Montenegro
Montenegrin government fulfills promise: Seven contracts for SHPPs terminated
11 February 2021 - When it was elected, the Government of Montenegro announced it would ban the construction of small hydropower plants and revise concessions.
Bojanić: Montenegro in talks to extend deadline for shutting down TPP Pljevlja
27 January 2021 - Montenegro is negotiating a new deadline for shutting down TPP Pljevlja, which has already used up its allocated 20,000 operating hours until 2023.
Montenegro stops licensing new small hydropower plants
18 January 2021 - The government has decided to suspend the procedure of approving the construction of new facilities until the contracts concluded so far are reviewed.
Serbia’s TSO EMS acquires 5% of shares of Montenegrin TSO CGES
12 January 2021 - Elektromreža Srbije bought shares from small shareholders at the stock exchange for about EUR 7 million.
Submarine cable helps triple CGES’ electricity transit revenues
05 January 2021 - Montenegrin TSO pulled in EUR 11.6 million in revenues in 2020 from the commercial use of the power link between Montenegro and Italy.
Mladen Bojanić in charge of energy in new Government of Montenegro, Ratko Mitrović gets environment portfolio
04 December 2020 - Minister of Ecology and Spatial and Urban Planning Ratko Mitrović and Minister of Capital Investments Mladen Bojanić start tenure in Montenegro
Montenegro’s new cabinet to ban small hydropower, revise concessions
03 December 2020 - Prime Minister-designate Zdravko Krivokapić said the government would ban the construction of small hydropower plants and review all concessions
NGO Green Home: Montenegro to clarify whether TPP Pljevlja will be shut down
07 October 2020 - Montenegrin non-governmental organization Green Home has called on the Ministry of Economy and state power...
Montenegro awards deal to EPCG for hydropower plant Komarnica
01 September 2020 - State-owned power producer Elektroprivreda Crne Gore got the right to build Montenegro’s first hydroelectric station...
Land lease agreement signed for Brajići wind farm
27 August 2020 - A consortium led by German renewable energy firm wpd has signed a land lease agreement...
EPCG overhauls small hydropower plant Glava Zete, replaces two transformers at HPP Perućica
27 August 2020 - Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has completed an overhaul of small hydropower...
EU expects Montenegro to investigate Možura wind farm allegations
18 August 2020 - The European Commission expects a “credible, independent, and efficient” investigation into allegations of corruption surrounding...
TENDERING: EPCG looking for project design for new unit at HPP Perućica
10 August 2020 - Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has announced an international tendering for the...
PPC, EPCG get EUR 210 million in loans to absorb coronavirus challenges
04 August 2020 - State-owned power utilities from Greece and Montenegro – Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Elektroprivreda Crne...
Environmentalists alert UNESCO of ‘ecocide’ of Tara river in Montenegro
03 August 2020 - Activists in Montenegro informed UNESCO of the destruction of wildlife in the Tara, a world...
Energy companies in Montenegro to invest EUR 734 million by 2024, EUR 1 billion in total
27 July 2020 - Energy companies in Montenegro plan to invest more than EUR 1 billion, of which EUR...