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Focus on Energy, 2010 - Karanovic & Nikolic

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NEWS ARTICLEREPUBLIKASRPSKA ISBUILDINGHYDROPOWERPLANTS ONTHE DRINA67Author: : Mirsad Bajtarević, SarajevoSource: Energetika.NET, Regi<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Energy</strong> News, www.energetika.net/seeRepublika Srpska will publish a callfor tender to select a strategic partnerfor c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> of the hydropowerplants in the upper reach ofthe river Drina. The strategic partnerwill be selected in agreement withSerbia, announced the Minister ofIndustry, <strong>Energy</strong> and Mining of Republika Srpska, SlobodanPuhalac.The invitati<strong>on</strong> for tender will be published in a transparentmanner and will be based <strong>on</strong> criteria that are stillbeing decided up<strong>on</strong>. However, the entire process stillhas to be passed by the Nati<strong>on</strong>al Assembly of RepublikaSrpska, said Puhalac at the regi<strong>on</strong>al ministerial c<strong>on</strong>ference<strong>on</strong> climate change and energy in Belgrade .“Oncethe strategic partner is selected, we will know who is goingto work <strong>on</strong> research, development, c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> andexploitati<strong>on</strong>,” says Puhalac.Puhalac said that hydropower plants Buk Bijela, Sutjeska,Foca and Paunci are planned to be c<strong>on</strong>structed in the upperreach of the Drina river, and some facilities are plannedfor its central reach as well. He also expressed his expectati<strong>on</strong>that strategic partners for both areas will be selectedvery so<strong>on</strong>. With the current c<strong>on</strong>cept which does not envisagecooperati<strong>on</strong> of M<strong>on</strong>tenegro, the projected power ofthe upper reach of the Drina river is about 350 megawatts.In the first stage the capacity of hydropower plants in thecentral reach would be about 300 megawatts.“Drina has the potential of at least 1000 megawatts of theinstalled power and we want to realize this with a suitablepartner as so<strong>on</strong> as possible. We have to be awarethat the last facilities were built 20 years ago and thatat least 6 years will be necessary to c<strong>on</strong>struct the new<strong>on</strong>es,” said Puhalac.According to the media from Bosnia and Herzegovina,Puhalac said that the energy potential represents a developmentalpossibility for the Republika Srpska, regardlessof the limitati<strong>on</strong>s and standards that can be expectedafter the Climate Change C<strong>on</strong>ference in Copenhagenin December 2009.FOCUS ON ENERGY

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