Bosnian utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske has launched a new tender for the long-delayed 60 MW Hrgud wind farm, making another attempt to move the project into construction more than a decade after the concession was awarded.
The procurement has an estimated value of €95.6mn and is structured under an EPC+F model, placing responsibility for arranging financing as well as engineering, construction and commissioning on the selected contractor.
Hrgud is planned near Berkovici in eastern Herzegovina, around 50 km northwest of Trebinje.
The project would comprise ten 6 MW wind turbines and is expected to produce around 160 GWh/year. Earlier wind measurements indicated average speeds above 8 metres/second, supporting the development case for the site.
The contract extends beyond turbine supply and installation. It includes the associated transmission line and substation, access roads, turbine assembly areas and the electrical and control infrastructure required to operate the wind farm.
Offers are due by 12 October, with tender documentation available until 1 October.
The financing component will be particularly important. Hrgud has remained in development for years despite several previous attempts to secure a workable investment structure.
An earlier arrangement involving German financial support failed to progress, while subsequent discussions with Chinese and Hungarian counterparties also did not result in construction.
The latest tender therefore represents one of ERS’s most significant efforts to restart the project.
Securing both financing and an EPC contractor through a single procurement package could simplify implementation, although the structure also transfers a substantial financing obligation to bidders and may narrow the pool of companies able to compete.
If successfully financed and constructed, Hrgud would become the first wind farm in the Republic of Srpska.
