Republic of Srpska waiting for waste management strategy
The draft Strategy on waste management has been submitted to the Republika of Srpska Parliament for adoption and has won unanimous support among MPs, RS Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology Srebrenka Golić said in a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Anders Hagelberg. The ambassador said the Republic of Srpska has taken positive steps […]
GIZ facilitates agreement on use of ENMA Soft energy management system in Kosovo* and Albania
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with GIZ bilateral projects Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Project, hosted in the period of June 21-23 a knowledge exchange study visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The visit included participation of representatives of […]
Number of small hydropower plants rises to 17 in Republic of Srpska
Small hydropower plant (SHPP) was launched yesterday in the municipality of Teslić, in the Republic of Srpska (RS), increasing the number of SHPPs in this Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entity to 17. The SHPP Žiraja 2 was launched in the village of Bijelo Bučje, near Teslić. Its installed power capacity is 900 kW and investment value […]
Chinese AVIC-ENG to build hydropower plant on Drina river
The Government of the Republic of Srpska (RS) has approved signing of the Memorandum of cooperation with China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-ENG) on the construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entity’s Minister of Industry, energy and mining Petar Đokić is authorized to sign the […]
Fifteen days left to apply for 13th Regional summer school on sustainable development and low emission planning
The Regional Education and Information Centre (REIC) issued an invitation for its 13th Regional summer school in Fojnica for 20 participants from SEE that is to take place from August 20 to August 26. This year 20 selected participants from the whole region of Western Balkans and from other countries of SEE region will address low […]
EBRD providing energy efficiency loans to UniCredit in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is giving two loans in support of housing energy efficiency projects to the Unicredit Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The total amount of the loans is EUR 12 million. The money will be lent for projects in line with the EBRD Green Economy Transition (GET), the EBRD […]
More buildings to get energy efficiency upgrades in Republika Srpska
The Republika Srpska government is planning to implement a number of energy efficiency projects, Prime Minister Željka Cvijanović said. The projects to improve the energy efficiency of 31 buildings will be financed from a World Bank loan of USD 13 million. The loan has a repayment period of 25 years with a five year grace […]
GIZ celebrates World Environment Day with primary school children
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is marking the World Environment Day, including the past International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) 2017, by organizing informative sessions in several schools across the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. GIZ projects Open Regional Funds for South-East Europe – Biodiversity and Energy Efficiency celebrated these two […]