EBRD, EU and Austria support greener future in BiH with EUR 17 million
The European bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD), the European Union (EU) and the Austria have launched a joint programme to support energy efficiency investment in the residential housing sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EBRD said in a statement. The EBRD has committed a total of EUR 17 million to Unicredit Bank Mostar, Unicredit […]
Works on Hrgud, first wind park in Republika Srpska to start soon
The first wind farm in Republika Srpska, 48 MW Hrgud, should be completed in four years. The EUR 60 million loan deal for its construction was signed between the Ministry of Finance of Bosnia and Herzegovina and German KwF Development Bank. This wind farm in Berkovići, a southern municipality of Republika Srpska, comprises 16 wind […]
Another wind park construction to start soon in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosna and Herzegovina will soon have another wind park, in Livno municipality. In late October, IMRES Smart Greenergy, the local company, and Turkish engineering firm Enprode signed a deal for the construction of a 51 MW wind farm and for research projects to build a reversible hydroelectric power plant (HPP). Both wind farm and reversible […]
Tender to be called soon for Ljubinje solar plant, mayor claims Austrians planning to invest
The blueprints for a solar power plant have been drawn up, the required documents have been secured to start construction in the town of Ljubinje in the Republika Srpska and the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining is due to call a tender for an investor, Ljubinje Mayor Darko Krunić said. Local media reported that […]
Schneider Electric’s new investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s energy sector
Schneider Electric is planning fresh investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s infrastructure and energy sectors as well as in creating energy efficient buildings, both commercial and residential. The company’s goal is to increase cooperation with local partners and work on creating new solution in energy management and automation, Milenko Krivokuća, Schneider’s sales manager said. “Our focus […]
Cross-border protocol to finally reduce air pollution in Slavonski Brod
Croatia and Republika Srpska signed a protocol on cooperation under which Bosanski Brod refinery will be connected to Croatian gas system. The agreement should reduce cross-border air-pollution that has been at the center of a dispute between the two countries for a long time. The cooperation agreement was signed the last day of October, Croatian […]
New Energy Community sanctions for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The Ministerial Conference of the Energy Community will discuss in December a possibility of introducing additional sanctions against Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) because the country keeps failing to meet obligations under the terms of the Treaty of the Energy Community, in the gas sector at the state level in particular. Mirko Šarović, BiH Minister of […]
Additional EUR 1.5 million for energy efficiency in BiH
Within the project “Green Economic Development” (GED) EUR 1.5 million will be invested in 22 kindergartens, schools and hospitals in Bosnia and Herzegovina next year, in order to improve their energy efficiency. The five-year project has been implemented since 2013 by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Swedish Embassy and BiH institutions. A few days […]