Investors taking advantage of corona crisis to build five small HPPs in BiH
Despite the lockdowns in the region caused by the coronavirus, the construction of five small hydropower plants (SHPPs) has begun or is being pushed in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo, according to a joint press release by the Coalition for the Protection of Rivers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Riverwatch and EuroNatur. In […]
EPHZHB’s net profit for 2019 lands nearly seven times lower year over year
Net profit of public power utility Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB) dropped 85.1% last year against 2018, to BAM 2.47 million (EUR 1.26 million), according to the official results. The company’s net profit in 2018 was BAM 16.6 million (EUR 8.49 million) or almost seven times higher. Even though revenues strengthened and costs fell […]
Is PPP an effective tool for implementing energy related projects?
Authors: Andrea Zubović-Devedžić, Partner, and Indir Osmić, Attorney at Law, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz – BiH branch INTRODUCTION Trying to find your way through public-private partnership (PPP) legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) may seem like navigating a maze. With 12 different laws at multiple levels of government, all quite similar yet none the same, the situation […]
Megajoule Adria to conduct wind resource assessment for Poklečani wind farm
Power utility Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB) has selected Zagreb-based Megajoule Adria to prepare a study on a wind resource assessment for the Poklečani wind farm. According to the EPHZHB, Megajoule Adria has offered to conduct a wind resource assessment for BAM 12,500 (about EUR 6,400). A public invitation to prepare the study was launched […]
TENDERING: Mesihovina wind farm maintenance
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB) has launched a tender for the maintenance of the Mesihovina wind farm, the first such facility in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The deadline for the submission of bids is May 27, according to the public procurement notice. The municipality of Tomislavgrad is defined as the destination for […]
TENDERING: Installation of 1,513 LED lights in Banja Luka
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a tender procedure for the installation of 1,513 LED lights in the city of Banja Luka. The deadline for submissions is April 27, the invitation to bid reads. According to earlier projections, the entire job is estimated at BAM 390,000 (EUR 199,100.) The funds are secured by […]
Feed-in tariff surcharge not to be changed in Federation of BiH
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to keep surcharge fee in Q2 and Q3 of 2020 at the same level as in Q1. The fee is paid by electricity consumers through their electricity bills to fund the feed-in tariff subsidies for the privileged power producers from renewable energy sources. The surcharge […]
BiH warns Croatia against storing nuclear waste from Krško at border
An environmental impact study is underway after Croatia gave the green light to a special fund to use a former barracks near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina for the disposal of nuclear waste from the Krško nuclear power plant. Both the government in Sarajevo and the Republic of Srpska entity protest against the decision. […]
