for its financing. For the implementation of projects worth HRK 344 million, the Fund provided grants in the amount of HRK 155 million. Since 2016, the renovation of public buildings has been financed from EU funds. The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund - Energy Efficiency Sector, had the role of expert support to the applicants who wanted to apply their projects, and by providing technical verification they helped the applicants correct any errors and possible shortcomings in the documentation.
On 30 December 2025, the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets published a new Public Call for energy renovation of public sector buildings, worth EUR 106 million.
Project proposals will be received in the period from 2 March to 4 May 2026.
Details of the call >
Documentation of the Call for Grants "Energy renovation of public sector buildings"
EXPERT SUPPORT OF THE FUND'S ENERGY EFFICIENCY SECTOR
Potential applicants in the preparation of project proposals have at their disposal the expert support of the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund - Energy Efficiency Sector.
Applications for professional support are submitted since the launching of the Call, and no later than 3 April 2026, by sending an e-mail to the address [email protected].
At the moment of submitting the request for an appointment, the applicant is obliged to submit the technical documentation for the project proposal as attachment which will be attached to the application to the Call, as follows:
- Technical form (Form 2 of the Call)
- Identification of parcels by the competent cadastre office (if applicable)
- The last valid proof that the Energy Technical Unit (ETU) is the subject of the project proposal is existing
- Energy audit report and valid energy performance certificate of ETU that is the subject of the project proposal (except in the case of circular renovation)
- The main design/renovation project and other documents referred to in Item 13, Table 5
- Photo documentation of ETC that is the subject of the project proposal
- Construction consent for the planned project (if applicable)
- Approvals, permits and special construction conditions for the planned project (if applicable)
- Statement of the certified civil engineer-design engineer of load-bearing structures (referred to in Item 18, Table 5)
- Proof that the public sector building has been abandoned (in case of circular renovation)
Please note that the expert support refers exclusively to the verification of the compliance of the project proposal with the technical criteria of the Call (e.g. energy parameters, eligibility of measures, technical specifications, act proving that the building is existing, etc.).
Expert support does not include: the development, refinement, or technical correction of the main design/renovation project, verification of the administrative conditions of the public call, nor a guarantee that the project proposal will be approved for financing.
Also, expert support does not represent a phase of the grant award procedure under the Call and the use of it is NOT a condition for submitting a project proposal to the Call, nor does it bring additional points or advantages in the evaluation of project proposals in relation to other project proposals.