Exploration geothermal well to be drilled in Durdevac, Croatia
Durdevac, Croatia (source: Frane Lovoševi?, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Carlo Cariaga
30 Jan 2025
An exploration well will be drilled in Durdevac, Croatia as part of a wider geothermal exploration campaign by local oil and gas company INA.
The first of eight planned exploratory wells will be drilled in the town of Durdevac in the Koprivnica-Krizevci County, Croatia. This is according to a statement by Hrvoje Janci, Mayor of Durdevac. The plan is for the work to start soon, although no concrete timeline was mentioned.
An investment of EUR 80 million will go towards the geothermal research project which aims to confirm the data on geothermal potential in the region from studies done 30 years ago. The project will be headed by oil and gas company INA – Industrija nafte d.d. (INA), which had already done seismic studies in the Durdevac area as part of exploration of the Lescan license.
Located about 500 meters north of Durdevac, the Lescan field has been described to have one of the biggest geothermal potentials in Europe. Janci further explained that INA will start investing on the construction of a geothermal power plant should the large potential be confirmed.
Aside from generating electricity, part of the objectives of the project is to supply heat to agricultural and industrial facilities. The Mayor stated that providing cheap energy to industrial processes can revitalize the local economy and lead to the creation of new jobs.
Source: ePodravina.hr
