At the ceremonial XENa Award – Woman of the Year in Energy 2025, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, more than 200 guests gathered to recognize the expertise, dedication, and leadership of women driving the energy transition.
Following opening remarks by representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Ms. Slađana Ćosić, Head of the EIB Group Office in Croatia, Minister Marija Vučković, as well as Nela Vlahinić and Minea Skok, the most exciting part of the evening followed.
In one of the most uncertain votes ever by the expert jury and the public, this year’s title Woman of the Year in Energy was awarded to Martina Tuschl, Director of the Geothermal Energy Sector at the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency, for her outstanding contribution to the energy transition through leading geothermal exploration drilling and projects that will enable the use of geothermal energy in district heating.
Second place went to Maja Pokrovac from Renewable Energy Sources Croatia, and third place to Ana Mandić from KONČAR – Distribution and Special Transformers.
XEnergy also presented two recognitions for projects led by women that will play a significant role in the transformation of Croatia’s energy sector:
Marina Šaravanja, TTKabeli, for the project of building a medium and high voltage cable factory in Bedekovčina
Sanja Vinter, Dalekovod Projekt, for the Lika project – the design and development of a new 400 kV power grid
Our sincere congratulations also go to the other finalists, Slavica Bardić (HELB) and Ivana Grbeša (E.ON Croatia), as well as to all the nominated candidates, each of whom demonstrated exceptional excellence.
We thank everyone who voted for our finalists and recognized the importance of this initiative. Special thanks go to our partner Energetika Marketing, who has supported this project from the very beginning, and to the many sponsors who helped make this evening unforgettable:
the gold sponsor Monter – Strojarske montaže;
the bronze sponsors Professio Energia, ENNA Group, E.ON Croatia, Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency, INA Group, Siemens, KONČAR Group, Wpd, Renewable Energy Sources Croatia, and the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers;
as well as our partner sponsors Auto Hrvatska, IVICOM Consulting, KOER, Marsh, and TTKabeli.
