Project design for hydropower plant may take one year
Construction works on the Buk Bijela hydroelectric plant on Drina river should commence this year, said Petar Đokić, minister of industry and energy in the Government of the Republic of Srpska. He added there was determination and that the situation will be different by the middle of the year. Numerous stories that the government does […]
Ongoing green power projects in worth over EUR 600 million
The Republic of Srpska, one of two entities comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, has renewable power plant endeavours in implementation amounting to over EUR 600 million, according to Petar Đokić, minister of industry, energy and mining in the government in Banja Luka. The most important hydroelectric facilities are Dabar, part of system of Gornji horizonti, worth […]
Works on Vranduk hydroelectric project to start in six months
Consortium of Strabag AG from Austria and Croatian company Končar – Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering Inc. (Končar – Ket) started the design phase for the project of a dam and hydroelectric facility Vranduk in central Bosnia. After the documentation is produced, equipment can be mounted and the construction works can commence, state television’s […]
Minister: Trusina wind park to go online next year
Deadlines for the first wind power facility in the Republic of Srpska, one of two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, have been postponed for many reasons, but local energy minister Petar Đokić said the Trusina project should be complete and connected to the grid in 2017. The project is funded by Kermas Limited, headed by […]
Entity government combs idle energy concessions
The Republic of Srpska plans to review all concession contracts in the energy sector this year and to annul the ones which aren’t making progress for no particular reason, Nezavisne.com said. Then new public calls will be launched for investors. Sources from the entity’s police ministry said some checks have already started for cases which […]
Works on Podveležje wind park to start this year
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave the approval to public enterprise JP Elektroprivreda BiH dd (Electric Utility of BiH) for the launch of the construction of Podveležje wind power plant near Mostar in the south of the country. The project starts with roads, and goes on to substations and the installation […]
Končar chosen to construct Vranduk hydro plant
Croatian company Končar – Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering Inc. (Končar – Ket) signed a contract with public utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine dd in Sarajevo to build Vranduk hydroelectric power plant as part of consortium with Austrian Strabag AG, which dominates with a share of 63.4%. The project is worth EUR 63 million. […]
Foča assembly has little power over small hydro
The opposition in a town in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina is asking for a special session of the local parliament. At a regular meeting, Radisav Mašić, chief of the Municipality of Foča, read information on the plans and development of 14 small hydropower plants on the rivers Ćehotina, Govza, Bistrica, Oteša, Krupica, Jabušnica, Sutjeska i […]