Canton signs concession for EUR 1.99 million SHPP
Company Eko Energy DOO from Tešanj plans to build a small-sized hydropower plant (SHPP) worth 3.9 million marka (EUR 1.99 million), the Government of Zenica-Doboj Canton said, SeeNews reported. The SHPP will be located on the Stavnja river, in the municipality of Vareš, 45 kilometers north of capital Sarajevo. The cantonal minister for agriculture, forestry […]
Vaptech commissions Mesići-Nova hydropower plant
Old hydro facility Slaviša Vajner Čiča from 1950 was retired, Večernje novosti newspaper reported. The plant in a cave, on Prača water stream, was replaced by Mesići-Nova’s three turbine-generator sets. The Vaptech-powered 5.21 MW facility was launched by Milorad Dodik, president of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, prime minister of the entity, and Petar […]
Tender for Podveležje windmill in the pipeline
After the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave approval to the Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry to issue an energy permit for the building of the Podveležje windmill with 48 MW of installed power and planned annual electricity production of 10 GWh, the Parliament is on the move, Sarajevo Times […]
BiH among world leaders in power production from renewables
According to State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s data, 16.3 TWh of electric power was generated in 2013 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, of which 43.7% came from hydro systems, Fena agency said. The rest of the production is from thermal power plants, except for the 1.47% that was generated in smaller and industrial facilities, including from other […]
USAID’s Energy Summit held with accent on green energy
The Energy Summit, first big event within USAID’s Energy Investment Activity (EIA) project, was held in Neum on April 16 and 17, Energetika.ba portal reported. At the event it was said Bosnia and Herzegovina could more than double its electricity generation level, a significant part of which could come from hydropower potential, renewable energy sources […]
SIDA grants EUR 2 million for Prijedor CHP plant
The contract for a donation in a biomass-powered district heating plant project in Prijedor was signed by the town’s mayor Marko Pavić and the representatives of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and a. d. Toplana Prijedor, the plant operator. Pavić stated the EBRD approved a EUR 7 […]
Regulatory permits for mini PV and hydro projects in FBiH
Regulatory Commission for Energy in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the country’s two entities, decided to grant permission to DF ’Gradnja’ Konjic and BEA Tešanj to generate electric power for five and ten years, respectively. ’Gradnja’ applied for 808 kW ’Duboki potok’ small hydropower plant, with a capacity of 3.58 GWh per year, […]
Mayor of Ključ talked to potential investors in hydropower
Representatives of German company Max Acher visited Una–Sana Canton in March and expressed their desire to invest in that part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the municipality of Ključ, its mayor Nedžad Zukanović told Faktor.ba portal, Sarajevo Times reported. “They are interested in investing in the energy sector, particularly for the construction of small […]
