A formal complaint has halted the latest procurement for the 60-MW Hrgud wind farm in Bosnia and Herzegovina, adding another delay to one of Republika Srpska’s longest-running renewable-energy projects.
State-owned utility ERS launched a €95 million tender in late August for the project near Berkovici, almost 11 years after obtaining the concession. The planned wind farm is expected to produce about 160 GWh a year.
The procurement is structured under an EPC+F model, requiring the selected contractor to provide engineering, equipment, construction and financing. Bidders must also demonstrate experience delivering at least one wind farm of 30 MW or more, worth at least €25 million excluding VAT, during the previous five years, as well as experience with substations and transmission lines.
ERS received a formal complaint about the procedure only 12 days after launching the tender and confirmed that the appeal process had begun. The procurement cannot proceed on its original timetable until the objection is resolved.
The setback comes just as ERS had taken one of its most concrete steps towards moving Hrgud from prolonged development into construction.
