Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine explained

Elektroprivreda BiH
Type:Public
Predecessor:Electric Utility Company of BiH "Elektrobih"
Location City:Sarajevo
Location Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location:Vilsonovo Šetalište 15
Key People:v.d. Sanel Buljubašić, GM
Industry:Energy
Products:Electricity
Production:7.009 GWh
Services:generation, transmission and distribution
Revenue:583.35 million
Revenue Year:[1]
Net Income:€0.32 million
Equity:€1.721 billion
Num Employees:4,566
Parent:EPBiH Concern

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

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.

Structure

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

Electric utility activities for the company are:

As the largest electric utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it has 756,599 customers and 4,434 employees. 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 31757km (19,733miles), with 2.825 MVA distribution substations.

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

Electricity distribution is organized through five distribution regional offices:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top lista po ukupnim prihodima na nivou Federacije, za sve kompanije . fia.ba . Finansijsko-informatička agencije BiH . 14 October 2018 . Bosnian.
  2. Web site: O kompaniji . epbih.ba . 17 October 2018 . Bosnian.
  3. Web site: Company information Elektroprivreda BiH Concern. www.elektroprivreda.ba. EP BiH Concern. 16 August 2016. English, Bosnian. .html.
  4. Web site: Public audits reports - Public companies. www.saifbih.ba. Audit office for the Institutions of the Federation BiH. 15 August 2016. English, Bosnian, Croatian. .html.
  5. Web site: Elektroenergetski bilans društva . epbih.ba . 17 October 2018 . Bosnian.