Tag: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nature-based Solutions Scoping Studies for Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are Ready for Reading

Within the ADAPT initiative, this summer two new knowledge products on Nature-based Solutions were produced. Two national scoping studies on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are available at...

New Report Shows the Importance of Discouraging Wildlife Crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Crimes against nature and the environment are the fourth most lucrative activity of organized crime in the world, after human, drugs and weapon trafficking. The cost of crimes against nature and the environment...

Development of the Electricity Network as a Key to a Greater Regional RES Integration

This process is unstoppable in developed countries, but despite the odds and good preconditions we have in this region to a more active approach to green transformation, the process is moving insignificantly....

The construction of mini hydroelectric power plants is prohibited in the Federation of BiH

As of Thursday, in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina the construction of small hydropower plants with an installed capacity of up to ten megawatts is prohibited. The House of Peoples of the...

EBRD, EU and GIZ Support Digitalisation of SMEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina by launching the Go Digital...

Luxor Solar Secures the Joint Forces for Solar Global Seals in 5 Regions

Luxor Solar secures the joint forces seals for Solar Global in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. According to the results of the EUPD research analysis in Bosnia and Herzegovina,...

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rural Agribusinesses Cluster Together to Flourish

Vibrant rural economies emerge when farms and small businesses work closely together, pooling resources and advocating as a group about the issues that matter to them. Yet in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),...

EBRD Lends EUR 20 Million to Upgrade Bosnia’s Electricity Transmission Grid

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 20 million to Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos (also known as TransCo), Bosnia and Herzegovina’s transmission system operator, for the modernisation and upgrading of its...

Environmental Concerns Increase With Decision on Lifetime Extension of Tuzla 4 and Kakanj 5

On 24 March, the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina endorsed conclusions to cancel the application of the opt-out regime of the Large Combustion Plants...

Director Lorkowski Urges Reforms to Ensure the Electricity Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Ready for CBAM

Director Lorkowski delivered opening remarks at the Energy Summit in Neum this week. In his speech, he underlined that the current global energy crisis strengthened the case for a rapid energy transition...

Adoption of the RES Law is a Major Step Forward

The recently adopted Law on Renewable Energy Sources has brought many positive changes and drew the attention of foreign and domestic investors. Citizens and businesses were given the opportunity to become prosumers...

Energy Community Summer School: Applications for 2022 now open!

The Energy Community Secretariat is pleased to launch the call for applications for the 2022 Energy Community Summer School. The Summer School offers a unique opportunity for up to 48 postgraduate students...

For Bosnia Without Trash

An informal Facebook group, whose goal is to make the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina become ecologically aware, has reached almost 53,000 members after nearly two years of existence, thus becoming a...

Study Paves way to Better Understand Causes of Energy Poverty and Proposes Policies for its Mitigation in the Energy Community

The Secretariat published a study on addressing energy poverty in the Energy Community Contracting Parties. The study estimates the number of energy poor households, analyses the legal frameworks for the protection of...

Ministerial Council decides in the Tuzla 7 case

At its meeting yesterday, the Ministerial Council decided that Bosnia and Herzegovina breached its obligations under Energy Community law with regard to the Tuzla 7 project. The public utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine...

Annual Implementation Report 2021: Modest Reform Gains as Energy Community Embarks on the Energy Transition

The Energy Community Secretariat’s Report published today reveals that the Energy Community Contracting Parties have made progress in reforming their energy and climate sectors. In fact, the average implementation score increased from...

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