EPBiH to install 30 MW solar park near Podveležje wind farm
It is the third utility-scale solar power plant in the pipeline in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The country has no solar parks.
EPBiH is looking for renewable projects to expand its green portfolio
Power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) wants to buy hydropower, solar and wind power plants in operation and projects under development. The move is not common for state-owned power companies in countries in the region that are outside of the European Union, and it could be said it is a surprise. Utilities from EU […]
Update: Site for Tuzla 7 coal project ready as Energy Community hints at sanctions
Chinese firms are building a coal plant in Tuzla, but BiH is facing sanctions in the Energy Community over state aid.
EPBiH to fund Vlašić wind farm by loans from EIB, KfW
State owned power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBIH) will secure EUR 72 million for the Vlašić wind farm through loans from the European Investment Bank and the KfW bank. In February, EPBiH was granted a concession for Vlašić, obtaining the right to build, equip, use, and maintain the 48 MW wind power plant. The […]
EPBIH to develop 200 MW of solar capacity on its coal pits
Power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) plans to install solar power plants with an installed capacity of 200 MW by 2025, CEO Admir Andelija said. Speaking about investments in renewable energy sources, he asserted the construction of the Podveležje wind farm is currently underway, that preparations are being made for the construction of the […]
Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
Ten units of coal-fired power plants in total will be shut down by the end of 2023 in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the Energy Transition Tracker
EPBiH has opted for decarbonization, but progress on building renewable energy capacities is slow
State power utility Elektropriveda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) has opted for decarbonization, company officials say, but time will tell how successful it will be. Emir Aganović, adviser to EPBiH’s general manager, says that progress so far has been slow and that there are numerous obstacles impeding the construction of replacement capacities – power plants using […]
EPBiH adopts business plan 2020-2022, plans to invest EUR 951 million
Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) plans to invest EUR 951 million through 2022, according to business plan for 2020-2022. The document was adopted by the shareholders’ assembly. Investments are planned in the production and supply of electricity, for capital projects, recapitalization of mines, and non-electricity subsidiaries, as well as joint projects, EPBiH said on its […]