Bosnia and Herzegovina launches two-year national hydrogen strategy project.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has kicked off a two-year initiative to produce a draft national strategy and roadmap for hydrogen, a project officials say will help steer the country toward a cleaner, more competitive energy system.

The implementation phase of the project — CEI Support to Hydrogen Strategy Development and Know-How Transfer for Bosnia and Herzegovina — opened with an official meeting in Sarajevo. The effort is being carried out by a consortium led by Green Sustainable Solutions (based in Zagreb), the Association for Green Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Sources (H2OIE), state utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH), and local engineering firm Energoinvest. The project receives backing from the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.

Project partners described the initiative as a decisive step for the country’s energy transition. At the opening meeting they exchanged experience, reviewed European and regional best practices, and reaffirmed their intention to embed hydrogen technologies in long-term national development plans.

According to H2OIE, the programme is designed to strengthen institutional capacity and accelerate knowledge transfer so that hydrogen can be introduced sustainably into the national energy mix. Activities will include expert workshops, study visits to the European Union, advisory missions, and the preparation of the draft national strategy and a practical roadmap.

Those workstreams are intended to map Bosnia and Herzegovina’s hydrogen potential, identify barriers, and define development priorities. Organizers say the roadmap will highlight practical steps for integrating hydrogen across power, industry and transport sectors, and for aligning national regulations with European standards.

Stakeholders argue hydrogen offers a major opportunity to boost energy security and to decarbonize energy-intensive industries. Energoinvest noted the country’s abundant renewable resources, established industrial base and strategic location make hydrogen development a strategically important path for economic and environmental progress.

As the project proceeds over the next two years, officials and experts will aim to translate international know-how into locally tailored policies and investments — positioning the country to compete in regional energy markets and to meet its climate commitments.