UNDP issues public call to apply for preparation of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has issued a public call to local governments in BiH to apply for the preparation of their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP). The public call was issued in early January, and the deadline to submit applications is February 15, 2019. The Sustainable […]
Power utility ERS gets concessions to build, operate HPPs Foča, Paunci
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has awarded concessions to its power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) to build and operate the Foča and Paunci hydropower plants (HPP). Republika Srpska and Serbia plan to jointly build the two HPPs with a combined installed capacity of between 90 MW and […]
Ministry proposes temporary cut in import duty on new cars, zero duty on electric cars
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has proposed lowering the import duty on new conventional cars and scrapping the levy entirely on electric cars through to the end of 2019. The proposed decision to temporarily suspend and lower import duties on new cars through to December 31, 2019 […]
FBiH government awarding concession to power utility EPHZHB to build pumped-storage HPP Vrilo
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has adopted a decision on the procedure to award a concession for the construction of the Vrilo pumped-storage hydropower plant (HPP) with an installed capacity of 66 MW on the Šuica river in the municipality of Tomislavgrad. The government is carrying out the procedure based […]
Electricity prices for industry to increase 14% – ERS general manager
Luka Petrović, general manager of public power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), has announced that prices for the industry will increase by 14% on average, but that they will still be the lowest in the Balkans. The announcement instantly riled up the Republika Srpska Chamber of Commerce and trade unions, which called for the electricity […]
Cantonal government moves on EUR 61.3 million wind farm project
The government of the Una-Sana Canton has authorized Prime Minister Mustafa Ružnić to sign an agreement with Croatia’s Ivicom Consulting, part of Austria’s Ivicom Holding, concerning a project to build a wind farm in the Bihać area. The wind farm is to be built under an investment of around BAM 120 million (some EUR 61.3 […]
Tendering: Concession to build small hydropower plant Štedrić 1
The Republika Srpska Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining has launched tendering for a concession to build the Štedrić 1 small hydropower plant (SHPP) on the river Štedrić, a tributary of the river Zeleni Jadar. The construction of SHPP Štedrić 1, with an estimated installed capacity of 0.58 MW and annual output of 3.54 GWh […]
Tendering for concession to build Ljubinje solar park flops
The Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining of Republika Srpska has repealed a decision to award a concession for the construction and operation of the Ljubinje solar photovoltaic (PV) power station after the tendering announcement, published in the summer of 2018, attracted no bids. A 50-year concession had been envisaged for the project worth BAM […]