Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar has been founded as a non-profit institution. Its goals are to provide expert and scientific support to: the strategic development of the Croatian energy system and its sub-systems, the processes of legislative reform and development, the advancement of economic relations, and to the development of relevant institutions.

The Institute’s main tasks include: expert and scientific research in the field of energy for state, regional and local administration and energy companies; expertise and analyses for the Croatian Energy Regulatory Council; management of National Energy Programmes and pilot projects; organisation of seminars, workshops and courses; publication of editions, periodicals and other forms of communication with experts, scientists and the general public, especially via Internet. The Institute carries out its mission in cooperation with numerous scientists and institutions from Croatia and abroad.