Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state-owned utility EPBiH has launched a tender for the main design of the proposed 16 MW Janjici hydropower plant on the Bosna River. The contract is estimated at €800,000, with the lowest price set as the main criterion for selecting the winning bid. Offers are due by 16 October.
The project has been subject to extensive legal proceedings over its environmental permit. In April 2025, the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo overturned a decision by the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism that had rejected the renewal of the plant’s environmental permit.
The court ruled that the Ministry had misapplied the relevant legislation, breached procedural requirements and failed to meet obligations under the Aarhus Convention. The case was brought by the Aarhus Resource Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the ruling effectively overturning the Ministry’s 2021 decision to refuse renewal of the environmental permit.
