BELEN selects Nord Pool as partner to establish Montenegrin day-ahead power market
Berza Električne Energije (BELEN), the power exchange company of Montenegro, has selected Nord Pool as a partner to create the first competitive Montenegrin day-ahead power market, which is expected to be operational in 2020. The cooperation will include support to establish processes and procedures required to operate a national day-ahead market in Montenegro, market coupling […]
Parliamentary Hearing on Amendments to the Law on Efficient Use of Energy held in Podgorica
Supporting the coming together of parliamentarians from Montenegro, representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the School of Political Studies, the Union of Municipalities and of two NGOs at the Parliamentary Hearing in Podgorica on 25 March, the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in partnership with the School […]
EPCG to introduce three tariff models, renewable energy guarantees of origin
Power company Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) will for the first time introduce tariff models for electricity consumers – blue, red and green – as well as a basic model for all those who do not sign a contract for one of the three models. The new tariff models, which will take effect on May 1, […]
Podgorica, Slovenia’s Javna Razsvetljava sign public lighting modernization deal
The City of Podgorica has signed a EUR 4.7 million agreement on public lighting reconstruction with Slovenia’s Javna Razsvetljava, the leader of the Nova Energija consortium. The public lighting modernization project will reduce the system’s electricity consumption by 80%, according to a statement from the city authorities. The agreement was signed by public utility services […]
Construction of Gvozd wind farm expected to start in 2020
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) is expected to launch the construction of the Gvozd wind farm in 2020, according to Ivan Mrvaljević, head of development and engineering at EPCG. The Gvozd wind farm is expected to go on stream in 2022, Mrvaljević said at a roundtable recently organized by non-governmental organization Green […]
EPCG signs contract for HPP Piva unit A2 reconstruction
Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and a consortium of Slovenia’s Litostroj Power, Croatia’s Končar – Generators and Motors and Serbia’s Elektroremont Subotica have signed a contract on a EUR 1.7 million overhaul of the second unit of the Piva hydropower plant (HPP). The reconstruction of HPP Piva’s A2 unit includes the replacement of the […]
Ulcinj Salina – a “birds’ airport”
Author: Jovana Janjušević, Executive Director, Center for Protection and Research of Birds (CZIP) In an attempt to explain, to both domestic and international audience, the significance of Ulcinj Salina, we have tried describing its importance for birds in terms familiar to ordinary people. We compared bird counts produced for scientific purposes with official airport passenger […]
Work ahead to produce Montenegro’s Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Author: Đorđije Vulikić, climate change and sustainable energy consultant The Energy Union strategy is based on the EU’s long-term plan to make energy it uses more secure, affordable, and sustainable. The Energy Union is made up of five mutually supporting dimensions: energy security; the internal energy market; energy efficiency; decarbonization of the economy; and research, […]
