Tag: CONCESSIONS

An Expensive Bet on Comsar’s Future Business

September 11, 2026

The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) bought Comsar Energy RS for BAM 240.5 million, with much of the purchase price paid before the contract was signed and before...

The Wild Hunt for ‘Black Gold’

August 28, 2026

At the Rača industrial waste site in Zenica, local companies are illegally mining coal, leaving a trail of ravaged land in their wake while raking in millions from...

Five Strategic Investments Worth Billions in Republika Srpska Remain on the Drawing Board

August 26, 2026

Through concessions, direct investment and privatisation, the Republika Srpska government has struck deals worth BAM 2.3 billion across five energy and infrastructure...

Millions Committed to Non-Existent Hydropower Projects

March 9, 2026

It has been two decades since the Government of Republika Srpska granted concessions for the construction and operation of hydropower plants on the Bistrica and...

Unfulfilled Promises of Foreign Investors Worth Billions of Marks

January 30, 2026

CIN publishes a map of 15 announced energy investments worth at least 8.3 billion marks. These are projects awarded by the authorities to foreign investors, which...

Sardarov’s Concessions for Draining the Budget

November 24, 2025

The RS government granted Russian businessman Rashid Sardarov concessions to build and operate energy facilities for a fee of BAM 8.8 million. A decade on, the facilities...

Failed Attempt to Sell Stake in Concession Company HPP Bistrica d.o.o. Foča

November 16, 2012

The Kaldera Company offered Elektrodistribucija a.d. Pale the opportunity to purchase its stake in the concession company HPP Bistrica d.o.o. Foča, valued at BAM...