The Government of Tuzla Canton will support development projects of GIKIL. GIKIL management met with the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Tuzla Canton to discuss expanding GIKIL's product range and increasing electricity production. GIKIL plans to invest around $130 million USD in new projects such as producing foundry coke and increasing electricity production. The Government of Tuzla Canton will provide a letter of support for these projects which are expected to create new jobs.

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Government Of Tuzla Canton Will Support
Development Projects Of GIKIL
Vlada Tuzlanskog kantona će podržati
razvojne projekte GIKIL-a
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Pripremljeno od GIKIL Tima za korporativne
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LUKAVAC, OCTOBER 2011

2. This article was published on October 14, 2011. Department
of Information of Government of Tuzla Canton prepared and
published this article.
First we will introduce you to the original version of article
translated into English. After that we will present Media where
article is published.
http://www.gikil.ba/en/news/96-vlada-tuzlanskog-kantona-e-podrati-razvojne-projekte-gikil-a
Government Of Tuzla Canton Will Support Development Projects
Of GIKIL
Expanding the product range of Global Ispat Koksna
Industrija Lukavac and powerful entry into the field of
energy and electricity production were the topics of the
meeting between Management of this economic subject
represented by Managing Director Guntupalli
Jagannadham and Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining
of Tuzla Canton, Zeljko Knezicek, on October 14.
As highlighted at the meeting, due to stabilization of its
financial results, GIKIL has started with implementation of a number of new projects, such as
start with the production of the foundry coke, increase in electricity production from the
current 10 to about 30 megawatts and a variety of types of projects with aim to improve
environmental standards that will be harmonized with European Union norms.
"We expect that investments in these development projects will be about 130 million U.S.
dollars, for which the EBRD has given its consent in principle“ said Managing Director of
GIKIL Guntupalli Jagannadham and added that EBRD has already received the positive
report from its team of experts that have been in GIKIL.
“On the meeting was emphasized necessity of the support of Government of Tuzla Canton
and the competent Ministry for the implementation of these projects that will help GIKIL and
EBRD to reserve funds for the needs of Global Ispat Koksna Industrija Lukavac.
"We in the Ministry will prepare and propose to the Government a letter of support for the
implementation of these projects because of the fact that development of GIKIL means,
among other things, additional employment, both directly in this company, and indirectly in
other companies that work with GIKIL in cooperative relation, and this is one of the
priorities in the work of the entire Government of Tuzla Canton “, pointed out Minister
Knezicek and added that the letter will be forwarded as soon as possible to Prime Minister of
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as competent Federal Ministers of energy,
mining and industry, and transport and communications.
Participants used this meeting for short talks on cooperation between GIKIL and Koksno

3. hemijski kombinat from Lukavac, whose majority shareholder is the Government of Tuzla
Canton, and about transportation that for the purposes of GIKIL are performing Railways of
the Federation BiH.
http://www.gikil.ba/bs/component/content/article/96-vlada-tuzlanskog-kantona-e-podrati-razvojne-
projekte-gikil-a
Vlada Tuzlanskog kantona će podržati razvojne projekte
GIKIL-a
Proširenje proizvodnog asortimana "Global Ispat Koksne
Industrije" d.o.o. Lukavac i snažniji ulazak u oblast
energetike i proizvodnje električne energije bila je tema
sastanka Uprave ovog privrednog subjekta na čelu sa
Generalnim direktorom Guntupalli Jagannadham-om i
ministrom industrije energetike i rudarstva Tuzlanskog
kantona prof. dr. Željkom Knežičekom u petak 14.
oktobra.
Kako je istaknuto na sastanku, u cilju stabilizacije finansijskih rezultata GIKIL je započeo
aktivnosti na realizaciji niza novih projekata od čega se izdvajaju početak proizvodnje
livačkog koksa, povećanje proizvodnje električne energije sa trenutnih 10 na oko 30
megavata, kao i niz projekata za poboljšanje ekoloških standarda koji će biti usklađeni sa
normama Evropske unije.
„Očekujemo da će ulaganja u ove razvojne projekte iznositi oko 130 miliona američkih
dolara, za koje je EBRD načelno dao svoj pristanak“ rekao je generalni direktor GIKIL-a
Guntupalli Jagannadham i dodao da je EBRD, od tima stručnjaka koje je poslao u GIKIL,
već dobio vrlo pozitivan izvještaj.
Na sastanku je akcentirana neophodnost podrške Vlade Tuzlanskog kantona i resornog
ministarstva realizaciji ovih projekata, koja će pomoći GIKIL-u i EBRD-u da se u fondu
rezerviraju sredstva za potrebe Global Ispat koksne industrije iz Lukavca.
„Mi ćemo u Ministarstvu pripremiti i Vladi Tuzlanskog kantona predložiti pismo podrške za
realizaciju ovih projekata, jer razvoj GIKIL-a podrazumijeva između ostalog i dodatna
upošljavanja, kako direktno u ovoj kompaniji, tako i indirektno u drugim kompanijama koje
kooperatnski rade uz GIKIL, a što je jedan od prioriteta u radu cjelokupne Vlade Tuzlanskog
kantona“ istakao je ministar Knežiček, te dodao da će pismo u što kraćem roku biti dalje
proslijeđeno Premijeru Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, kao i resornim federalnim
ministrima energije, rudarstva i industrije, te prometa i komunikacija.
Današnji sastanak učesnici su iskoristili i za kratke razgovore o saradnji između GIKIL-a i
Koksno hemijskog kombinata iz Lukavca čiji je većinski vlasnik Vlada Tuzlanskog kantona,
te prijevozu koji za potrebe GIKIL-a obavljaju Željeznice Federacije BiH.

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