ENNA Next Presented Its Energy Solutions to Business Partners

Zagreb, 14 May 2026 – ENNA Next held a conference for its business partners, where it presented its energy services and solutions. The focus was on smart energy management, optimisation, flexibility, and particularly on the benefits of battery storage systems. The conference took place on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, at Riverside Garden in Zagreb.

The conference was opened by Nenad Ukropina, Director of ENNA Next, who provided an overview of the company’s key developments and achievements since last year’s conference. He highlighted how the role of energy companies is evolving and stressed that ENNA Next remains a reliable energy supplier while also aiming to become a strategic partner to its customers, helping them transform energy from a cost category into an additional source of revenue for their businesses.

In her presentation, Marijeta Majer, Director of the Energy Projects Division, outlined the current market situation, particularly the impact of the US-Israeli-Iranian conflict on gas and electricity prices in the first half of 2026. She compared the 2022 energy crisis with the current situation, concluding that Croatia has maintained a low direct risk thanks to the LNG terminal on Krk Island and the supply of LNG from the United States. Regarding electricity, the share of renewable energy production continues to grow, and CROPEX now records negative electricity prices for as many as 300 hours annually, creating a new market reality that requires greater flexibility.

Tomislav Bunjevac, Director of ENNA Next, spoke about the changing business models for renewable energy projects amid structural market shifts. As he explained, the market is experiencing so-called “revenue cannibalisation”, meaning that the more solar capacity is connected to the grid, the lower the revenue per MWh for each individual power plant. Negative electricity prices are becoming a permanent market feature rather than an exception; in 2025, around 6% of all hours in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Spain recorded negative prices. The conclusion of his presentation was that value no longer lies solely in the quantity of energy produced, but in when, to whom and under what contractual terms electricity is sold.

Flexibility is becoming just as important as production itself, and battery energy storage systems offer significant opportunities in this regard. Dario Antolović, Director of the Integrated Energy Services Division, presented the battery storage systems offered by ENNA Next, which come with a 10-year warranty. He particularly emphasised that installing a battery system alone is not enough – efficient management is equally essential. This is precisely the role of ENNA EMS, an energy management system that makes optimisation decisions for battery charging and discharging every 15 minutes based on exchange market data, weather forecasts and HOPS signals, operating fully automatically 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Finally, Marin Cerjan, Director of ENNA Next, presented the investment profitability of battery storage systems through practical models and scenarios, including comparisons between stand-alone solar power plants and solar power plants combined with battery storage systems, as well as models incorporating actual on-site consumption. He pointed out that BESS solutions enable greater energy self-sufficiency, cost optimisation and additional revenue generation through flexibility and ancillary grid services. It was also emphasised that every location and consumption profile is unique, which is why ENNA Next develops individually tailored solutions for each client.

The conference’s special guest was Sandra Elkasević, Croatia’s most successful female athlete of all time, who spoke with sports journalist Filip Brkić about her inspiring life journey and sporting achievements.