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 […]
NGOs file lawsuits against small hydropower plants on Neretva, Neretvica rivers
Non-governmental organizations have filed or drafted lawsuits against the competent ministries in the Federation of BiH and the Republic of Srpska, the entities comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), for non-compliance with law in the procedure of approving the construction of five small hydropower plants (SHPPs). BiH also made news a few weeks ago when, despite […]
Fourteen-day shifts in power systems for stable supply in region
Power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) has decided to split the employees into two groups due to the emergency caused by the coronavirus. One group will work and sleep in power plants for 14 days, while the other will spend the period in isolation at home, and then replace the first one. A similar […]
Coronavirus prompts crisis measures in electric power systems in Balkans
Governments and state-owned operators are imposing constraints and work from home and stepping up hygiene requirements. The coronavirus isn’t affecting the electric power supply for now in the region of Western Balkans. Power producers and distributors in the Balkans have been introducing emergency procedures to contain the fallout from the spread of COVID-19. The coronavirus […]
EPBiH gets acting chief, seeks candidates for new board
The Supervisory Board of power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) has removed the members of the Management Board due to the expiration of their term of office and it appointed new ones for a period of 90 days. The firm released a vacancy announcement for the new leadership of the company – the general manager and […]
