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Montenegrin transmission system operator Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem plans to invest EUR 200 million over the next five years, according to Ranko Redžić, manager of the company’s national dispatching center.
CGES is constantly improving and modernizing the system, as well as training employees, MINA reported.
According to Ranko Redžić, this yields results. One of them is a very low transmission system loss rate, which ranges from 1.6% to 1.7%, in line with the most efficient European systems, he added.
The most significant capital projects the company completed last year include the reconstruction of the Pljevlja 1 substation and the construction of the 150-kilometer Lastva-Pljevlja transmission line, which is expected to become operational soon.
The power line completes a 400 kV ring that will significantly improve the operational security of both the Montenegrin and neighboring transmission systems, Redžić stressed.
The completion of two 110 kV transmission lines in the north – Brezna-Žabljak and Žabljak-Pljevlja – is also planned
The completion of the project also creates conditions for connecting a significant number of renewable energy power plants, he explained.
Among the major projects is the upgrade of Lastva substation, which resolves the problem of excessively high voltages in the Montenegrin system. The issue is evident throughout the region.
The upgraded substation is expected to be put into operation by the end of January.
Redžić estimated that the total value of investments over the next five years will exceed EUR 200 million.
Among the upcoming projects, there is the completion of two 110 kV transmission lines in the north – Brezna-Žabljak and Žabljak-Pljevlja. CGES also intends to install the 400 kV Brezna substation, which would also enable the connection of significant renewable energy capacity.
The 400 kV link with Serbia would complete the Trans-Balkan Corridor
The reconstruction of the 220 kV transmission line from Bosnia and Herzegovina through Montenegro to Albania is also planned, along with the reconstruction of the substation at the Perućica hydropower plant and the replacement of transformers at Pljevlja 2 substation.
The upcoming construction of a 400 kV interconnection with Serbia, completing the Trans-Balkan Corridor, would create the conditions for a second line of the submarine cable between Montenegro and Italy, Redžić underscored.
The onshore transmission line would allow the installation of a number of new substations, enabling the connection of additional consumers and renewable electricity plants to the distribution network.
Redžić stressed that the expected date for coupling the Montenegrin and Italian electricity markets is the beginning of 2028.
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