Capital
Investments

EPBiH’s strategic commitment is the construction of new power plants based on renewable sources, including hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power plants.

In accordance with the Long-Term Development Plan of EPBiH, public interest decisions by the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and relevant institutions, EPBiH is actively preparing projects for the construction of new generation facilities.

The implementation of new capital projects is strategically focusing on enhancing the flexibility of the energy portfolio and improving energy efficiency, in line with the mission, vision, and business policies of EPBiH.

 

PVPP
“Gračanica 1 & 2”

Project location: The abandoned landfills of the Coal Mine "Gračanica" d.o.o - Gornji Vakuf – Uskoplje, located in Gračanica, Municipality of Bugojno (next to the boundary of Municipality of Gornji Vakuf – Uskoplje), Central Bosnia Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina (FB&H)
Type of facility: Photovoltaic Power Plants
Approved connection power (AC): 2×22,5 MW
Estimated annual production: 66,172 GWh
Investment: 80 million BAM

Project status

Completed activities:

  • Concession Contracts for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants “Gračanica 1” (Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants “Gračanica 2”), the Municipality of Bugojno, July 2022
  • Feasibility study: DNV, October 2022
  • Preliminary designs for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant “Gračanica 1”, Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant “Gračanica 2” and Substation 110/20 kV Gračanica: EPBiH, December 2022
  • Urban permits for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant “Gračanica 1”, Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant “Gračanica 2” and Substation 110/20 kV Gračanica (all valid by June 05th 2023.)
  • Preliminary design for 2 × 110 kV Overhead Transmission Line for connection of PVPPs Gračanica 1 and Gračanica 2 to 110kV grid (september 2024)
  • Urban permit for a 2 × 110 kV (double-circuit system) overhead transmission line for the purpose of connecting PV Plant Gračanica 1 and PV Plant Gračanica 2 to the transmission grid (March 2025)
  • Loan Agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on project financing (august 2024)
  • Project registered in Register of balanced users (ISO B&H) (september 2024)
  • Energy Permits for Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant “Gračanica 1” and Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant “Gračanica 2” (september 2024)
  • Public interest for Photovoltaic Power Plants Gračanica 1 and Gračanica 2 project declared by Government of Federation of B&H (december 2024)
  • Elaborate on expropriation for 2 × 110 kV Overhead Transmission Line Route completed and request for declaration of public interest submitted to Municipality of Bugojno (January 2025)
  • Tentative Approvals for construction of complex structures of PV Plant Gračanica 1 and PV Plant Gračanica 2 (February 2025.)
  • Decision of Bugojno Municipality on determining the Public Interest for incomplete expropriation of real estate for the purpose of constructing a 2x110 kV overhead transmission line for connecting PV Plant Gračanica 1 and PV Plant Gračanica 2 to the transmission grid (March 2025)

Activities in progress:

  • Public Announcement – List of real estate where public interest has been established for 110 kV Transmission Line
    JAVNI POZIV pravo sluznosti dalekovod FNE Gracanica.pdf
    Pregled parcela za nepotpunu eksproprijaciju na trasi DV 110 kV FNE Gracanica.pdf
  • Conducting of procurement process - Supply and Installation of PV power plant Gračanica 1&2, together with transformer station SS 110/20 kV Gračanica and 2 × 110 kV Overhead Transmission Line (EBRD Project ID: 53198)
  • Obtaining of Urban Permit for 2 × 110 kV Overhead Transmission Line for connection of PVPPs Gračanica 1 and Gračanica 2 to 110 kV grid
  • Selection of the Contractor for Supply and Installation of PV power plant Gracanica 1&2, together with transformer station SS 110/20 kV Gračanica and 2 × 110 kV Overhead Transmission Line (EBRD Project ID: 53198) and
  • Signing of the Agreement on the connection of PV power plant Gračanica 1 and PV power plant Gračanica 2 to the grid between JP Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. - Sarajevo and Elektroprijenos BiH a.d. Banja Luka

Wind farm
“Bitovnja”

Project Location – The construction of the Bitovnja Wind Power Plant is planned at the Bitovnja mountain location, situated in the municipality of Konjic.
Type of facility – Wind power plant
Installed capacity – up to 90 MW
Annual production – up to 220 GWh

Investment

Investment – 215 million BAM
Financing – loans from KfW and EIB, KfW grant funds, and funds from EPBiH

