Pljevlja
Montenegro to produce coal until 2050
29 September 2025 - The Pljevlja coal mine has been granted a concession for coal production for 24,5 years, extending the fossil fuel extraction until 2050
Montenegro’s state power utility posts EUR 24.5 million loss in H1 2025
02 September 2025 - EPCG's total revenue in the first half of 2025 amounted to EUR 208.1 million, while total expenses reached EUR 234.7 million
Montenegro publishes NECP for public consultation – sole coal plant planned for shutdown in 2041
30 June 2025 - The retirement of the Pljevlja coal plant is planned for 2041, but it depends on a just transition and supply security, the draft NECP reads
Western Balkan coal plants cut harmful emissions in 2024 but breaches remain extreme
19 June 2025 - SO2 emissions from NERP-bound coal plants in BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia and Serbia were six times above legal limits last year
Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up
24 May 2025 - Representatives of state-owned utilities and independent power producers discussed at BEF 2025 the different approaches to decarbonization in the region
Montenegro’s power consumption grows 25%
16 April 2025 - Electricity consumption in Montenegro is driven, among other factors, by solar power expansion
Montenegro labels 15 energy projects as infrastructure priorities
17 December 2024 - The Government of Montenegro has adopted a list of priority infrastructure projects for the energy sector
Montenegro drafts NECP: TPP Pljevlja to be shut down by 2041
09 December 2024 - The Ministry of Energy of Montenegro submitted the draft NECP to the Energy Community Secretariat for a review
EU approves Western Balkans reform agendas including auction schedules for renewables
24 October 2024 - Western Balkan governments excluding BiH can draw funding from the EU's Growth Plan as they fulfill reform obligations and achieve goals
Coal plants in Western Balkans increase SO2 pollution in 2023
19 September 2024 - Coal plants in the Western Balkans emitted more sulfur dioxide last year than in 2022, according to the Comply or Close report
Drought, low electricity prices wreck results of Montenegro’s EPCG
16 September 2024 - In the first quarter of 2024, power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore achieved a profit of EUR 11.4 million, ten times below the 2023 level
Montenegro to delay temporary shutdown of TPP Pljevlja for 2026
02 September 2024 - The pause in the operation of the Pljevlja coal plant, planned for 2025 within its ecological reconstruction, could be postponed to 2026