First Flue Gas Desulfurization System in the West Balkans supplied for Ugljevik Thermal Power Plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yokohama, July 21, 2016 – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) signed a supply contract for the first Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) system in the West Balkans for Ugljevik Thermal Power Plant, located in the Republic of Srpska – one of the two constituent entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Flue Gas Desulphurization Construction Project for Ugljevik Thermal Power Plant was preceded under a Japanese ODA loan to reduce sulfur dioxide and particulates that pollute the air, which will improve the environment, protect the health of residents in the area, and contribute toward achieving the environmental standards required for joining the European Union (EU) in the future. The plant is scheduled to start commercial operations in July 2019.