Construction of a 160 MW hydroelectric power plant has started in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in late June for the Dabar hydroelectric power plant in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Dabar hydroelectric power plant is the largest of the Gornji Horizonti project, which further includes the Bileća and Nevesinje plants, with a 160 MW capacity. All the project’s plants will be located on the Trebišnjica river.

Construction of Dabar is expected to cost €222 million, while its total cost is valued at €338 million, and the project is scheduled to be completed in 46 months.

The project will have a net water drop of 365 meters from the Nevesin plateau to the Dabar plateau and will consist of a 12.4-kilometer supply tunnel, as well as a further 6.4 kilometers that will include the plant, a transmission line, and the channel to the Dabarsko polje.

According to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, Radovan Višković, the project will significantly increase the percentage of green energy in the region. More specifically, the current energy share is 60% coal and 40% hydroelectric, while hydroelectric production is scheduled to reach 60% in the near future.

It is finally worth noting that the Dabar plant will be the Balkans’ largest hydroelectric project in 30 years and one of the largest in the area overall.