Bosnia and Herzegovina

CLUSTER INDICATORS		2023 HIGHLIGHTS AND NEXT STEPS
	Markets and integration	The Law on Electricity adopted in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 2023 defined the missing legal framework for unbundling of distribution system operators, however with a two-year implementation period. The virtual interconnection point introduced by Gas Promet Pale increases opportunities for gas trading.
	Decarbonising the energy sector	Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted to the Secretariat its draft NECP within the prescribed deadline. Also its long-term low-emission development strategy was sent to UNFCCC. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted a renewable energy law and an energy labelling regulation, while Republika Srpska established an operational registry for guarantees of origin. Bosnia and Herzegovina should adopt the final NECP in line with the Recommendations provided by the Secretariat.
	Ensuring energy security	No progress has been made in establishing a compliant legal framework governing the security of supply in electricity, gas and oil sectors.
	Improving the environment	Environmental compliance remains low and the pressing issue of large combustion plants is still far from being resolved. The situation was worsened by the extended use of opted-out plants. Emission abatement measures must be taken immediately to address this.
	Performance of authorities	The energy regulator’s institutional framework does not comply with the acquis. Within its limited legal competences, SERC continues to fulfill its regulatory tasks. The state aid authority rendered three decisions on illegal State aid.

status: November 2023
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat

Dispute settlement cases

By end of the reporting period, Bosnia and Herzegovina had six dispute settlement cases.

Procedures under Article 91 EnCT
where the procedure has been closed with the adoption of a Ministerial Council decision, but the breach has not been rectified yet.
	ECS-5/17 Electricity
	ECS-1/14 Energy efficiency
	ECS-3/18 Infrastructure

Procedures under Article 92 EnCT
where the breaches are not rectified despite adoption of Ministerial Council decisions establishing a serious and persistent breach or imposing measures under Article 92 of the Treaty.
	ECS-8/11S Gas
	ECS-2/13S Environment
	ECS-6/16S Third Energy Package

status: November 2023
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
 

source: EUROSTAT

Targets for share of energy from renewable sources

source: Decision 2022/02/MC-EnC on incorporating Clean Energy Package into Energy Community acquis 
 

2030 Primary and Final Energy Consumption (PEC) Targets

source: Decision 2022/02/MC-EnC on incorporating Clean Energy Package into Energy Community acquis

Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive

Type of plants		Number on plants
	of plants falling under the LCPD	13
	of which opted out plants	3
	of which plants falling under the NERP	10

source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
 

2022 emissions versus NERP ceilings

source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
 

Amount of operational hours used from opt-out period

Calculations for the expected expiry of the opt-out period are based on 2018 - 2022 average load factor.
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat