Mediterranean Action Plan

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - – National study
Figure 1 The mines and thermo-power plants in B&H
Today, in B&H there are three separated vertically organized companies that are in charge
for production, transmission and distribution of electricity.
Elektroprivreda B&H with head office in Sarajevo (EPB&H)
Elektroprivreda of Croatian Community of Herceg Bosna with head office in
Mostar (EPCCHB)
Elektroprivreda of Republic of Srpska with head office in Trebinje (EPRS)
Besides, there are also newly established state level Transmission Company Transco in
Banja Luka, then newly established Independent System Operator (ISO) and also State
Regulatory Power Commission (SRPC) in Tuzla. The production capacities per companies in
B&H are the following: [4]
Table 19 The electricity production capacities per companies in B&H
EPB&H EPCCHB EPRS TOTAL
Total capacity in 1,849 or 47%of 762 or 19% of B&H 1,346 or 34% of
3,957
MW
B&H total
total
B&H total
HPP (without small
HPP)
492 or 26% 762 or 100% 746 or 55% 2,000 or 51%
TPP 1,357 or 74% 0 or 0% 600 or 45% 1,957 or 49%
Source: Plan for construction of new power production capacities in FB&H
Length of electricity network: The B&H high-voltage system consists of 992 km of 400 kV
transmission line, 1,691 km of 220 kV transmission line, and 3,680 km of 110 kV
transmission line. Total transforming capacity in 134 high-voltage substations is 12,013 MVA.
[7].
System of gas supply: The main features of the gas system in BiH are: length of 191 km
and the projected annual capacities of 1 billion m 3 . The existing leased transport capacities to
BiH are 750 million m 3 /year, and the takeover pressure of incoming natural gas from
receiving-distribution gas station in Zvornik is 26 bars.
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