Virtual power plants emerge in BiH as seven aggregators pool 120 MW in total

• Aggregation of distributed energy sources is experiencing a development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Presently there are 7 virtual power plants in the nation, aggregating facilities with a total capacity of 120 MW, or greater than all various other Energy Community having celebrations incorporated. The Independent System Driver in Bosnia and also Herzegovina (NOSBiH) visualizes an increase to 250 MW by the end of the year.

Virtual power plants are likewise present in Croatia and also Serbia. They made it feasible for tiny manufacturers of eco-friendly energy in BiH, mostly solar energy plants and also hydropower plants, to market their electricity on market at higher costs than under feed-in tolls. It motivated their prevalent leave from the schemes throughout the region.

Nemanja Pandurević, basic director of transmission system operator NOSBiH, kept in mind that BiH presently has 7 virtual power plants, which are also balance liable parties, as well as discussed electrical power manufacturers can pick exactly how they wish to offer electrical energy on the circulation grid level.

Talking at the Trebinje Energy Summit-- SET 2023, he stated virtual power plants presently aggregate 120 MW in capacity.

He expressed positive outlook the trend would certainly proceed and also reach maximum offered capacity this year. It means all the manufacturers attached to the circulation network, with an estimated incorporated capacity of 250 MW, would be aggregated.

Pandurević kept in mind that under the feed-in toll scheme, little power plants had to offer power to among the three state-owned power companies with set rates via 12-15-year contracts.

With the energy crisis, and prices soaring in 2021, there was a requirement for producers to optimize earnings, yet there were no conditions for it, so NOSBiH, as Pandurević described, prepared a design that allowed distributed manufacturing facilities to be aggregated. The problem for small power plants was to have actually a set up capacity higher than 1 MW.

Of note, NOSBiH took on a choice in June to permit the aggregation of small power plants and also their involvement on the market.

Pandurević claimed the operator gets regular monthly reports from distribution system operators (DSOs) in 15-minute periods as well as billings any type of inequalities caused by virtual power plants.

The evaluation of the inconsistency of the awareness from the plan shows that in 99% of the scenarios the plan is met, so NOSBiH charges percentages for inequality, Pandurević emphasized.

Janković: It is very important that the stability of the grid is not threatened

Marko Janković, electrical energy market principal at Serbia's power grid operator EMS, stated the emphasis of aggregation in BiH gets on the production side.

The capacity aggregated by virtual power plants in BiH of 120 MW is, in his words, higher than in all Energy Community participants assembled.

He said he was satisfied to hear the principle is entirely market-based and that market individuals discovered a suitable organization model without threatening the stability of the grid.

The adhering to business in BiH have the condition of virtual power plants: EFT, Elektroprivreda BiH, Winter Wind, Hifa-oil, Renewable Energy Solutions BH, Vibar as well as Petrol BH Oil Company.