Montenegro
Power utility EPCG to buy Nikšić steelworks, set up solar energy firm
08 December 2022 - EPCG intends to set up a firm that will not produce steel but operate in the solar sector
Montenegro’s EPCG to expand Solari program with 5,000 rooftop PV units
05 December 2022 - The Solari 5,000+ program will enable the addition of 70 MW in total solar power capacity, valued at EUR 70 million
EU earmarks EUR 30 million in energy crisis aid for Montenegro
05 December 2022 - The European Union will provide EUR 30 million in direct energy crisis aid to Montenegro in January, EU Ambassador Oana-Cristina Popa said
Solar power generation to increase tenfold in Montenegro next year
25 November 2022 - According to the estimate in the Energy Balance of Montenegro for 2023, electricity production will drop 12.63% this year
Pljevlja develops district heating network to use waste heat from thermal power plant
07 November 2022 - Nikola Rovčanin, executive director of EPCG, said the plan for district heating in Pljevlja dates back 40 years
UGT Renewables signs deal on renewables, energy storage with Montenegro’s EPCG
04 November 2022 - Montenegro's EPCG and US-based UGT Renewables signed an agreement on the joint development of renewables and energy storage
Unexpected winter season for Montenegrin tourism – energy tourists are coming
20 October 2022 - Energy tourists are EU citizens who plan to move during the winter to countries where energy is not so expensive
EPCG to install another 15,000 rooftop solar power plants
19 October 2022 - Last July, Montenegrin power utility started the projects Solari 3,000+ for households and Solari 500+ for companies
EPCG secures financing for Gvozd wind farm
03 October 2022 - EPCG is blaming the pandemic for the delay in the implementation of the 54.6 MW Gvozd wind farm project, Vijesti reported
Two coal plants in Western Balkans go offline due to malfunctions
27 September 2022 - Coal+ plants Pljevlja in Montenegro and Kosovo A broke down, adding to concerns about the possibility of blackouts in the region
Government of Montenegro pays EUR 15 million for additional stake in EPCG
23 September 2022 - The Government of Montenegro bought an additional 2.8% stake in state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore – EPCG
Controversy over wpd’s wind farm project in Brajići in Montenegro
19 September 2022 - The government said it is working on a spatial planning document while the locals want the wind farm project to be moved to another location
Montenegro allows state-owned EPCG to sell shares in stock market
15 September 2022 - Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) is obligated by law to sell a 10% stake by September 26 or write off the share package
Bar to produce electricity from biogas from Možura landfill
12 September 2022 - The municipality of Bar plans to build a plant for the production of electricity from biogas from the Možura regional landfill
PM Abazović: Montenegro can’t endure electricity import costs for long
08 September 2022 - Outgoing Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović pointed to the impact of the energy crisis on state finances
Abazović discusses new energy projects with consortium of foreign companies
07 September 2022 - Prime Minister Dritan Abazović met with a consortium of overseas firms led by United States–based UGT Renewables