About Contractor (Company)

Energoprojekt was founded in Belgrade, Serbia in 1951 by merging two state-owned design institutes, namely “Hidro-Elektroprojekt” and “Termo-Elektroprojekt”, providing design and consulting services related to hydro power and thermal power generation, respectively. The new company was named “Hidro-Termo-Elektroprojekt”, soon to be changed to simply “Energoprojekt”. In the first 10 years since being established, Energoprojekt’s engineers had designed the first thermal power plants in former Yugoslavia – TPP Kostolac, Morava, Kolubara and Kosovo, as well as several hydroelectric power plants. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Energoprojekt has grown to became a world renowned company, completing a significant number of capital worldwide projects that were significant both in terms of their complexity as well as their contract value. Activities expanded on new markets, with Energoprojekt designing and constructing capital projects in Uganda, Botswana, Peru, Kenya, Iceland, Central African Republic, Zaire, Gabon, Panama and in numerous other countries where the company was already present. Energoprojekt also initiated activities in the OPEC member countries including Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Libya and Nigeria with power generation and transmission systems being the focus of attention. In 1990, Energoprojekt undergone organizational transformation, resulting in the formation of Energoprojekt ENTEL as an independent company providing engineering design and consultancy services related to energy, water, telecommunication and environmental protection. In the period that followed, Energoprojekt ENTEL continued with activities in Serbia and the South East Europe, while, at the same time, intensified its business in the Middle East region.