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An overview of prosumer (kupac-proizvođač) rules in the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska: who qualifies, net metering vs net billing, capacity limits and the connection process.
Prosumer status (in local terms kupac-proizvođač, “customer-producer”) lets households and businesses generate electricity for their own use, feed surplus into the grid and offset it against later consumption. In Bosnia and Herzegovina the rules are set at entity level, so they differ between the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska — and they change quickly.
Important: This article is an informational overview of the regulations based on the sources listed at the end (checked October 2026). It is not legal advice. Before investing, check current regulations and conditions with your distribution system operator and supplier.
An end customer that connects a renewable plant (usually solar) for self-consumption to the building’s internal installation, subject to these limits:
The rulebook also allows:
| Households up to 10.8 kW | Other prosumers (incl. businesses) | |
|---|---|---|
| Scheme | choose net metering or net billing | net billing |
| Net metering duration | 10 years, then move to net billing | — |
| Value of surplus | kWh credit (net metering) | surplus × active-energy tariff − 10%, BAM credit |
| Unused credits | cancelled after Q1 for the previous 12 months, without compensation | same |
Where the supply contract has day/night tariff differentiation, the 2025 amendments require surplus to be calculated separately for each tariff rate.
In practice: prosumer status in the Federation is not a model for earning money by selling electricity, but for reducing your own bill. A plant that produces more per year than the building consumes gives the surplus away to the supplier. For businesses it also matters that surplus is worth less than purchased energy (−10%), so the economics rest on self-consumption at the time of generation.
Under the rulebook (as amended in 2025):
The distribution system operators in the Federation are Elektroprivreda BiH and Elektroprivreda HZ HB, depending on the area. Cantonal building rules differ, so part of the process varies from canton to canton.
| Plant capacity | Scheme |
|---|---|
| up to 10.8 kW | net metering |
| above 10.8 up to 50 kW | net billing |
| above 50 kW | standard supply scheme (energy drawn is paid for, energy delivered is invoiced at the contracted price) |
Other rules under the RERS rulebook:
In 2024, media reported that uptake in Republika Srpska was modest — according to statements from Elektroprivreda RS, the tax treatment at the time (VAT on all energy drawn from the grid) eroded the benefit of net metering, and initiatives for amendments were launched. The situation may have changed since — check the current VAT treatment and conditions with the distributor and supplier within the Elektroprivreda RS system.
Brčko District has its own regulatory framework under the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERK). If your building is in Brčko, check the rules separately.
Prosumer status is legally available in both entities, with a clear message: the plant should serve your own consumption, not production for sale. For businesses that means careful sizing to the daily load profile; for households in the Federation, a choice between net metering and net billing.
If you would like us to check what applies to your building and prepare the paperwork for the operator, request a quote or read our commercial solar guide.
Under FERK's rulebook, an end customer — household or legal entity — that connects a renewable plant for own use to the building's internal installation, of up to 150 kW and no more than the building's approved connection capacity. Status is obtained through the distribution system operator's procedure and a contract with a supplier.
Under net metering, surplus is carried forward as a kWh credit and offset against later consumption. Under net billing, surplus is valued in money — in the Federation of BiH at the active-energy tariff minus 10% — and carried forward as a BAM credit. In the Federation, only households with connection capacity up to 10.8 kW can choose net metering, for 10 years.
In the Federation of BiH, unused credits are cancelled after the first quarter of the current year for the previous 12 months, without compensation, and any remaining surplus goes to the supplier. That is why a plant should be sized so annual generation does not exceed annual consumption.
Under the FBiH rulebook, credits are cancelled when switching supplier unless the old and new suppliers agree otherwise with the customer. Check the terms before switching.
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