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Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hydro power plant in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approximate location 44.5075, 17.1618.

HydroRepublika SrpskaBosnia and Herzegovinaconventional storage

Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 110 MW hydro power station in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) [65%]; Pension Reserve Fund of the Republ. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 110k homes (estimated). It ranks #25 of 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 36.6% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's electricity; the national grid averages 571 gCO₂/kWh (43.6% low-carbon) (2025).

110Source-backed capacity
110,125homes powered (est.)
1981commissioned (~45 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0044772.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina WRI
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina · Republika Srpska WRI
Coordinates44.5075, 17.1618 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity110 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerElektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) [65%]; Pension Reserve Fund of the Republ WRI
Commissioned1981 WRI
Technologyconventional storage WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#25 of 34 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#9 of 16 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.96× · 114 MW median · 16 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent110,125 calculated
Climate8.6°C · HDD 3,422 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000600193); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 110 MW, Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is around the median hydro plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (114 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 440 MW440Capljina P…Visegrad Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 315 MW315Visegrad H…Dubrovnik Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 216 MW216Dubrovnik …Salakovac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 210 MW210Salakovac …Jablanica Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 180 MW180Jablanica …Trebinje I Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 180 MW180Trebinje I…Rama Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 160 MW160Rama Hydro…Grabovica Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina: 114 MW114Grabovica …

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) [65%]; Pension Reserve Fund of the Republ.

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.6°Cannual mean temp
3,422heating degree-days (base 18°C)
5cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
686 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 10 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 39% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 74/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
27/100environmental-severity index
19.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
157 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #9 largest hydro power plant of 16 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by capacity.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 16 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 2,222 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 44.5075, 17.1618 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is a 110 MW source-record hydro power plant in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, commissioned in 1981.

How many homes can Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 110,125 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bocac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and Herzegovina is operated by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) [65%]; Pension Reserve Fund of the Republ.

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