April the 3rd, 2026 – The Croatian Government caps electricity prices until September 2026 as energy, fuel and electricity prices remain high.
As Index vijesti/news writes, as a result of new billing rules, changes in tariffs and the wider use of smart metres, electricity bills have risen significantly over recent months. In order to cushion the increasingly heavy blow to households, the Croatian Government has passed a regulation which caps electricity prices until September 2026, as reported by N1.
The Croatian Electric Power Company (HEP) has explained that an increasing number of households are using smart metres. They enable precise readings of actual consumption instead of previous estimates, which means that bills now more accurately reflect how much electricity was actually consumed.
In addition, new transmission and distribution tariffs have been in force since the beginning of the year. According to them, consumption that exceeds 3,000 kWh in a six-month period is charged 35% more expensively, which particularly affects households with higher consumption, especially in winter.
HEP emphasised that the higher price doesn’t apply to total consumption, but only to the part that exceeds the established threshold. For example, if a household consumes 3,500 kWh, it will only pay the higher tariff for the 500 kWh that exceed the 3,000 kWh limit.
In order to mitigate the financial impact on the general public, the Croatian Government has adopted a Regulation amending the Regulation on the Elimination of Disturbances in the Domestic Energy Market, which extends the electricity price limit until September the 30th, 2026.
The new prices for households, which apply to consumption up to 3,000 kWh in the billing period from April the 1st to September the 30th, 2026, are: a flat rate of 0.091324 euros per kWh, a higher daily rate of 0.097189 euros per kWh, and a lower daily rate of 0.047688 euros per kWh.
Users whose metres are not equipped for remote reading were required to submit their meter readings on April the 1st in order for their consumption to be correctly calculated. If they have not done so, the bill will be generated based on an estimate of their previous consumption, as was the way before.
People are being advised to check whether their bills are based on actual readings or estimates, to try to distribute their consumption more evenly so as not to exceed the threshold for a higher tariff, and to file a complaint with HEP if they doubt the accuracy of the bill.
