Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro, BiH agree roadmap to resolve issues over Buk Bijela hydropower project
06 July 2023 - Montenegro and BiH have set up a working group to address problems with the Buk Bijela hydropower project on the border between the two countries
Lawsuits and blockades over lignite mine projects near Prijedor in BiH
29 June 2023 - Villagers say they are certain that around 90,000 tons of coal from Bistrica would not help overcome the energy crisis
EPBiH discussing its 90 MW Bitovnja wind farm project with local community
27 June 2023 - EPBiH has revamped the 90 MW Bitovnja wind farm project after several years, and is now in talks with the local population
Works launched on 160 MW hydropower plant Dabar in Bileća
26 June 2023 - Dabar is the biggest of three facilities in the planned cascade on the Trebišnjica river, which will also include hydropower plants Bileća and Nevesinje
Solar complex of 36 MW planned to be built in Tuzla
20 June 2023 - The projected annual electricity output of the proposed Deling Invest 1 solar complex is some 40 GWh
Federation of BiH to invest USD 70 million in air quality improvement
09 June 2023 - The World Bank has approved a USD 50 million loan to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Albania, Republic of Srpska roll out registries for guarantees of origin
07 June 2023 - Now they can start issuing GOs and engage in trading in line with EU rules, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske plans to burn waste in its Gacko coal plant
17 May 2023 - The power utility is planning a pilot project for burning up to 1,200 tons of waste per day together with coal in the Gacko facility
BEF 2023: Decarbonization and energy storage require district heating integration with power sector
17 May 2023 - Intersectoral cooperation and the integration of the electricity and district heating sectors are necessary to utilize the energy balancing and storage potential
Bosnian mining city Živinice to install solar power plants with state-owned utility EPBiH
05 May 2023 - It could make the city in the north of BiH the first coal-dependent area in the Western Balkans that kicks off the energy transition
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton grants concession for 10 solar power plants
02 May 2023 - Plavo Sunce is majority-owned by Iva Mamić, daughter of the former head of Croatian football club Dinamo
BiH’s NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed
28 April 2023 - The draft national energy and climate plan of BiH was presented for the first time at the Energy Summit 2023 in Neum
FBiH government, private companies prepare electromobility project for urban areas
14 April 2023 - Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism Edita Đapo met with the heads of Megamix and e-GO to discuss the electromobility project
Firms in BiH plan joint solar power plant to avoid paying EU carbon border tax
05 April 2023 - The investors say they are aware carbon-free electricity would be required to keep exporting as CO2 emissions will be taxed
EPBIH gets financing for Vlašić wind farm
03 April 2023 - The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina approved a EUR 36 million loan from EIB for the 50 MW Vlašić wind farm project
Virtual power plants emerge in BiH as seven aggregators pool 120 MW in total
24 March 2023 - The Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NOSBiH) foresees an increase to 250 MW by the end of the year