Toplane-Sarajevo explore geothermal energy application in district energy system
BiH capital’s district heating utility Toplane-Sarajevo has launched a geothermal energy research project in order to use renewable energy sources in the district heating system. Sarajevo is one of the cities with the most polluted air, not only in the region but also in the world. Toplane-Sarajevo uses natural gas as its main fuel, which […]
FBiH Ministry of Environment orders imported waste to be returned to Italy
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided to return to Italy a load of non-hazardous waste imported to BiH. According to its announcement, it was supposed to be raw material for production, but instead of textile waste, wood, sand or some other material was stored in Drvar […]
EPBiH has opted for decarbonization, but progress on building renewable energy capacities is slow
State power utility Elektropriveda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) has opted for decarbonization, company officials say, but time will tell how successful it will be. Emir Aganović, adviser to EPBiH’s general manager, says that progress so far has been slow and that there are numerous obstacles impeding the construction of replacement capacities – power plants using […]
Parliament of Republic of Srpska rejects motion to ban small hydropower plants
The Center for Environment demanded from Minister of Energy and Mining Petar Đokić to resign after his party didn’t back a moratorium on the construction of small hydropower plants in the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska. Only 40 representatives supported the proposition, and 42 votes were needed to pass it. Parliamentarians in Banja […]
Republic of Srpska adopts new law on electricity in line with EU’s Third Energy Package
The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska has adopted a new law on electricity, which transposes the EU’s Third Energy Package and paves the way for market liberalization. The law envisages the unbundling, the reorganization of state-owned Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), introduces the status of a protected consumer, the possibility of establishing energy cooperatives, […]
Preparatory works on Buk Bijela hydropower plant to start in September
The Republic of Srpska is waiting for the approval of BiH’s competition authorities to be able to start preparatory works for the Buk Bijela hydropower plant. It is developing the project together with Serbia and the establishment of a joint firm has already been agreed. Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), state-owned electricity producer in Bosnia and […]
Federation of BiH bans construction of small hydropower plants
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has three months to produce bills and ban small hydropower plants after the entity’s legislators voted in favor of the recommendations from the Declaration on the Protection of the Western Balkans Rivers. The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed a declaration […]
Elektroprenos BiH approves EUR 88.9 million investment plan for 2020
The shareholders’ assembly of electricity transmission company Elektroprenos – Elektroprijenos BiH has approved the EUR 88.9 million investment plan for 2020. The adoption of the plan is the result of an agreement between the prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and the Republic of Srpska (RS) Fadil Novalić and Radovan Višković, […]