How Well Does Bosnia and Herzegovina Follows the Regulations for Planning Hydropower Plants in Relation to the EU and its Region?

In this paper, The Design Rules as well as the construction practices in B&H are contrasted with those in other nations in the region and with EU practice in order to establish whether or not such claims are relevant. This paper aims to investigate whether the design and construction regulations of Hydropower plants in Bosnia are aligned with the EU and regional regulations and practices. Examples of hydropower plants that were called out as being built against the law were considered, analyzed, and discussed. Qualitative comparative Research Methodology was used in this paper and is based on an in-depth analysis of existing regulations in the first stage, and analysis of case studies of built Water Power Plants in the second stage. The findings of the study show that Bosnia and Herzegovina does not have any hydropower plants built in protected areas. As far as laws and regulations are concerned, EU countries have stricter laws and definitions of protected areas, but B&H still has the lead in the countries of the region when it comes to categories of protected areas.