June 2020:

Esotech, d.d. as a leader in a consortium with HSE Invest d.o.o, ENERGOINVEST, d.d. Sarajevo, and Institut za građevinarstvo "IG" d.o.o. Banja Luka, performed for the client: Elektroprivreda BiH d.d. - Sarajevo, innovation of investment, technical and environmental documentation of unit 8 in TPP Kakanj. The innovation of the project is based on a previously prepared conceptual design from 2010, according to the progress of technology and ecology, taking into account the regulations of the EU, BiH and the BAT guidelines (Best Available Technology).

The project is divided into four phases:

• Phase 1: Conceptual design and preparation of coal analysis
• Phase 2: Preliminary design and preparation of technical specifications
• Phase 3: Innovation of the environmental impact study and preparation of an investment program
• Phase 4: Completion of the project in accordance with the requirements of the audit

In the first phase of the project - conceptual design - various possibilities of using current technologies in electricity generation were analyzed. The conceptual design was handed over and presented to the client in April 2020, despite the inconveniences due to Covid-19, and approved by the client in early May. Based on the approved Conceptual Design - Phase 1, we actively approached the preparation of the Preliminary Design - Phase 2, in which individual sets will be processed in more detail for the continuation of the project. The aim of the preliminary design is to present the investment value of the project, technical solutions and environmental impacts in the construction of the new 350 MW unit 8 in TPP Kakanj. The implementation of the project is proceeding according to the schedule.