Grid connection agreement signed for 385 MW solar power plant in Montenegro

Montenegro’s transmission system operator, CGES, and Cetinje-based MEnergy have signed the first agreement on connecting a planned solar power plant of 385 MW to the grid. The value of the project is around EUR 300 million.

MEnergy will build the solar power plant at the locations of Ubli in the municipality of Cetinje, and Bogetić and Broćanac in the municipality of Nikšić. Under the agreement, it should be completed and connected to the grid by 2027.

The power plant should be completed and connected to the grid by 2027

The contract was signed by Ivan Asanović, CEO of CGES, and Nikola Špadijer, CEO of MEnergy.

Despite the technical challenges related to the integration of renewable energy sources into the existing network infrastructure, and a significant number of requests for connection CGES has already received, the grid is largely prepared for such trends, the company said, adding that its five-year plan envisages investments in the network of EUR 195 million.

MEnergy is owned by Aleksandar Špadijer and Dejan Kotri, according to Montenegro’s Central Registry of Business Entities.

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The project is envisaged to be implemented in phases. The start of construction is scheduled for 2025. Upon completion and commissioning, which is expected at the end of 2026, Montechevo will be the largest solar power plant in Montenegro.

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