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 […]
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 […]
Silicon factory eyes 120 MW capacity per year
Italy's MegaGroup said its plant for silicon ingots and wafers, set to open in Bosanska Dubica by the end of 2016, will have a nameplate capacity of 120 MW per year during the first phase
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 […]
