Siemens, EPBiH sign contracts worth EUR 69 million for Podveležje wind farm
State power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) and a consortium led by Croatia-based Siemens Gamesa have signed two agreements, worth some EUR 69 million, on the construction and five-year maintenance of 15 wind turbines at the Podveležje wind farm, with a total installed capacity of 48 MW, according to a statement from EPBiH. The consortium, comprising […]
GGF extends EUR 1 million to LIDER to on-lend for energy efficiency, small renewable energy equipment
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), an impact investment fund advised by Finance in Motion, has joined hands with the Microcredit Foundation LIDER to promote energy efficiency and use of small renewable energy equipment among households and farmers in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a loan of EUR 1 million. The loan, along with the complementary […]
Energy Community Secretariat urges Parliament to postpone decision on Tuzla 7 guarantee
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has urged the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) to postpone its decision on a guarantee for the Export–Import Bank of China’s (Chexim – China Exim Bank) loan to state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) to build a new, 450 MW unit of the Tuzla coal-fired power […]
Republika Srpska grants 50-year concession for 49.5 MW Grebak wind farm
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has granted Nevesinje-based firm VE Grebak a 50-year concession to build and operate a 49.5 MW wind farm, in an investment valued at BAM 130 million (about EUR 65 million), local media reported. The Grebak wind farm is planned to have 15 turbines, […]
Ivicom Consulting signs deal on EUR 61.3 million wind farm in Bihać
The government of the Una-Sana Canton and Croatia’s Ivicom Consulting have signed a contract to regulate the parties’ relations concerning a concession agreement to build and operate wind turbines, each with a capacity of up to 5 MW, on the territory of Bihać, paving the way for launching a study on the economic viability of […]
5% electricity price increase approved for businesses, down from 15% sought by EPBiH, ERS
State-owned power utilities Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) and Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) did not receive the authorities’ nod to raise the electricity price for businesses as much as they had requested. Both companies asked for a 15% hike and were only allowed a 5% increase. The decision to lower the requested price increase followed […]
USAID, British Embassy sign MoU to help BiH met its obligation towards Energy Community
USAID Bosnia and Herzegovina and the British Embassy Sarajevo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the promotion of cooperation in the energy sector in BiH. This document defines cooperation in the energy sector reform process with the overall aim to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in fulfilling its obligations toward the Energy Community Treaty […]
BiH one step closer to developing Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) organized a two-day Workshop on Development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) in Sarajevo. The event took place from 5 to 6 February, 2019 in Hotel Europe. The workshop brought together more than 80 participants, among them members of the Working […]