Concessions for wind energy facilities on Vlašić plateau to be reoffered
The government of the Central Bosnia Canton has terminated concessions for the construction of two wind energy facilities on the Vlašić plateau, the media in the region reported. According to the government’s website, one of the two severed concession agreements had been signed with Travnik-based Eberkon and the other with Travnik-based Lahor. According to the […]
GIZ ORF-EE signs MoU on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan with City of Sarajevo and Canton Sarajevo
The City of Sarajevo, the Ministry of Transport of Canton Sarajevo and the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), formalizing their collaboration and implementation of the ORF-EE project on sustainable urban mobility. The […]
Government defiant on Tuzla 7 coal project, as Energy Community launches dispute settlement procedure
The Energy Community Secretariat has sent an Opening Letter to Bosnia and Herzegovina for non-compliance with the state aid acquis regarding the Tuzla 7 project, in what is the first step in the dispute settlement procedure. In the meantime, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH Mirko Šarović said that the new unit […]
RS citizens pay over EUR 6 million in incentives for small hydropower plants in 2018
The Ministry of Energy and Mining of Republika Srpska (RS), an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has unveiled a list of legal entities and individuals that received electricity production incentives for small hydropower plants from 2016 to 2018. The list shows that small hydropower plants (SHPPs) received BAM 12.5 million (over EUR 6 million) in […]
Republika Srpska abolishes feed-in tariffs for wind farms
The Parliament of Republika Srpska has adopted a new law on renewable energy and efficient cogeneration, which abolishes feed-in tariffs for wind farms. This is one of the major changes in the regulatory framework announced in the countries of the Energy Community, including Northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. According to the Republika Srpska […]
Concession agreement scrapped for Trusina wind farm
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has severed a concession agreement with Eol Prvi for the construction of the Trusina wind farm in Nevesinje, which had been announced to soak an investment of BAM 150 million (around EUR 76.5 million), the media in the region reported. The start of construction […]
Financing agreement signed to build new CHP plant, resolve Zenica’s top polluter
A financing agreement has been signed for a EUR 53 million project to build a combined heat and power plant (CHP) to use recovery gases from the steelworks in Zenica, instead of coal burned by the current boilers. The project is expected to resolve the city’s district heating issues, as well as to significantly cut […]
GGF Partners with Mikrofin to boost energy efficiency in households, small enterprises
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has partnered with Mikrofin to encourage energy efficiency measures among households and small agri-businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GGF said in a press release. The impact of the EUR 2 million loan will be enhanced through capacity building measures, enabling Mikrofin to develop and market a dedicated energy-efficiency […]