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Elektroprivreda BiH or JP Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d.d. (; abbr. EPBiH) is a Bosnian public electric utility company with headquarters in
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
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History

Elektroprivreda BiH was established on 30 August 1945 as the Electric Utility Company of Bosnia and Herzegovina "Elektrobih". On 20 May 2004, it became an
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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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
, and as such part of the largest country's energy concern EPBiH Concern. 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.


Operations

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. 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 , with 2.825 MVA distribution substations. Also, it generates 7.009 
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annually. Electricity distribution is organized through five distribution regional offices: * Elektrodistribucija
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, * Elektrodistribucija
Tuzla Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...
, * Elektrodistribucija
Zenica Zenica ( ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The ...
, * Elektrodistribucija
Bihać Bihać is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una (Sava), Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in th ...
, * Elektrodistribucija
Mostar Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...
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See also

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List of companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeastern Europe located on the Balkan Peninsula. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia faces the dual-problem of rebuilding a war-torn country and introducing transitional liberal market refor ...
* Elektroprivreda HZ HB * Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske


References


External links

* {{official website, http://www.elektroprivreda.ba Electric power companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Energy companies established in 1945 Companies based in Sarajevo 1945 establishments in Yugoslavia Government-owned companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Government-owned energy companies