Bosnian state-owned power utility EPBiH has agreed to halt its experimental project that involved blending solid recovered fuel (SRF) and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) with coal at the Tuzla thermal power plant. The decision comes in response to a formal appeal from the Tuzla City Council, which demanded an immediate suspension of the co-incineration trial. Members […]
The Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska (RS) has announced the signing of a 30-year concession agreement for the development and operation of the Javor solar power plant in the municipality of Rogatica. The project represents an investment of nearly 100 million euros and is scheduled for completion within four years.
By the end of 2025, five new solar power plants with a combined capacity of around 100 megawatts are expected to begin operation in Herzegovina. These include projects near Stolac, Medjugorje, and Livno, as well as two additional sites around Mostar. However, the country’s independent transmission operator, NOSBiH, has warned that a similar pace of
Hydropower plant Visegrad, operated by “Hidroelektrane na Drini”, a subsidiary of the power utility ERS, generated 33.74 GWh of electricity in June 2025 — a 43% decrease from May’s output of 59.11 GWh. Compared to June 2024, when the plant produced 36.25 GWh, output is also slightly lower. In 2024, the plant produced a total
The water level at Bileća Lake has fallen twelve meters below the planned level due to an unusually dry year. However, this shortfall does not pose a threat to electricity supply for consumers in the Republic of Srpska (RS), according to Ivan Koprivica, Executive Director for Technical Affairs at the ERS power utility. Currently, the
According to Edhem Bicakcic from the national CIGRE committee, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s electricity imports in the first half of 2025 increased fourfold compared to the same period in 2024, reaching a cost of 163.5 million euros. Official data from the Independent System Operator and the Statistics Agency show that domestic electricity generation totaled 6.6 TWh
State-owned power utility EPBiH has introduced a revised electricity pricing structure, which will be submitted to the Energy Regulatory Commission (FERK) for approval. The proposed model features three new tariff categories—blue, green, and red—designed to better reflect consumer usage patterns and promote efficiency. EPBiH CEO Nenad Ikanović explained that declining domestic electricity production has shifted
Under the pretext of cost rationalization, the state-owned power utility ERS has cancelled a €1.8 million tender for the feasibility study of the Ustibar hydropower plant (also known as Mrsovo 2). The move followed three failed attempts to award the contract to a consortium led by Serbia’s Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering, working alongside the local Waterworks Institute.
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Gross electricity production in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) reached 512 GWh in May 2025, marking a slight increase of 0.6% compared to 509 GWh in May 2024. Hydropower plants contributed 29.1% to the total gross electricity production, thermal power plants accounted for 61.13%, and wind farms made up 9.77%. Net electricity production
Hidroelektrane na Drini, a subsidiary of the power utility ERS that operates the Visegrad hydropower plant, announced that the plant generated 59.11 GWh of electricity in May 2025. This represents a 48% decrease compared to April 2025, when production reached 113.76 GWh. Compared to May 2024, output was slightly higher, as the plant produced 54.02
