GIZ implements eight energy efficiency projects in BIH
As part of the regional project Energy Efficiency in Municipal Associations (EeMA), implemented through the Open Regional Funds for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) and Modernization of Municipal Services (ORF-MMS), the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) implemented eight energy efficiency pilot projects across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in November and December. The improvement of energy […]
China’s CWE plans to build 159 MW hydropower plant
A memorandum of understanding about the construction of Dabar hydropower system, worth EUR 180 million, was signed in Banja Luka by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska and the China International Water & Energy Corporation (CWE). Minister Petar Đokić said the company will be able to participate in the […]
Heating plant builds fire in boilers for biomass
District heating in Prijedor, in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, switched to biomass, as the first fire was lit in the new boilers. “The so-called camp fire was started in one of two boilers, and the second one will be activated in a couple of days. This way the boilers are dried, the temperature […]
Damages of EUR 23.5 million claimed for hydro project
Lawyer firm Baroš, representing concessionaire HES Vrbas a. d., said its claim for damages from the Government of the Republic of Srpska is legitimate and that its initiatives for the resolvement of the dispute have been ignored by the authorities, Buka portal reported. The government in Banja Luka received no official claim for damages related […]
Eol prvi seeks extension for Trusina wind project deadline
The holder of a 30-year concession for the construction of Trusina, a 51 MW wind park in the Republic of Srpska, worth BAM 150 million (EUR 76.6 million), has asked for an extension of the deadline for the project’s completion, according to news daily Nezavisne novine. Concession holder Eol prvi doo from Nevesinje is late […]
Concession signed for Hrgud wind power plant
Petar Đokić, minister of industry, energy and mining of the Republic of Srpska, and Branislava Milekić, general manager of the state-controlled power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), signed a concession agreement for the construction and operation of wind plant Hrgud in Berkovići municipality. The value of the project located in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s south amounts […]
Environmental groups call for protection of Sutjeska
At a press conference held at hotel Bosna in Banja Luka, representatives of environmental organizations called on the Government of the Republic of Srpska to meaningfully protect Sutjeska National Park, threatened by planned hydropower plants. On September 15th, representatives of Friends of the Earth Europe –Pro Natura / Friends of the Earth Switzerland, Centar za […]
Mini hydro facility launched on Ugar river in Republic of Srpska
Austrian power group Kelag and its Slovenian subsidiary Interenergo officially launched their small hydropower plant Zapeće on Ugar river, Srna news agency reported. The investment is worth EUR 14 million, and planned annual production is 14 GWh from an installed capacity of 4 MW. Petar Đokić, minister for energy and mining of the Republic of […]