Wastewater disposal challenging for Republic of Srpska
The water supply system in local communities in the Republic of Srpska reached an advanced stage, but the problem is the disposal of wastewater, said Branka Trninić, head of Association of Republika Srpska Waterworks, news agency Srna carried. Ahead of a conference about water supply and sewage systems, held at Jahorina, she stated the objective […]
ERS selling electricity surplus via tenders
State-controlled power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) closed this year’s second call for applications in the sale of 59.28 GWh of electricity surplus. The previous tender was for 31.92 GWh, both available for delivery between June 1 and June 19. Bids were placed for either the full amount or a portion – but not lower than […]
ERS wins concession for construction of Buk Bijela
The Government of the Republic of Srpska granted a concession for the construction and operation of hydropower plant Buk Bijela on the Drina river to a consortium organized by state-owned utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) and its subsidiary Hidroelektrane na Drini from Višegrad. Portal Nezavisne.com reported the the facility will be located in the municipality […]
Multi-level Governance for Energy Efficiency (multEE) meeting hosted by GIZ
The third Partner and second Advisory Board meetings within the project Facilitating Multi-level Governance for Energy Efficiency (multEE), were held in Sarajevo on April 14 and 15. The gathering included a consortium of multEE project partners from EU and non-EU countries. Both, EU countries and the non-EU countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, […]
Works on hydropower plant Vranduk to start in April
Nermin Džindić, entity minister of energy, mining and industry, stated the construction of the first hydropower unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina after 40 years would begin on April 1. Portal Avaz.ba cited the official from the Government of the Federation of BiH saying the works will start on Vranduk facility, worth BAM 112.3 million (EUR […]
Trusina wind farm to come online in summer of 2017
The construction of the first wind farm in the Republic of Srpska, in the village of Trusina near Nevesinje, will start in May, and the connection to the grid is expected in little over a year after that, in the words of Danko Končar, owner of London-based company Kermas Ltd. The investor set EUR 65 […]
Sokolac developing cogeneration on biomass with EBRD
Combined heat and power (CHP) project for Sokolac, supported by the Government of the Republic of Srpska, was presented in Jahorina mountain resort, Srna news agency carried. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development financed the documentation for the pilot project within the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP), approved under the Western Balkans Investment Framework […]
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 […]