Gacko Thermal Power Plant

Gacko Thermal Power Plant is a 300 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station located near Gacko in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The plant is owned and operated by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske.

Location of Gacko Thermal Power Plant

Background
The Gacko Thermal Power Plant is a supercritical power station which sources 1.8 million tonnes of lignite a year from the nearby Gacko coal mine which is operated by Gacko Mine and Power.

Expansion plans
In 2006 CZE reached an agreement with ERS to form a joint venture company, Nove Elektrarne Republike Srpske (NERS), which would upgrade the existing plant, built a second unit at the power station and expand the nearby Gacko coal mine. In return for investing €1.5 billion in the project, CEZ gained a 51% stake in the new joint venture company. However, In January 2009 CEZ pulled out of the deal stating that it was because of "repeated breach of the implementation contract by its partners in Bosna and Hercegovina." See Gacko Thermal Power Plant Expansion for more details.

Project Details
Sponsor: Elektroprivreda BiH Location: Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Capacity: 300 megawatts Type: Fuel:lignite Finance:

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