Overflows on the Sava River, such as those registered in 2010 and 2014, have significantly affected Zagreb and neighbouring settlements. An ambitious river regulation programme for the Sava river, initiated by the Croatian authorities, has considered the entire river length from the border with Slovenia to Zagreb. The flood protection schemes have been intertwined with hydropower generation facilities, waterways transport, and improved urban and state land use following the reclamation of flooded areas.
WBIF has provided a grant for the assessment of options by means of a detailed feasibility study, conceptual design, and strategic environmental impact assessment. The chosen option included the construction of 10 hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Sava, in Croatia; the connection of the existing Sava-Odra Canal with the Sava River into the Sava-Sava Canal (the Canal); the reconstruction of the Jankomir spillway; the construction of 17 new bridges (10 on HPPs, 7 crossing the Canal); and the reconstruction of six bridges on the Sava-Odra Canal.
