In accordance with the provisions of the Law on Electricity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH,” No. 60/23), the Electricity Distribution Department of JP “Elektroprivreda HZ HB” d.d. Mostar, as the distribution system operator, will be responsible for issuing the Decision on the acquisition of qualified producer status for production facilities that generate electricity from renewable sources and are not required to hold a license for electricity generation (in accordance with the Law on Electricity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), specifically those with an installed capacity of less than 1 MW.

A qualified electricity producer is a producer who uses renewable energy sources in a specific electricity production facility and has acquired this status in accordance with the provisions of the Rulebook on Acquisition of Qualified Producer Status (“Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH,” No. 30/24) adopted by the Regulatory Commission for Energy in the Federation of BiH (FERK).

The procedure for acquiring, renewing, transferring, and revoking the status of a qualified producer is initiated at the request of the applicant on a specifically prescribed form, which must be submitted for each production facility separately:

• Application for Acquisition/Renewal of Qualified Producer Status
• Application for Transfer of Qualified Producer Status
• Application for Revocation of Qualified Producer Status

Along with the request from point 1, the applicant must attach the following documents (in original or certified copy, which must not be older than 60 days):

• Current excerpt from the court register of the competent court, or a registration decision for associations and foundations
• Identification card for individuals
• Connection consent issued by the competent distribution system operator or the competent transmission system operator, depending on the connection point of the electricity production facility
• Operating permit for the electricity production facility (with a final clause).
• Water permit (with a final clause) where prescribed.
• Environmental permit or decision on prior environmental impact assessment (with a final clause) where prescribed.
• Electricity production facility final project, or the main project if there have been no changes in relation to the final project (in electronic form).
• Proof of payment of a one-time fee for processing the request.

The completed application form for acquiring qualified producer status, along with supporting documentation, must be certified and signed by the applicant or their legal representative or authorized agent. The request is considered complete when the application form is fully and clearly completed, and the one-time processing fee has been paid.