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Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine

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Elektroprivreda BiH
Company typePublic
IndustryEnergy
PredecessorElectric Utility Company of BiH "Elektrobih"
Founded30 August 1945; 79 years ago (1945-08-30)
HeadquartersVilsonovo Šetalište 15, ,
Key people
v.d. Sanel Buljubašić, GM
ProductsElectricity
Production output
7.009 GWh (2017)
Servicesgeneration, transmission and distribution
Revenue583.35 million (2017[1])
€0.32 million (2017[1])
Total equity€1.721 billion (2017[1])
Number of employees
4,566 (2017[1])
ParentEPBiH Concern
Websiteelektroprivreda.ba

Elektroprivreda BiH or JP Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d.d. (English: Public Enterprise Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina; abbr. EPBiH) is a Bosnian public electric utility company with headquarters in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

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Elektroprivreda BiH was established on 30 August 1945 as the Electric Utility Company of Bosnia and Herzegovina "Elektrobih".[2] On 20 May 2004, it became an entity government-owned publicly traded company. The company celebrates 7 September as the day of its establishment.[citation needed]

Structure

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The company is the largest electric utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as such part of the largest country's energy concern EPBiH Concern.[3] Elektroprivreda BiH is a joint stock company in which 90% of the capital is owned by the Federation of BiH entity government, and 10% is owned by minority shareholders.[4]

Operations

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Electric utility activities for the company are:

  • generation and distribution of electricity,
  • supply of electricity,
  • trading, representation and mediation on the local electricity market,
  • export and import of electricity, including the management of electricity system.

As the largest electric utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it has 756,599 customers and 4,434 employees.[2] As of 2017, the company has an installed generating capacities of 1,682 MW, of which in lignite-fired thermal power plants 1,165 MW, and hydro power plants 517 MW. It has a transmission and distribution lines of 27.405 km in a network of 31,757 kilometres (19,733 mi), with 2.825 MVA distribution substations.[2]

Also, it generates 7.009 TWh of electricity annually.[5]

Electricity distribution is organized through five distribution regional offices:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Top lista po ukupnim prihodima na nivou Federacije, za sve kompanije". fia.ba (in Bosnian). Finansijsko-informatička agencije BiH. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "O kompaniji". epbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Company information Elektroprivreda BiH Concern" (.html). www.elektroprivreda.ba (in English and Bosnian). EP BiH Concern. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Public audits reports - Public companies" (.html). www.saifbih.ba (in English, Bosnian, and Croatian). Audit office for the Institutions of the Federation BiH. Retrieved 15 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Elektroenergetski bilans društva". epbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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