Project status

Completed activities:

  • Environmental permit obtained, i.e. a Decision has been issued confirming that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required

Activities in progress:

  • Preparation of documentation for obtaining the Urban Planning Permit

Wind farm
“Vlašić”

Location of facility – on plateau Vlašić mountain, about 15 km northwest from Travnik
Type o facility – Wind Power Plant
Installed capacity - up to 50 MW
Annual production - 126 GWh

Investment

Investments - 176 million KM
Financing - EIB and KfW loans, WBIF grant and EPBiH funds

Project status

Completed activities:

      • Concession Agreement

      • Feasibility Study With Environmental Impact Study

      • Expropriation Study

      • Consent In Principle For Connection - Elektroprenos 

       

      Activities in progress:

        • Preparation of the Critical Habitat Assessment Study for the WPP Vlašić

        • Innovations in the technical part of the Feasibility Study

        PVPP
        “Rešetnica”

        Location of facility - Goražde

        Type of facility - Photovoltaic Power Plant

        Installed capacity - 800 kW

        Annual generation - 1,3 GWh

        Project Status

        •   Construction in progress 

        Unit 7
        TPP “Tuzla”

        Location of the facility – site of existing Thermal Power Plant “Tuzla”
        Type of facility - replacement lignite fired cogeneration unit
        Installed capacity - 450 MW + 270 MW of thermal power
        Annual production - 2756 GWh

        Investment

        Investments in the construction of Unit 7: BAM 1,812 million
        Financing: project partnership

        Project Status

        • Decision on the public interest for the construction of Unit 7
        • Completed and revised investment-technical and environmental documentation
        • Completed preliminary works at the Unit 7 site
        • Projects from the Friendly Environment Program were implemented with the City of Tuzla

        Hydro Power Plant
        “Janjići”

        Location of the facility - the Bosna River, area of the City of Zenica
        Type of facility – run-of-river power plant
        Installed capacity - 16 MW
        Annual generation - 77.26 GWh

        Investment

        Investment -  BAM 126 million
        Financing - Loans and funds of EPBIH

        Project status

        • Feasibility Study, Fichtner (Germany), Electroforce (BiH) and ERM (Germany), December 2012

        • Concession Agreement – 2014

        • Preliminary Design, Energoinvest Sarajevo, December 2015
          Designer: Energoinvest d.d. Sarajevo
          Auditor: Zavod za vodoprivredu d.d. Sarajevo

        • Biological Baseline Study and Environmental Impact Assessment Study; Consortium Oikon Zagreb, Geonatura Zagreb and HEIS Institut za hidrotehniku d.d. Sarajevo, January 2016

        • Completed construction of phase 1: Connection of the local road to the main road M17 - in accordance with the Agreement with JP Ceste Federacija BiH d.o.o. and the Decision on Construction Permit, number UP1-03-19-2-992/23 dated February 6, 2024. year
          Designer: Design&QC d.o.o. Sarajevo
          Auditor: PRONASA d.o.o. Sarajevo
          Contractor: Dobojputevi d.d. Doboj Jug
          Supervision: PPG - Company for design and construction d.o.o. Sarajevo

        • Resolving proprietary and legal issue

        • Procurement of services "Preparation of the Main Project for the Janjići Hydropower Plant (HPP)" obavjestenje o nabavci BHS_ENG.pdf

        Hydro Power Plant
        “Ustikolina”

        Location of the facility - the Drina River, area of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton of Goražde
        Type of facility – run of river power plant
        Installed capacity - 60.48 MW
        Annual generation - 236.80 GWh 

        Investment

        Investment - BAM 270 million
        Financing - Loans and funds of EPBIH

        Project status

        • Preliminary design and Environmental Impact Study - 2013
          Designer: Consortium / Energoinvest d.d. Sarajevo, IPSA Sarajevo and Poyry Energy GmbH Austria
          Auditor: Zavod za vodoprivredu d.d. Sarajevo

        • Geological-geomechanical investigation works, geophysical tests, laboratory tests and creation of documentation for mission G1 - 2023
          Designer: GeoAVAS d.o.o. Sarajevo
          Auditor: GEO KONZALTING d.o.o. Sarajevo
          Contractor: Subsidiary company GEOLP d.o.o. Kakanj
          Supervision: RMU Kakanj d.o.o. Kakanj

        Hydro Power Plant
        “Kovanići”

        Location of the facility – the Bosna River, area of the Zenica-Doboj Canton
        Type of facility – run of river power plant
        Installed capacity - 12,2 MW
        Annual production - 58,5 GWh

        Investment

        Investment - BAM 90 million
        Financing - Loans with funds of EPBIH

        Project status

        • Feasibility study – 2016
          Designer: Consortium - FICHTNER GmbH and Co KG, Electroforce d.o.o.

