No new quotas for solar plants in BiH until 2020
Investors planning to build solar power plants in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will have to give up because there are no more available quotas before 2020. Data from the Operator for renewable energy sources and efficient cogeneration of FBiH show that new solar quotas will be available only as of 2020. However there will […]
First contracts for Podveležje wind farm construction signed
The first two contracts for Podveležje wind farm construction on a plateau near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), have been signed. This is the official beginning of the wind farm construction, which has been announced over past eight years. Mayor Ljubo Bešlić has signed the contract for the reconstruction of local roads in Podveležje on […]
Memorandum to speed up construction of Mesihovina wind farm
Power utility Elektroprivreda HZHB signed a memorandum of understanding with USAID that should speed up the construction of Mesihovina wind farm. The agreement was signed by the director of USAID Mission to BiH Peter Duffy and the general manager of Elektroprivreda HZHB Marinko Galja, confirming their cooperation on the USAID Energy Investment Activity project. The […]
BiH failed to secure financial support for transmission line construction
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cannot access the EU funds due to the failure to comply with the Energy Community Treaty and the Third Energy Package of the EU directives. It also stopped the implementation of the project for the construction of a 400 kW transmission line which is to connect Serbia, BiH and Montenegro. Since 2014 […]
Shower of requests for energy permits for PV power plants in BiH
Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) announced that 14 companies filed requests for energy permits. The investors request new energy permits or the renewal of existing ones which are needed for the solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants construction. As reported on the website of the Ministry, the general public […]
Ambassadors call on Federation BiH to adopt Law on Energy Efficiency
Ambassadors of several Western countries and the EU Delegation have written to the institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to express strong support for adopting the Law on Energy Efficiency. The letter is signed by the ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Sweden, the head of the EU Delegation and […]
Transforming Cities: From Industrial Centers to Sustainable Urban Areas
The international Connective Cities Dialogue Event “Transforming Cities: From Industrial Centers to Sustainable Urban Areas” was held in early December in the city of Bocholt, Germany. Representatives of the City of Zenica, with the support of the GIZ ORF-EE as its partner, took an active part in this year’s event presenting its project to a […]
ERS: KfW loan for Hrgud wind farm favourable
The KfW loan for the Hrgud wind farm in Berkovići is one of the most favourable. This is the reply of the ERS’ management to the opposition’s accusations that the decision on the loan is a violation of law. Since guarantees for the loan for the Hrgud wind farm construction are provided by the government, it is […]
