EPCG’s new investment cycle focuses on portfolio diversification, hydropower projects
A Belgrade consortium comprising engineering firm Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering and water management institute Jaroslav Černi has been selected to produce a conceptual design for hydropower plant (HPP) Komarnica, and has already prepared an environmentally acceptable technical solution, which paves the way for the construction of the power plant following decades of research, Igor Noveljić, CEO of […]
Montenegro scraps feed-in tariff surcharge
The Montenegrin government has decided to abolish the surcharge paid by consumers through electricity bills to fund the feed-in tariff scheme for privileged power producers. The funds collected through the surcharge will instead be secured through coal excise duty. Answering MPs questions in the parliament, Prime Minister Duško Marković said the abolition of the surcharge […]
Albanian, Montenegrin MPs gather in Tirana to discuss sustainable urban mobility planning
The Albanian capital Tirana, a city of half a million, on April 23 hosted a workshop on sustainable urban mobility, which has a pivotal role in fighting climate change. The workshop brought together MPs and parliamentary staff from Albania and Montenegro, building on the previous regional exchange events supported by the GIZ Open Regional Fund […]
UNDP issues public call for co-financing EV chargers in Montenegro
State and local government institutions and public services in Montenegro have a deadline until May 7 to apply for co-financing the purchase and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. A total of EUR 60,000 is available as part of the project Development of Low Carbon Tourism in Montenegro, implemented by the United Nations Development Program […]
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 […]