Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine

Elektroprivreda BiH was established on 30 August 1945 as the Electric Utility Company of Bosnia and Herzegovina "Elektrobih".^[2] On 20 May 2004, it became an entity government-owned publicly traded company. The company celebrates 7 September as the day of its establishment.^{[citation needed]}

The company is the largest electric utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as such part of the largest country's energy concern EPBiH Concern.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[2] 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 31,757 kilometres (19,733 mi), with 2.825 MVA distribution substations.^[2]

Also, it generates 7.009 TWh of electricity annually.^[5]

Electricity distribution is organized through five distribution regional offices:

• Elektrodistribucija Sarajevo,
• Elektrodistribucija Tuzla,
• Elektrodistribucija Zenica,
• Elektrodistribucija Bihać,
• Elektrodistribucija Mostar.

• List of companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Elektroprivreda HZ HB
• Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske