Mesihovina, the first wind farm in Bosnia & Herzegovina connected to grid
The first wind-powered electricity plant in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), 50.6 MW Mesihovina, has been put into operation and will supply over 27,000 households in Tomislavgrad municipality. The construction of this plant with 22 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 turbines will increase the production of electricity by 165.17 GWh per year, or 10 percent. The wind farm was built across […]
Podveležje wind farm project presented in Mostar by EP BiH
The Elektroprivreda BiH (EP BiH) power company organized a presentation of its project to build the Podveležje windfarm in Mostar. The new power production facility will be built using a loan from the German development bank KfW and EP BiH funds. Representatives of the German company Fichtner helped EP BIH to present the project. The total […]
Switzerland helps energy efficiency project in Trebinje
The Swiss Foundation Esertek will participate in the financing of the energy efficiency improvement of the Trebinje City Hall worth a total of EUR 280,000. Trebinje Mayor Luka Petrović said that Foundation will contribute EUR 128,000 to the project, while the rest of the funds will be provided by the Government of Republika Srpska. “We […]
Bosnia seeks to avert loss of KfW funds in wake of HPP Salakovac project pullout
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) Finance and Treasury Minister Vjekoslav Bevanda has organized a meeting with representatives of German development bank KfW and power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) in an attempt to prevent the suspension of multi-million projects in BiH financed by the German government, after EPBiH decided to abandon a project to reconstruct hydropower plant […]
Siemens Gamesa signs new 36 MW contract in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Siemens Gamesa company has announced that it will install turbines at the Jelovača wind farm in Tomislavgrad municipality, in western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. F.L. Wind, one of independent power producers (IPP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered 18 of Siemens Gamesa G97-2.0 MW turbines, for the supply of 36 MW. The agreement includes […]
Republika Srpska adopts new law on waste management
The Republika Srpska parliament adopted a law on amendments to the law on waste management. The law was adopted under emergency proceedings. The goal of the law is to set norms for coefficients and goals in calculating fees for the polluters who dump packaging waste. The fees will be collected from whoever dumps the waste […]
Sweden provides EUR 4 million for energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Government of Sweden is providing EUR 4 million for the continuation of the Green Economic Development project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, aiming to reduce CO2 by 3,900 tons annually and to save the country over BAM 1 million (EUR 500.000) in energy cost. Focusing on promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in Bosnia and […]
GGF’s new loan to boost energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has provided a EUR 1.5 million senior loan to Microcredit Foundation SUNRISE (MCF Sunrise) Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support energy efficiency measures and raise awareness of energy efficiency in the country. GGF and MCF Sunrise support energy efficiency in the microfinance sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the […]
