Republika Srpska to adopt new renewables incentive schemes by end-2019
Republika Srpska plans to introduce auctions for the construction of hydropower and solar power plants, as well as to continue using its power generation resources, including small and large hydropower plants and lignite-fired power plants. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, Petar Đokić, Minister of Energy and Mining of Republika Srpska, says that […]
Off-roading in protected areas devastating nature in BiH
The Center for Environment and the Society for Research and Protection of Biodiversity have appealed to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to introduce stricter control of off-roading through forests, often in protected areas, due to the destructive impact on the nature of these extremely sensitive ecosystems. The initiative related to off-roading will be […]
TENDERING: Construction of Živinice Regional Sanitary Landfill
JP EKO-SEP, the public waste management facility in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina near the City of Tuzla, has invited bids for the construction of the Živinice Regional Sanitary Landfill “Separacija” – Phase 1. The deadline to file bids is September 6, the invitation for tenders reads. The funds for the investment have […]
Independent report: Air pollution caused 136 premature deaths in Tuzla in 2018
Air pollution in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was twice the legal limit on two thirds of monitored days in 2018 and caused over one hundred premature deaths in adults during the year, according to independent new data published today in the report Lifting the Smog by CEE Bankwatch Network, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) […]
Bids invited to produce wind resource assessment for Poklečani wind farm
Public power utility Elektroprivreda HZHB (EPHZHB) has invited bids to conduct a wind resource assessment for the Poklečani wind farm in the Posušje municipality, according to a notice on the company’s website. The estimated value of the contract is BAM 22,000 (about EUR 11,250). The deadline to file bids to conduct wind resource assessment for […]
Solar Pecka crowdfunding campaign launched
The Center for Environment (CZZS) and the Visitor Center Pecka in Bosnia and Herzegovina have launched the Solar Pecka crowdfunding campaign to install a system of solar thermal collectors and solar panels on the visitor center’s roof to produce heat and electricity. The Pecka village is located near the city of Mrkonjić Grad in western […]
wpd Adria plans EUR 1.5 billion investment in 1.2 GW wind farms in BiH, Croatia
wpd Adria, a subsidiary of German renewable energy company wpd, intends to invest EUR 1.5 billion in an integrated 1.2 GW wind farm system in the Livno-Grahovo-Knin area in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to Zoran Obradović, managing director at wpd Adria, eKapija reported. The Dubrovnik-based wpd Adria is currently in the process of […]
TENDERING: Supply and installation of smart metering for Elektro-Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Power distribution company Elektro-Bijeljina, a subsidiary of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), has launched tendering for the supply and installation of smart metering, according to an announcement on the EBRD Client e-Procurement Portal. The contract will be funded by a EUR 7.5 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). […]