Croatia's distribution system operator, HEP ODS, now considers the regulatory framework for battery storage sufficiently robust. Three connection models are available, though key rules for congestion management and system services remain under development. Three. With the aim of attracting and promoting investment in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Republic of Croatia, the Act on the Exploration and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons (NN 94/13, 14/14) was adopted for the first time in 2014 as a lex specialis of the former Mining Act (NN. If you are established outside the Republic of Croatia, you as a natural or legal person have freedom to provide the service of energy storage on a permanent basis in the Republic of Croatia, if you register an establishment in the Republic of Croatia and obtain the licence for performing the. This Act regulates measures for ensuring a secure and reliable energy supply, efficient power generation and use; enforcement of acts that will stipulate and on the basis of which the energy policy and energy strategy will be implemented; carrying out of energy activities based on market principles. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)-based developer and independent power producer (IPP) Woodburn Capital is deploying a co-located battery storage project in Croatia, with final regulations around connecting batteries to the grid expected imminently. The IPP, headquartered in Czechia but active. ICLG - Oil & Gas Laws and Regulations - Croatia Chapter covers common issues in oil and gas laws and regulations – including development of oil and natural gas, import/export of natural gas, LNG, import/export of oil, transportation, transmission and distribution and foreign investment.