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Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia

Hydro power plant in Licko-Senjska, Croatia. Approximate location 44.6895, 15.2706.

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Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia is a 22 MW hydro power plant in Licko-Senjska, Croatia. It is operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 23k homes (estimated). It ranks #25 of 28 Croatia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 39.3% of Croatia's electricity; the national grid averages 158 gCO₂/kWh (76.3% low-carbon) (2025).

22Legacy source-record capacity
22,525homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0044845.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia WRI
CountryCroatia · Licko-Senjska WRI
Coordinates44.6895, 15.2706 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity22 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHrvatska elektroprivreda dd WRI
Technologyconventional storage WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#25 of 28 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#14 of 17 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.41× · 56 MW median · 17 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent22,525 calculated
Climate8.7°C · HDD 3,385 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 22 MW, Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia is below the median hydro plant in Croatia (56 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Its current lifecycle status is “construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Croatia

Zakucac Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia: 538 MW538Zakucac Hy…Orlovac Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia: 237 MW237Orlovac Hy…Senj Hydroelectric Power System Croatia Croatia: 216 MW216Senj Hydro…Varazdin Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia: 95 MW95Varazdin H…Vinodol Hydroelectric Power System Croatia Croatia: 90 MW90Vinodol Hy…Cakovec Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia: 77 MW77Cakovec Hy…Dubrava Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia: 76 MW76Dubrava Hy…Peruca Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia: 60 MW60Peruca Hyd…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd.

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.7°Cannual mean temp
3,385heating degree-days (base 18°C)
5cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
605 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 38% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 73/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
18.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
64 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #14 largest hydro power plant of 17 in Croatia by capacity.

Croatia has 17 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 1,641 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 44.6895, 15.2706 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia?

Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia is a 22 MW source-record hydro power plant in Licko-Senjska, Croatia.

How many homes can Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 22,525 homes (estimated).

Who operates Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia?

Sklope Hydroelectric Power Plant Croatia Croatia is operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda dd.

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