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Croatia Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 23 August to 19 September 2026

In the 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026, electricity demand in Croatia averaged 2,149 MW and typically peaked at 20:00 local time (2,722 MW) and bottomed out at 03:00 (1,659 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 1,397 MW at 04:00 and then rose 609 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. Hours are local clock time (Europe/Zagreb).

Key Facts

  • Over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026, average demand in Croatia was 2,149 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 20:00 local time (2,722 MW) and the lowest was 03:00 (1,659 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 377 MW, between 16:00 to 19:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 3,255 MW, in the hour starting 28 Aug 2026, 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).
  • Solar output averaged 367 MW at its 12:00 peak, 17% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 1,793 MW, fell to 1,397 MW at 04:00 and rose 609 MW over the three hours from 15:00 to 18:00, 28% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

28 days to 2026-09-19, Europe/Zagreb time
Croatia average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in Croatia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (1,659 MW) and highest at 20:00 (2,722 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 750 1,500 2,250 3,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in Croatia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 03:00 (1,659 MW) and highest at 20:00 (2,722 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-23 to 2026-09-19
Croatia average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Zagreb)DemandNet generation
00:001,911 MW1,120 MW
01:001,773 MW1,056 MW
02:001,694 MW1,040 MW
03:001,659 MW1,054 MW
04:001,660 MW1,058 MW
05:001,743 MW1,094 MW
06:001,938 MW1,177 MW
07:002,102 MW1,239 MW
08:002,183 MW1,288 MW
09:002,173 MW1,202 MW
10:002,123 MW1,138 MW
11:002,133 MW1,067 MW
12:002,163 MW1,042 MW
13:002,157 MW1,040 MW
14:002,172 MW1,073 MW
15:002,211 MW1,133 MW
16:002,308 MW1,228 MW
17:002,448 MW1,340 MW
18:002,574 MW1,442 MW
19:002,685 MW1,489 MW
20:002,722 MW1,498 MW
21:002,555 MW1,400 MW
22:002,364 MW1,295 MW
23:002,113 MW1,210 MW
Croatia duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in Croatia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 04:00 (1,397 MW) and then rose 609 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. 0 750 1,500 2,250 3,000 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in Croatia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 04:00 (1,397 MW) and then rose 609 MW between 15:00 to 18:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-23 to 2026-09-19
Croatia duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Zagreb)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:001,911 MW1,661 MW
01:001,773 MW1,524 MW
02:001,694 MW1,453 MW
03:001,659 MW1,403 MW
04:001,660 MW1,397 MW
05:001,743 MW1,480 MW
06:001,938 MW1,658 MW
07:002,102 MW1,757 MW
08:002,183 MW1,746 MW
09:002,173 MW1,676 MW
10:002,123 MW1,594 MW
11:002,133 MW1,597 MW
12:002,163 MW1,638 MW
13:002,157 MW1,638 MW
14:002,172 MW1,634 MW
15:002,211 MW1,701 MW
16:002,308 MW1,852 MW
17:002,448 MW2,090 MW
18:002,574 MW2,310 MW
19:002,685 MW2,446 MW
20:002,722 MW2,478 MW
21:002,555 MW2,312 MW
22:002,364 MW2,123 MW
23:002,113 MW1,874 MW
Croatia average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in Croatia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 367 MW. 0 100 200 300 400 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in Croatia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 367 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-23 to 2026-09-19
Croatia average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Zagreb)SolarWind
00:000 MW250 MW
01:000 MW249 MW
02:000 MW241 MW
03:000 MW256 MW
04:000 MW263 MW
05:000 MW264 MW
06:006 MW274 MW
07:0068 MW277 MW
08:00186 MW251 MW
09:00283 MW214 MW
10:00342 MW188 MW
11:00367 MW170 MW
12:00367 MW158 MW
13:00359 MW161 MW
14:00348 MW189 MW
15:00308 MW203 MW
16:00247 MW209 MW
17:00153 MW206 MW
18:0054 MW210 MW
19:0018 MW220 MW
20:0010 MW234 MW
21:005 MW239 MW
22:001 MW241 MW
23:000 MW239 MW
Average Croatia demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 1,911 MW 1,120 MW 0 MW 250 MW 1,661 MW
01:00 1,773 MW 1,056 MW 0 MW 249 MW 1,524 MW
02:00 1,694 MW 1,040 MW 0 MW 241 MW 1,453 MW
03:00 1,659 MW 1,054 MW 0 MW 256 MW 1,403 MW
04:00 1,660 MW 1,058 MW 0 MW 263 MW 1,397 MW
05:00 1,743 MW 1,094 MW 0 MW 264 MW 1,480 MW
06:00 1,938 MW 1,177 MW 6 MW 274 MW 1,658 MW
07:00 2,102 MW 1,239 MW 68 MW 277 MW 1,757 MW
08:00 2,183 MW 1,288 MW 186 MW 251 MW 1,746 MW
09:00 2,173 MW 1,202 MW 283 MW 214 MW 1,676 MW
10:00 2,123 MW 1,138 MW 342 MW 188 MW 1,594 MW
11:00 2,133 MW 1,067 MW 367 MW 170 MW 1,597 MW
12:00 2,163 MW 1,042 MW 367 MW 158 MW 1,638 MW
13:00 2,157 MW 1,040 MW 359 MW 161 MW 1,638 MW
14:00 2,172 MW 1,073 MW 348 MW 189 MW 1,634 MW
15:00 2,211 MW 1,133 MW 308 MW 203 MW 1,701 MW
16:00 2,308 MW 1,228 MW 247 MW 209 MW 1,852 MW
17:00 2,448 MW 1,340 MW 153 MW 206 MW 2,090 MW
18:00 2,574 MW 1,442 MW 54 MW 210 MW 2,310 MW
19:00 2,685 MW 1,489 MW 18 MW 220 MW 2,446 MW
20:00 2,722 MW 1,498 MW 10 MW 234 MW 2,478 MW
21:00 2,555 MW 1,400 MW 5 MW 239 MW 2,312 MW
22:00 2,364 MW 1,295 MW 1 MW 241 MW 2,123 MW
23:00 2,113 MW 1,210 MW 0 MW 239 MW 1,874 MW

Each value is the mean over 28 complete local days from 23 August to 19 September 2026, weekdays and weekends together, for the hour starting at that local clock time. Net load is demand minus solar and wind generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 3,255 MW; it is a published reading, not an average, and is not part of the profile above.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-09-19. Profiles are computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly series.

Assumptions

  • Hours are local clock time in Europe/Zagreb. A local day is used only if it is whole inside the 30 day window and at least 22 of its hours are complete; the profile uses the 28 most recent such days. Daylight saving follows the local clock: on a clock change day the missing hour is absent and the repeated hour is averaged over both readings.
  • The average mixes weekdays and weekends and covers only 28 days, so it describes recent conditions, not a seasonal norm.
  • The evening ramp is the largest rise over three hours in the average profile, starting between 14:00 and 20:00 local time.