Bosnia's 300 MW Gacko plant goes offline due to boiler overheating

Dunav osiguranje ad Banja Luka

10/07/2017 09:31

SARAJEVO, July 10 (Reuters) - Bosnia's 300-megawatt (MW) 
Gacko coal-fired plant  RITE.BJ  went offline on Sunday evening, 
likely due to the overheating of a conduit boiler system, the 
plant's sales and development director said on Monday. 
    "We are working to solve the problem and expect the plant to 
return online tomorrow afternoon," Borivoje Vujicic told Reuters 
by telephone.  
    The Gacko and another 300 MW coal-fired plant at Ugljevik 
are run by Bosnia's second-largest power utility, ERS  ERST.BJ , 
which last week sought to buy power to cover a shortfall in the 
third quarter due to an overhaul at Ugljevik and lower water 
levels.  L8N1JX4P5  
 
 (Reporting by Daria Sito-Sucic; Editing by Louise Heavens) 
 ((daria.sito-sucic@thomsonreuters.com; +38733 295 484; Reuters 
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Keywords: BOSNIA RITE GACKO/OUTAGES