Nevesinje municipality, Ekoteh sign contract for new EUR 1.2 million water treatment plant
Nevesinje Mayor Milenko Avdalović and Marko Škoberne, chairman of the management board of Slovenia-based Ekoteh, have signed an agreement on EUR 1.2 million worth of reconstruction works on the water treatment plant in Nevesinje. The reconstruction is part of a wider EUR 100 million program to improve drinking water and the sewerage network in Republika […]
EUR 200 million HPP Dabar project draws 19 expressions of interest
Hidroelektrana Dabar, part of hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici (HET), has received 19 expressions of interest (EOI) in a turnkey/engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 160 MW Dabar hydropower plant (HPP Dabar), said Željko Zubac, acting general manager of Hidroelektrana Dabar. The 19 expressions of interest in the HPP Dabar project came […]
Nevesinje moves closer to 52 MW Grebak, 49.5 MW Trusina wind farm projects
The municipality of Nevesinje is closer to the realization of two wind farm projects – Trusina and Grebak – according to announcements on the municipality’s website. Zlatko Mandžuka, top man of Nevesinje-registered energy firm Eol Prvi, said that he expects the construction permit to be issued and a wind turbine purchase agreement signed with Denmark’s […]
ORF-EE and Association of Municipalities and Cities of FBiH hold SUM Training in Konjic
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with the Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) – Savez općina i gradova FBiH, held a Training on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Konjic on July 19. The meeting brought together representatives of municipalities of FBiH who […]
EPHZHB breaks ground for 66 MW Vrilo pumped-storage hydropower plant
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Vrilo pumped-storage hydropower plant on the Šuica sinking river near Tomislavgrad on July 16 . The Vrilo pumped-storage hydropower plant, to be built in an investment worth EUR 89.1 million, is designed to have two units with a total installed […]
Bids sought for three small hydropower plants
The Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining of Republika Srpska has launched tenders for concessions to build and operate three small hydropower plants. One invitation refers to two small hydropower plants (HPP) on the Bjelava river that would have a total installed capacity of 2.523 MW and an annual output of 10.19 GWh of electricity. […]
Parliamentary Assembly of BiH adopts recommendations for energy sector reform
The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina has adopted recommendations for the energy sector reform, proposed by MPs Momčilo Novaković, Hanka Vajzović, Saša Magazinović, Predrag Kožul, Mirsad Isaković, Lazar Prodanović and Jasmin Emrić. Once entity governments consent, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH is to propose an […]
Green for Growth Fund lends EUR 5 million more to Partner MCF to back energy efficiency measures
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has secured a fresh, EUR 5 million loan to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s third-largest microcredit institution, Partner Microcredit Foundation (Partner MCF), its longstanding partner, to finance energy efficiency measures. The energy efficiency measures to be financed with the senior loan investment are projected to result in annual primary energy savings […]