EU approves state support for Zagreb district heating project

The European Commission has approved Croatian financial support for HEP Toplinarstvo's €57 million ($63 million) plan to modernise a district heating system in the city of Zagreb. The commission found that the investment aid will support the replacement of deteriorated pipelines and lead to significant energy savings. The project, which is included in the Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the EC for the use of EU structural and investment funds, will also be partially financed by EU structural funds.