Eda – Enterprise Development Agency, together with its partners – the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Banja Luka, the Chamber of Commerce of Republika Srpska, Innovation Center Banja Luka, and the Development Agency of Republika Srpska, has announced a Public Call for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) interested in improving energy management and digitalization.
The call has been issued within the framework of the DESET project (Digitally Enabled Sustainable Energy Transition of manufacturing SMEs), which is being implemented with financial support from the European Union and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ), within the EU initiative for private sector development – EU4PSD. EU4PSD is part of the broader GIZ program SEDEP, additionally funded by the Government of Switzerland.
The call is open to privately-owned manufacturing SMEs headquartered in BiH, registered in the wood processing, metal, food, and plastics sectors. Selected enterprises will receive technical and financial support for improving energy management and implementing digital solutions.
Areas of support include:
- conducting energy audits and implementing digital energy consumption monitoring;
- developing and implementing software solutions for energy management;
- procuring equipment with sensors for energy consumption tracking;
- technical preparation for certification according to ISO 50001 and ISO 14001 standards.
Interested enterprises should submit completed application forms and supporting documentation electronically to email [email protected], or by mail/in person to Eda’s address: Đure Jakšića 11, 78000 Banja Luka.
The call remains open until the allocated funds are exhausted.
The public call with application forms can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/43YrzzG