A new library donated by the EFT Group to the “Desanka Maksimovic” primary school in Stanari was opened today, signaling the beginning of a nationwide campaign “Switch off your TV, read a book”.

For Design, Manufacture, Delivery, Supervision over Erection, Tests and Commissioning of Continuous Overburden Excavation, Transport and Disposal System in Stanari Lignite Mine, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

For Design, Manufacture, Delivery, Supervision over Erection, Tests and Commissioning of Continuous Overburden Excavation, Transport and Disposal System in Stanari Lignite Mine, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The new management building at the Stanari energy complex was opened today, five months after the beginning of construction works. The 1600 square meter building represents the first completed object of the new energy complex, at the centre of which will be the state of the art MW 410 Stanari lignite fired power plant.

The Regulatory Commission for Energy of Republika Srpska has granted the EFT Group a full construction permit for TPP Stanari.

From 25th June 2008, the following Stanari project documentation has been made available for public insight

The Ministry for Spatial Planning, Construction and Ecology of the Government of Republika Srpska has issued the full ecological permit for the TPP Stanari project to EFT-Mine and Thermal Power Plant Stanari.

The foundation stone for the new administration building has been laid at EFT Group’s new energy complex at Stanari, near the city of Doboj in Republika Srpska (Bosnia-Herzegovina), heralding the construction of the Balkans’ most modern power plant.

EFT signed an exclusivity agreement with SNC Lavalin for the preparation of a Final Technical and Commercial Proposal for engineering, procurement and construction of TPP Stanari.  A fully binding proposal is expected by September 2008, while a full EPC contract is expected to be signed by the companies by the end of the year.

The European Stability Intitative (ESI), one of the most influential European think-tank organisations claims in its latest report that Bosnia and Herzegovina has a unique chance of becoming a leading energy factor in south-east Europe. ESI has singled out the economic recovery of the Stanari mine and the construction of the Stanari TPP by EFT as a case in point.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has an unique opportunity to become a key energy player in this part of Europe, the European Stability Initiative (ESI) claims in its latest report. The influential think-tank from Berlin, states that apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina, only Bulgaria and Romania have the potential to generate energy surplus to their requirements.

The Government of Republika Srpska has issued the decision to grant the concession for the construction and operation of the Stanari TPP to  EFT-Mine and Thermal Power Plant Stanari.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved the recently completed prequalification tender for the construction of TPP Stanari, near Doboj. The tender was announced on September 10th on the EBRD website and called for interested companies, capable of constructing the TPP on a turn-key basis, to register themselves as interested parties.