        • Geological-geotechnical investigation works – 2016
          Contractor: Geosonda Zenica

        • Preliminary Design – 2021
          Designer: Energoinvest d.d. Sarajevo
          Auditor: Consortium / Institute for Water Management d.d. Sarajevo, IBE d.d. Ljubljana, IGH d.o.o. Mostar, Zagrebinspekt d.o.o. Mostar

        • Environmental impact study - 2023
          Consultant: Ceteor Sarajevo

        Hydro Power Plant
        “Vranduk”

        Location of the facility – the River Bosna, area of the City of Zenica Type of facility – flow diversion-type electric power plant
        Installed capacity - 19.63 MW
        Annual production - 102 GWh

        Investment

        Investments - 142.9 million KM
        Financing - Loans and funds of EPBIH

        Project status

        • Preliminary design and Environmental Impact Study – 2010
          Designer: Energoinvest d.d. Sarajevo (Leader), IPSA Institute Sarajevo and POYRY Energy GmbH Wien

        Facility reconstruction and expansion
        Hydro Power Plant “Una Kostela”

        Location of the facility - the Una River, existing HPP “Una Kostela” are of the City of Bihać
        Type of facility – run-of derivation power plant
        Possible installed capacity - 13.7 MW
        Annual generation - 73.5 GWh

        Investment

        Investment - BAM 32.7 million
        Financing - Loans and funds of EPBIH

        Project status

        • Analysis of hydraulic performance and energy effects of the second phase of reconstruction of HPP “Una Kostela”, 2011 
          Consultant: Energoinvest d.d. Sarajevo

        • Preliminary Design for reconstruction and expansion, 2017
          Designer: Energoinvest d.d. Sarajevo
          Auditor: Consortium / IBE d.d. Ljubljana, ENCOS d.o.o. Sarajevo, IRGO Consulting d.o.o. Ljubljana

        • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, 2016
          Consultant: HEIS Institut za hidrotehniku d.d. Sarajevo

        PVPP
        “Gornja Breza”

        Project location - The abandoned landfills of the Coal Mine Gornja Breza 

        Type of facility - Photovoltaic Power Plant

        Installed capacity - 15 MW

        Estimated annual production - 21,9 GWh

        Project Status

        • Preliminary Design



         

        PVPP
        “Podveležje 1 & Podveležje 2”

        Location of the facilities - The plateau of Donje Podveležje (within the existing concession area of the WPP Podveležje), the City of Mostar, the area of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

        Type of facilities - Photovoltaic power plants

        Estimated installed capacity (AC) - 43 MW

        Annual generation - 71.3 GWh

        Project Status

        •  Preliminary Design

        PVPP
        “Podveležje 3”

        Project location – Podveležje mountain plateau, Mostar
        Type of facility - Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant
        Installed capacity - 4,75 MW
        Estimated annual production - 8,085 GWh
        Investment: BAM 9 million

        Project status

        • Preliminary design

        • Environmental Report

        • Concession Agreement

        • Tender documentation drafting

         

        PVPP
        “Bijele Vode”

        Location of the facility - The abandoned landfills on Coal Mine Kakanj

        Type of facility - Photovoltaic power plant

        Estimated installed capacity - 12 MW

        Annual generation - 17 GWh

        Project Status

        •  Preliminary Design 

        PVPP
        „Divkovići“

        Location of the facility - Divkovići I i II i Plane, Tuzla

        Type of facility - Photovoltaic power plant

        Estimated installed capacity - 56 MW

        Annual generation -  75 GWh 

        Project Status

        • Feasibility report

        PVPP
        „Kreka Šićki Brod“

        Location of the facility - Lukavac

        Type of facility - Photovoltaic power plant

        Estimated installed capacity - 46 MW

        Annual generation - 60 GWh  

        Project Status

        •  Feasibility report