Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing a handover of an electronic device and reselection of a base station (cell) in a wireless communication system, considering load of the base station. A method for performing handovers in an electronic device of a wireless communication system includes: when a handover is required, measuring power of signals received from a serving base station and nearby base stations, and obtaining load information of the serving base station and the nearby base stations; selecting the first candidate base stations capable of performing a handover, using the measured power of the received signals; selecting the second candidate base stations capable of performing a handover, based on the load information of the first candidate base stations; and transmitting information on the power of signals received from the selected second candidate base stations and a request message for a handover to the serving base station.