Development and Investment Division

Development and investment division is a macro-organizational unit directly subordinated to the Company Board, whose main role is the preparation, coordination and management of development and investment projects from the preliminary design until it is handed over to other Company Divisions.

 

The mentioned activities are performed by three departments: Strategic Development Department, Development and Investment Department and Geodetic Affairs Department.
 

The primary task of the Strategic Development Department is to explore energy potentials and energy markets of the Croatia and the neighbouring countries, as well as to prepare the long-term studies of the energy potential of the target natural gas markets, based on which hydraulic simulations of the gas transmission system are carried out and the plans for the development of the gas transmission system of the Republic of Croatia are drawn up.

The Department participates in the preparation of European plans for the development of the gas transmission system as well as in drawing up all strategic documents and plans at the state level.

The Department prepares supporting documents, materials and studies for the nomination of projects for the financing with EU funds and it coordinates the cooperation of the Company with EU/EC institutions and working groups (CEF, INEA, PCl, PMI).

The aforementioned strategic/development plans are the basis for the further development of projects carried out by the Development and Investment Department. The Department elaborates the adopted plans in detail, it prepares the implementation of projects (from the pre-investment and investment studies to the preparation and organization of drawing up the documents for the construction of facilities), project tasks for the preparation of environmental impact studies, expert supporting documents and designing, and it is in charge of obtaining the necessary permits, consent conditions, etc. from the competent institutions. The Department carries out necessary procedures for bringing the projects to the stage of readiness for the construction, i.e. for taking the final investment decision. After the final investment decision is taken, the department harmonizes the technical elements of the procurement documents and initiates procurement of services, goods and works, and after contracting, it monitors the contract execution and manages the construction of investment projects. The department monitors the development of new technologies and implements them on the transmission system.

The development and construction of the gas transmission system is, for the most part, a demanding line infrastructure project impossible to implement without the use of advanced tools and spatial-geodetic supporting documents.

Therefore, the work of servicing all geodetic activities for the needs of the Company and for the implementation of investment projects is carried out in the Department of Geodetic Affairs. The Department carries out professional communication and data exchange with the designers of spatial-planning documents at all levels, preparation of various geodetic-graphic supporting documents, cadaster of lines, etc. The Department maintains and develops the geographic-information system of Plinacro and creates spatial graphic supporting documents in the procedures for issuing special budling conditions in the areas where Plinacro has facilities or plans to build new facilities. If necessary, the Department prepares also other geodetic supporting documents necessary for the implementation of projects (supporting documents for solving legal property rights relations, preparation of the working zone, etc.).