Federation of BiH to ease requirements for solar, wind power plants of up to 1 MW
The benefits for households and businesses looking to become prosumers will be made possible by the FBiH’s Draft law on electricity
Federation of BiH to suspend issuance of permits for small hydropower plants
The Government of the Federation of BiH has adopted a bill on amendments to the Law on electricity in the Federation of BiH
FBiH government abandons plan to extend subsidies for SHPPs for another 33 years
The Government of FBiH wanted to allow an extension after a period of 12 years during which SHPPs receive subsidies.
FBiH Ministry of Environment orders imported waste to be returned to Italy
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided to return to Italy a load of non-hazardous waste imported to BiH. According to its announcement, it was supposed to be raw material for production, but instead of textile waste, wood, sand or some other material was stored in Drvar […]
Feed-in tariff surcharge not to be changed in Federation of BiH
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to keep surcharge fee in Q2 and Q3 of 2020 at the same level as in Q1. The fee is paid by electricity consumers through their electricity bills to fund the feed-in tariff subsidies for the privileged power producers from renewable energy sources. The surcharge […]
FBiH government greenlights Ivovik, Orlovača wind farms
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has given the initial consent for issuing energy permits for wind farms Ivovik, with the capacity of 84 MW, and Orlovača, which has 42.9 MW. The two units are planned to be built in the municipalities of Tomislavgrad and Livno. In January, FBiH also gave […]
FBiH Parliament approves Tuzla 7 guarantee despite Energy Community objection
The House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has approved a guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from the Export–Import Bank of China’s (Chexim – China Exim Bank) to state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) to build a new, 450 MW unit of the Tuzla coal-fired power […]
Independent lawyers’ report confirms Tuzla 7 guarantee contains elements of state aid
Independent lawyers have confirmed the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat’s finding that the Tuzla 7 guarantee contains elements of state aid, the Secretariat said in a press release. It asked the State Aid Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to re-examine the guarantee in line with the EnC state aid acquis. A week ago, the Secretariat […]