Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivovik, BiH’s largest wind farm, starts trial operation
22 January 2025 - The Ivovik wind farm, the fourth and largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has started trial operation
Norinco, Arctech sign equipment deal for solar power plant in BiH
17 January 2025 - The media reported in June that Norinco planned to buy an 80% stake in Aurora Solar, a firm with a concession to build a PV plant of 125 MW
BiH’s power utility EPBiH to provide ESCO services for solar power installations
03 January 2025 - Shareholders of Elektroprivreda BiH have adopted the 2025-2027 business plan at the 85th extraordinary general meeting
TPP Ugljevik shut down again as power line failures leave 200,000 without electricity
26 December 2024 - Thermal power plant Ugljevik, part of state power utility ERS, has halted electricity production for the second time in three weeks.
Republic of Srpska doesn’t have EUR 357 million to maintain production in coal power plants
24 December 2024 - Minister Petar Đokić held a meeting with the boards of directors and supervisory boards of coal complexes Gacko and Ugljevik
Croatia to grant EUR 5 million for climate action projects in BiH
20 December 2024 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has issued a call for awarding funds for climate action projects
Financing secured for three hydropower plants on Bistrica river
19 December 2024 - The Republic of Srpska has signed an agreement with Chinese company AVIC to finance three hydropower plants on the Bistrica river
Chinese-led consortium to build desulfurization unit at BiH’s power plant Kakanj
19 December 2024 - Power utility EPBiH and a consortium led by China’s Dongfang Electric International Corporation have signed an agreement to build a new unit
Federation of BiH preparing energy sector transition strategy
18 December 2024 - The entity Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry has started the procedure for a strategy for the transition of the energy sector
BiH, Montenegro ask EU to delay CBAM
16 December 2024 - At a meeting of the Energy Community Ministerial Council, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro asked for CBAM to be postponed
Ugljevik power plant back online, but coal shortage remains unresolved
12 December 2024 - Faced with workers fearing for their jobs, the management of the state power utility has promised significant investments in Ugljevik
Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal
05 December 2024 - The management of RiTE Ugljevik, which operates a coal mine and the thermal power plant, blames those who ran the company in previous years.
Concession signed for 80 MW wind farm in Tomislavgrad
22 November 2024 - Alpha Wind has been granted a concession to build the 80 MW Ljubuša wind farm in the municipality of Tomislavgrad.
City of Zenica in BiH calls for bids for energy storage project
06 November 2024 - The City of Zenica in BiH is organizing a bidding procedure for an energy storage facility in the Zenica 1 business zone
CBAM could heavily impact BiH economy unless firms get incentives for solar panels
05 November 2024 - Minister Vedran Lakić convened cantonal ministers to discuss the challenges arising from the introduction of CBAM
BiH suffers drastic fall in power export revenue
05 November 2024 - Electricity export revenue in Bosnia and Herzegovina came in at EUR 240 million in the first three quarters