Project description
and objectives:
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Supply and installation of a SCADA/EMS system for the electricity transmission
network in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
Following the signing of this loan in November 2000, a further loan of €20
million for environmental investments at four thermal power plants (Tuzla,
Kakanj, Gacko and Ugjlevik) is being considered.
The project will re-establish Bosnia and Herzegovina's interconnection with
the Union for the Coordination of Transmission in Europe (UCTE), thereby
increasing and facilitating power trade in the region. It will also help
reduce environmental pollution in the region through investments in four power
plants.
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Transition
impact:
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Under the project, the international financial institutions will provide
assistance in the formulation and implementation of power sector restructuring
in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The client:
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The loan was initially lent directly to the State of Bosnia and Herzegovin
with two on-lending agreements signed between the State and the two Entities,
as well as three on-lending agreements between the Entities and each of the
three utilities operating in the power sector, namely: Elektroprivreda
Republika Srpska (EPRS), Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg-Bosne
(EPHZHB), and Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH).
With the establishment of Transco and ISO, respectively the owner and operator
of the high voltage transmission network, the loan obligations will be
redirected from the Elektroprivredas to the newly created companies.
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EBRD
finance:
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The EBRD has provided €50 million, and with additional €20 million, in the
form of a sovereign loan. The project is part of a larger investment
programme for the Bosnian power sector, being financed in parallel by the
World Bank, EIB and bilateral donors.
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Total project cost:
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Approximately US$ 231 million (€272 million).
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Environmental impact:
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The project was initially screened as "C1". The project will help to increase
the reliability and efficiency of electricity transmission and will reduce
line losses and associated emissions from power generation. In addition, the
loan increase (screened as B/1) will help decrease dust emissions as well as
reduce the risk of polluted water discharges, thereby improving the local
environment.
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Technical
cooperation:
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None.
For consultant opportunities for projects financed by technical cooperation
funds, visit procurement
of consultants.
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EBRD contact:
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Laurent Chabrier, Operation Leader: chabriel@ebrd.com
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Procurement or tendering
opportunities:
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Visit EBRD Procurement
Enquiries: Tel: +44 20 7338 6794; Fax: +44 20 7338 7472, Email: procurement@ebrd.com
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General
enquiries:
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EBRD project enquiries not related to procurement:
Tel: +44 20 7338 7168; Fax: +44 20 7338 7380
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com
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