ZEZ Sunce is an energy community founded by the Green Energy Cooperative (ZEZ) with currently 127 members. ZEZ Sunce brings citizens together for joint, long-term and non-speculative investment in solar power plants to create positive social, environmental and economic values within their communities.
In ZEZ Sunce, we involve citizens, craftsmen, entrepreneurs, farmers and other legal entities in the production of renewable, locally produced electricity, for the benefit of members of the cooperative, as well as the community in which we operate. In short, in ZEZ Sunce we produce our energy.
Many citizens across the European Union are already producing and managing renewable energy in their local communities. At ZEZ Sunce, we invite you to bring this idea to life in Croatia and thus ensure a safer tomorrow, for us and our children.
Clean, local energy
We are building power plants across Croatia that produce clean energy from the sun, good for human health, the climate and the environment.
In the hands of citizens
As members of the cooperative, we have equal ownership and decision-making rights in all cooperative projects.
For the benefit of people and the planet
We invest part of our profits in projects that contribute to positive change in our local communities.
This is how it works
The energy we produce will be sold on the market. From the profits generated, we will secure returns for our members. Annually, we expect a return of up to 5%, with the final amount depending on financial results. We anticipate the first return payment in 2026.
A portion of the profits will be reinvested into projects that benefit society and the environment in our neighbourhoods and cities, with a particular focus on projects that address energy poverty and environmental protection. In the long term, we are working towards offering you the ability to use energy from the cooperative’s solar power plants in your own household or business facility.
We are building a solar PV plant at the City Market in Križevci
ZEZ Sun has acquired the right to rent the roof of the City Market owned by the Križevci Utility Company. In March 2024 we raised 140.000 euros for the construction of a 200 kW solar PV plant on this roof. The total investment amounts to 160.000 euros, and the initial 20.000 euros was provided by 39 members-co-founders of the ZEZ Sun. We are preparing to install the plant by the end od 2024. In the meantime, we are also preparing new projects. With launching new projects, we will reopen our call for members.
