Evaluation of applications for HPP Dabar project to be repeated
The evaluation of applications to bid for financing and building hydropower plant HPP Dabar will have to be repeated, after part of the procedure was annulled following a complaint filed by one of the applicants, a consortium of China National Electric Engineering Co. Ltd (CNEEC) and Slovenia’s RIKO, local media reported. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s office […]
China’s AVIC offers to finance, build HPP Buk Bijela, 4 small hydropower plants
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC) has expressed interest in the construction of three large hydropower plants (HPPs) – Buk Bijela, Foča, and Paunci – and four small hydropower plants (SHPPs), the Ministry of Energy and Mining said on its website. Energy and Mining Minister Petar Đokic met with potential partners from China – […]
Workshop on European Mobility Week held for 14 municipalities, cities in BiH
The Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and the Association of Local Authorities of Republika Srpska, in cooperation with the European Secretariat of European Mobility Week and the financial support of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), organized a workshop on the […]
TENDERING: Detailed energy audits for 18 buildings in Sarajevo Canton
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued a call for the provision of services to conduct detailed energy audits for 18 buildings in the Sarajevo Canton. The application deadline is July 25, the UNDP said in a procurement notice. The list of 18 public buildings in the Sarajevo Canton: Therapeutic […]
Power utility ERS to borrow EUR 307 million for new renewable energy power plants
The Government of Republika Srpska intends to provide state guarantees for loans worth BAM 600 million (about EUR 307 million) for power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) to invest in renewable energy power plants and overhaul coal-fired power plants. The Republika Srpska parliament has adopted a decision on the value of state guarantees that the […]
Solar Pecka crowdfunding campaign raises USD 6,687
The Solar Pecka crowdfunding campaign to install a system of solar thermal collectors and solar panels on the Visitor Center Pecka in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been successfully completed. Solar Pecka is now the country’s first citizen initiative to bring solar energy to the rural area. The village of Pecka is located near the city […]
Sarajevo begins process to tackle transport pollution and traffic jams
On July 8, the Canton of Sarajevo invited over 40 stakeholders to a workshop to develop a common vision for Sarajevo’s first Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) and answer the question: What do we want our city to look like in 2030? The City of Sarajevo and the Canton of Sarajevo are partners in the […]
TENDERING: Study on economic impact of climate change on Trebišnjica hydrosystem
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has launched tendering for the development of study on the economic impact of climate change on the hydropower sector in Republika Srpska – the multipurpose hydrosystem Trebišnjica. The deadline to file bid expires on July 25. The UNDP in BiH is implementing the National Adaptation […]