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New 9.96 MW hydropower plant starts operation

New 9.96 MW hydropower plant starts operation

State-owned utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) announced that a small hydro power plant Bogatići-Nova on the Željeznica River started operation. The unit has an installed capacity of 9.96 MW and an estimated average annual production of 46.26 GWh. Investment costs were reported at €9.4 million.. Source: ERS #BosniaandHerzegovina #hydro #ERS

60 MW wind power plant planned in Bitovnja

60 MW wind power plant planned in Bitovnja

Bosnian based utility Elektroprivreda BiH and German Development Bank KfW have signed a €1.1 million grant regarding the project of a wind power plant in Bitovnja. Funds will be used in order to provide for detailed wind measurements and geological exploration. During the second phase, environmental impact assessment, feasibility study and grid connection will be drafted. The potential unit is to have a power output of 60 MW with an estimated annual production of 110 GWh.. So

95 MW of hydro planned in BiH

95 MW of hydro planned in BiH

Governments of Serbia and Republika Srpska (constitutional and legal entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina) announced plans of committing resources to the development of two hydro power plant projects: HPP Foča and HPP Paunci. HPP Foča is to have an installed capacity of 44 MW and should produce approximately 176 GWh per year. HPP Paunci is to have an installed capacity of 43 MW and should produce approximately 167 GWh per year. Overall investment is estimated at around €200 milli

Construction begins on 36 MW wind farm in BiH

Construction begins on 36 MW wind farm in BiH

Construction started at the wind power plant Jelovača site in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) The unit is to have 18 turbines with an overall electrical output of 36 MW. It is located in the municipality of Tomislavgrad near the country’s first wind farm, 52 MW Mesihovina, which started operation just a few months ago. Siemens Gamesa is the EPC contractor and has agreed to operate and maintain the future unit during the first five years of operation. BiH has a number of other

Two new wind projects in final stages of development in BiH

Two new wind projects in final stages of development in BiH

Two separate wind farms, Grebak and Trusina, are being developed in the minicipality of Nevesinje. According to the municipal announcement, Trusina wind farm is to have 15 turbines with 49.5 MW of overall installed capacity. IT represents a potential investment estimated at €71 million. Owners of the potential project are Kermas Limited (87% share), local company Eol prvi (10%) and the municipality of Nevesinje (3%). Sberbank should lead the banking consortium that is to prov

Suzlon to build 25 MW wind in BiH

48 MW wind farm to be built in BiH

48 MW wind farm to be built in BiH

Bosnian utility company Elektroprivreda BiH presented the Podveležje 48 MW wind farm project. Project's investmetn cost is estimated at 81 million with 65 million being provided by German KfW bank. The construction and reconstruction of local roads for the needs of the wind farm will be carried out by the consortium HP Investing Mostar, Amitea Mostar and Construction of Tojaga Mostar. ABB Zagreb will install 30 substations of 110 kV and install the high-voltage cable system,

Siemens Gamesa to deliver 36 MW wind turbines in BiH

Siemens Gamesa to deliver 36 MW wind turbines in BiH

Siemens Gamesa will deliver 18 G97 turbines, to Bosnian based FL Wind for the new wind farm in Jelovača. The agreement includes the delivery and installation of 18 turbines and subsequent service and maintenance of the wind farm for the period of five years from start of operation.. Source: Balkan Green Energy News #BosniaandHerzegovina #wind #Siemens

China backs Bosnian coal

China backs Bosnian coal

Coal based TPP Gacko of 300 MW is planned to be replaced with a new unit of 350 MW nameplate capacity. China Machinery Engineering Company and Emerging Markets Power Fund will partner up with Serb Republic to form a joint venture in order to materialise the potential investment estimated at over €800 million. The project, however, faces considerable opposition with a number of pundits questioning its feasibility and voicing concerns about the unit's potential environmental im

A mega hydro project in the making in Bosnia

A mega hydro project in the making in Bosnia

Turkish based Enprode and Bosnian IMRES Smart Greenergy are planning the construction of a reversible hydro power plant and a wind farm. HPP Široka draga is to utilise water from the nearby lake Buško, has a planned installed capacity of 1120 MW and represents an investment of €1.675 billion. The wind power plant project, with an estimated investment of approximately €75 million, currently foresees building 16 wind turbines each having 4.3 MW of power which would total to an

Tuzla 7 getting closer

Tuzla 7 getting closer

Bajazit Jašarević, executive director of Bosnian utility Elektroprivrede Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH), announced that negotiations between EPBiH and the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim) are approaching its final phase, hoping to mark the beginning of construction in months time. The construction of the 450 MW Tuzla 7 unit should cost €722 million, 85% of which is debt, while the remaining 15% wll be equity provided by EPBiH. Debt repayment term is set at 20 years with a 5 ye

B&H to get a power exchange

Croatia power exchange (CROPEX), Bosnian utility Elektroprivreda HZHB Mostar (EPHZHB) and transmission system operator Nezavisni operator sistema (NOS) joined forces and defined guidelines for activities that would enable the formation of the Bosnian power exchange. When operational, the power exchange should further improve cross-border cooperation and facilitate the creation of the regional electricity market (REM) of South East Europe. The project is in line with EU's stra

TPP Banovići in efforts to ensure financial closure

Bosnian based 350 MW TPP Banovići project entered its financial close phase. Industrial and Comercial Bank of China (ICBC) is to lead a group of Chinese lenders that might enable financing the unit, valued at €305 million. The consortium of Chinese lenders is to provide for 85% of debt. The proposed power plant is set to fulfil all the environmental standards as prescribed by the EU. The technological solutions envisages the utilisation of circulating fluidised bed (CFB) tech

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