Šahmanović: Montenegro is facing its most challenging year for energy sector
Priorities are price stability, increasing the use of renewables, and strengthening the country's position as an energy hub, Šahmanović said
Montenegro’s EPCG to develop floating solar, thermal batteries, high-altitude wind turbines
Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed within the framework of the European Union – Montenegro Investment Conference
Montenegro to produce coal until 2050
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
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
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
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
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%
Electricity consumption in Montenegro is driven, among other factors, by solar power expansion
