Banja Luka rejects initiative to build new hydropower plant on Vrbas river
The City of Banja Luka has rejected an initiative for the construction of the Krupa hydropower plant (HPP) on the Vrbas river, as it was not backed by an environmental impact study, Mayor Igor Radojičić said following a recent meeting with representatives of 36 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gathered in the Coalition for Vrbas. Radojičić explained […]
Luka Petrović named acting GM of power utility ERS – vacancy announcement ahead for post of general manager
Luka Petrović, who has so far served as mayor of Trebinje, was named acting general manager of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), the power utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entity Republika Srpska, on November 16, after Radmila Čičković resigned the post citing personal reasons, according to a press release from ERS. Luka Petrović was appointed to […]
Republika Srpska’s electricity balance for 2019-2021 projects annual surpluses of over 1,500 GWh
The Republika Srpska government has passed a decision on the adoption of state power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske’s (ERS) electricity balance for 2019 and a decision on the adoption of ERS’ electricity balance for 2019-2021, projecting significant balance surpluses in the observed period, according to a statement issued following a government session on Monday, November […]
Republika Srpska, Russia’s Rakurs-Engineering sign agreement on project for construction of HPPs on Vrbas river
Republika Srpska Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Petar Đokić and General Manager of St. Petersburg-based Rakurs-Engineering Leonid Chernigov signed in Banja Luka a cooperation agreement concerning a EUR 500 million project for the construction of 4 cascading hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Vrbas river. The project comprises HPPs Trn, Laktaši, Kosjerevo and Razboj. […]
HPP Bogatići Nova put into operation after EUR 9.45 million investment
Power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) has put into operation hydropower plant (HPP) Bogatići Nova, with an installed capacity of 9.96 MW, built in an investment of BAM 18.5 million (about EUR 9.45 million). HPP Bogatići Nova, on the Željeznica River near Sarajevo, should generate an average of 46.26 million KWh of electricity a year, […]
UPDATE: Consultancy sought to help award EUR 200 million HPP Dabar project
Hidroelektrana Dabar has launched an international tendering procedure to select a consultancy to provide it with legal, financial, and technical advisory services in the process of awarding a turnkey/engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 160 MW Dabar hydropower plant (HPP Dabar), according to acting general manager Željko Zubac. Hidroelektrana Dabar, part of hydropower […]
Company established for HPP Buk Bijela’s construction
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) and its subsidiary Hidroelektrane na Drini have established a Foča-based joint venture, Hidroelektrana Buk Bijela, for the production and sale of electricity, news agency Srna reported. The agreement on the establishment of the joint venture was signed by ERS acting director Radmila Čičković and Nedeljko Perišić, director of […]
ERS posts EUR 28.6 million profit in H1, presses ahead with HPP, small HPP, wind park projects
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) reported a EUR 28.6 million profit in the first half of 2018, acting General Manager Radmila Čičković has told Srna, local media reported. All production and distribution units of ERS, the power utility of Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska, except the Gacko coal mining and thermal power plant complex, operated in […]