Bosnia and Herzegovina
RESET: European Green Deal is chance for energy transition in BiH
19 November 2020 - The European Green Deal is a chance for BiH to upgrade its energy system and make it environmentally sustainable, experts from RESET said.
Federation of BiH to scrap feed-in tariffs for small hydropower plants from 2021
19 November 2020 - The government is preparing a set of regulatory amendments in order to prevent the adverse impact of small hydropower plants on the environment.
Serbia, Republic of Srpska sign joint statement on Gornja Drina hydropower project
18 November 2020 - The construction of HPP Buk Bijela should take six years, and could start at the end of this year or at the beginning of the 2021.
Sarajevo to make inventory of households’ furnaces as a step to reduce air pollution
13 November 2020 - Sarajevo Canton has officially started preparing a ten-year strategy to reduce the use of coal in order to minimize air pollution.
Serbia’s EPS to take over majority of company HES Gornja Drina in BiH
06 November 2020 - The decision to change the ownership structure was made by the Government of the Republic of Srpska.
Sarajevo issues caution due to excessive air pollution
02 November 2020 - Authorities in BiH's capital city triggered the first batch of measures to improve air quality as pollution increased.
EPBiH is looking for renewable projects to expand its green portfolio
02 November 2020 - Power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) wants to buy hydropower, solar and wind power...
Ugljevik coal power plant in BiH connects desulfurization unit
29 October 2020 - Regular desulfurization finally started in the thermal power plant in Ugljevik. Contractor Mitsubishi Power received a similar order from Serbia.
Update: Site for Tuzla 7 coal project ready as Energy Community hints at sanctions
28 October 2020 - Chinese firms are building a coal plant in Tuzla, but BiH is facing sanctions in the Energy Community over state aid.
EPBiH to fund Vlašić wind farm by loans from EIB, KfW
12 October 2020 - State owned power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBIH) will secure EUR 72 million for...
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske granted consession for its first solar power plant
02 October 2020 - State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) is getting a concession for the installation of...
EPS gets approval in Serbia for Gornja Drina hydropower project in BiH
30 September 2020 - Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) managed to surpass another obstacle in its plan to construct a hydropower...
Leonardo DiCaprio backs campaign to protect Bosnian rivers
23 September 2020 - Conservationist groups from the region and the world urged the Federation of BiH to pass...
Draft energy permit adopted for 48 MW Pakline 2 wind farm
21 September 2020 - The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)...
EPBIH to develop 200 MW of solar capacity on its coal pits
17 September 2020 - Power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) plans to install solar power plants with an...
Renting electric scooters now available in Sarajevo
15 September 2020 - Residents and visitors to Sarajevo can now rent electric scooters with the BeeBee app. There...