Jelinak
–
Acciona’s
first
wind
project
in
the
country
–
is
located
in
the
Split-Dalmatia
area
of
northwest
Croatia.
It
will
consist
of
20
1.5MW
Acciona
Windpower
turbines
and
is
expected
to
be
completed
by
the
end
of
2012.
Croatia
currently
has
just
72MW
of
wind
power
installed,
but
its
forthcoming
entry
into
the
EU
means
that
it
will
have
to
align
itself
with
Europe’s
aggressive
emissions-reduction
and
renewables
targets.
The
Croatian
Energy
Strategy
–
which
was
approved
by
the
country’s
parliament
in
2009
–
foresees
1.2GW
from
wind
power
by
the
end
of…