Republika Srpska government proposes new energy sector development strategy until 2035
The government of Republika Srpska, the Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has adopted a proposal of the energy sector development strategy until 2035, focusing on the security of supply and the creation of a sustainable and competitive energy sector, local media reported. The document, which has been sent to parliament for a fast-track procedure, […]
FBiH government proposes bill to strengthen polluter pays principle
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has proposed a bill seeking to strengthen the polluter pays principle and more clearly define the energy efficiency activities of the Environmental Protection Fund, including by renaming it the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund. The polluter pays principle envisaged under the bill on the […]
Western Balkans to experience temperature increase of 4C by end of century – study
Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has published a Study on Climate Change in the Western Balkans, showing alarming increase of temperature over the whole territory, with observed temperature increase of 1.2 degrees Celsius in the near future, destined to warm further by 1.7 – 4C and even exceeding 5C by the end of the century, depending […]
EPBiH not to pay dividends for 2017 as drought drives down profit
Shareholders of power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH), majority owned by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), do not stand to get dividends for 2017, when the company saw its net profit plunge to BAM 620,282 (approximately EUR 317,000), from BAM 12.9 million (around EUR 6.6 million) a year earlier. Under a decision to be […]
FBiH allocates EUR 8.4 million in renewables, cogeneration subsidies in 2018
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has adopted a decision allocating a total of some EUR 8.4 million (BAM 16.4 million) in subsidies for electricity production from renewable energy sources and cogeneration in 2018. The subsidies for electricity production from renewables and cogeneration stand at BAM 0.002128 per kWh, not including […]
Concession deal signed with Suzlon to build, operate 25.2 MW wind farm
The Sarajevo Canton government today signed a concession agreement with Suzlon Wind Energy BH, a subsidiary of India’s wind turbine supplier Suzlon Energy, to build and operate a 25.2 MW wind farm, according to a press release on the government’s website. The Ivan Sedlo-Hadžići wind farm will be the canton’s first. The investment is worth […]
CMEC considering construction of wind farms at Galica, Vlašić location
Prime Minister of the Central Bosnia Canton (SBK) Tahir Lendo met with representatives of local firms Tomix Kneževo and TLG Travnik, as well as China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) to discuss the construction of wind farms at the locations of Galica and Vlašić. CMEC and the two companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina started cooperation a […]
Concession proposed for Suzlon to build, operate 25.2 MW wind farm
The Sarajevo Canton government has adopted a decision for a concession to be awarded to Suzlon Wind Energy BH, a subsidiary of India’s wind turbine supplier Suzlon Energy, to build and operate a 25.2 MW wind farm, according to reports. The final decision on the wind farm concession should be made by the canton’s parliament, […]
