Bosnia and Herzegovina
EPBiH mines ended 2020 with total debt of EUR 470 million
30 March 2021 - The miners from the Kreka brown coal mine in BiH stopped striking but bankruptcy looms if the reorganization plan is not implemented.
Largest solar power plant in BiH to be installed in Bosanski Petrovac
23 March 2021 - The Una-Sana Canton government plans to announce an international public call for the construction of a 90 MW solar power plant this year.
Kopač: Obsession with coal threatens to push BiH back deeper into past
08 March 2021 - Fixed tariffs for green energy are obsolete and the obsession with coal can push BiH deeper into the past, says Janez Kopač from the Energy Community
Leading canton in number of SHPPs in BiH plans another 38
01 March 2021 - The Srednjobosanski Canton has prepared a draft of changes to the spatial plan, which envisages the construction of another 38 SHPPs.
Great interest for incentives to replace coal furnaces, boilers in Sarajevo
25 February 2021 - 2,160 applications have been sent at the public call for granting incentives to purchase certified furnaces, and boilers on pellet and heat pumps.
BiH has wind farms in pipeline with 2.2 GW in total capacity
25 February 2021 - Active projects in various stages of development in BiH may add up to 2.2 GW in wind farms to the country's electricity production capacity
Call for companies to register, submit data in FBiH waste management information system
24 February 2021 - The regulation on new waste management information system obliges companies to do so by March 31 or June 30.
Republika Srpska’s parliament calls for moratorium on small hydropower plants
19 February 2021 - The parliament of Republika Srpska has adopted a declaration on river protection, calling for a moratorium on small hydropower plants.
wpd Adria developing four wind farms with installed capacity of 1.1 GW
16 February 2021 - A subsidiary of German renewable energy company wpd is developing wind farms Kruzi, Vaganj, Glamoč and Marino Brdo in BiH.
Waste management development in Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 February 2021 - An overview of waste management development in BiH, recent reforms and investment opportunities that arise from the country's complexity.
Sweden allocates EUR 7.2 million for energy efficiency in BiH
29 January 2021 - The funds will be used for the energy renovation, the installation of solar systems, and the development of financial schemes.
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske to invest EUR 770 million in green energy over three years
25 January 2021 - ERS is currently developing five major projects – HPP Dabar, hydropower project Gornja Drina, HPPs on the Bistrica river, wind farm Hrgud, and solar power plant Trebinje 1.
Podveležje wind farm starts producing electricity
18 January 2021 - Wind turbines at locations 7 and 8 of the Podveležje wind farm have been given a test run, generating the first amount of electricity.
EPBiH’s three-year business plan envisages EUR 850 million in investment
05 January 2021 - State power utility EPBiH has adopted a three-year business plan that envisages investments of some EUR 850 million.
Republic of Srpska proposes VAT on electric vehicles to be scrapped
25 December 2020 - In order to reduce air pollution from traffic, the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska has proposed the abolition of the VAT.
TPP Ugljevik takes desulfurization unit offline on lack of operation permit
24 December 2020 - The Ugljevik coal complex has lifted its power prices due to the new desulfurization unit, but it can't regularly work without an operation permit