HEP ODS announced that the programme to replace 11 existing and construct two new submarine cable sections, including the 8,150‑metre 20 kV Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije connection, represents an investment of €33 million under the broader "Modernisation of the Croatian Electricity Distribution Network" initiative. The figure covers long 20 kV and 35 kV submarine links along the Adriatic coast, aimed at improving security of electricity supply to islands such as Kaprije and completing the Šibenik archipelago supply ring.
According to a 24 June 2025 news release from HEP Group, HEP ODS teams from Elektra Šibenik and Elektrodalmacija Split successfully completed laying a replacement 20 kV submarine cable on the Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije route (8,150 m). The article states that the replacement cable has been laid, indicating that submarine cable installation works for this section were underway and effectively completed by that date.
By late June 2025, HEP ODS, via Elektra Šibenik and Elektrodalmacija Split, had successfully completed installation of a replacement 20 kV submarine cable totaling 8,150 metres along the Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije route, strengthening Kaprije’s electricity supply and enabling closure of the Šibenik archipelago distribution ring as part of a wider submarine cable modernisation programme.
HEP Operator distribucijskog sustava (HEP ODS) confirmed that the project activity "Podmorski kabeli u distribucijskoj mreži za napajanje otoka", which includes the 20 kV Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije submarine cable among three planned cable sections, has a value of €26.71 million and is financed entirely by non‑repayable grants from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO) as part of the €286 million "Modernisation of the Croatian Electricity Distribution Network" programme. This capital support secures funding for the 2025 laying of the Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije cable and other long island-supply links prior to and after the tourist season.
In late February 2025, HEP ODS’s NPOO PKB core team met in Split and agreed the implementation schedule for several submarine cable sections, including the 20 kV PKB Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije link (8,150 metres). The plan set working windows from 1 April to 15 June and from 1 September to 1 November 2025, with works on the Tribunj–Logorun–Kaprije section planned to start in May and be laid by mid‑June, ahead of the tourist season.
As part of HEP ODS’s EU‑cofinanced project for submarine cables supplying Croatian islands, construction of coastal protection works for the 20 kV Tribunj – Logorun – Kaprije (TS Kaprije 1) cable section in the Šibenik distribution area is planned to take place between 1 May and 15 June 2024, marking the start of onshore civil works for this link.
Authority: Šibensko-kninska županija · Licence: Ugovor o koncesiji za posebnu upotrebu pomorskog dobra (izgradnja i korištenje podmorskog kabelskog voda 10(20) kV Tribunj – otok Logorun – otok Kaprije)
Šibensko-kninska županija granted HEP d.o.o. a concession for the special use of maritime domain covering the construction and use of the 10(20) kV submarine cable link Tribunj – otok Logorun – otok Kaprije, providing project-level consent for this interconnector route.
| Šibenik‑Knin County | Šibenik‑Knin County | |
|---|---|---|
| Landfall | Tribunj, Croatia | Kaprije (Kaprije Island), Croatia |
| Grid Connection | — | TS Kaprije 1 (Kaprije substation) |
Šibenik‑Knin County
Šibenik‑Knin County