Paris Agreement causes disagreements in Montenegro over Pljevlja TPP
The ratification and drafting of a law to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change has caused a public debate in Montenegro over whether the agreement will or won’t endanger the construction of a new block at the country’s only coal-powered plant in Plevlja. The government says the agreement poses no danger to the reconstruction […]
Sekulić: Montenegro takes steps towards establishing power exchange
Three leading companies in the Montenegrin power system have taken steps towards establishing a power exchange in the country, Minister of Economy of Montenegro Dragica Sekulic announced. Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), national power utility company of Montenegro, Montenegro Electricity Market Operator (COTEE) and Montenegrin Power Transmission System (CGES), as founders, have already undertaken certain activities in […]
Energy Community Sustainability Forum to tackle key energy and climate challenges
The Energy Community Secretariat in cooperation with the Balkan Green Foundation will launch the first edition of the Energy Community Sustainability Forum on June 9, 2017 in Vienna. The Sustainability Forum is a response to the continuous expansion of the Energy Community’s work, already covering energy efficiency, environment and renewables and soon also climate change, […]
Household heating costs determined by fuel type and energy efficiency
Cross analysis of available fuel types in Montenegro showed that the wood still provides the cheapest heating in homes. Solution is energy efficiency and changing old heating systems throughout the state subsidized loans. The price of different heating fuel types depends on the object`s geographical location, heating needs and usage, desired comfort level and availability […]
Montenegro presents energy efficiency action plan
The third energy efficiency action plan (EEAP), for 2016-2018, was prepared by the Ministry of Economy and adopted by the government on June 30. The plan was presented in the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro at the meeting of the Coordination Committee for Energy Efficiency and the Environment. The document complies with the requirements of […]
GIZ donates MVP software to Government of Montenegro
The objective of the handover of the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP) to the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, as partner of the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) project, is to provide support for more efficient and effective policy formulation in the sector of energy efficiency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationalle […]