TPP Pljevlja
7-month shutdown of TPP Pljevlja planned for 2024 as part of ecological reconstruction
16 August 2022 - TPP Pljevlja's ecological reconstruction will not require a temporary shutdown in 2023, but a 7-month stoppage is planned for 2024
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
22 June 2022 - Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
EPCG starts ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja
29 April 2022 - The ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja will cost a total of EUR 70 million or about 15 million more than originally planned
EPS to import coal from Montenegro
05 April 2022 - Serbia's power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will purchase coal from Montenegro’s Pljevlja Coal Mine
Goverment of FBiH intends to extend operation of two units in coal power plants Kakanj, Tuzla
02 March 2022 - Two units in coal plants are due to be shut down in line with the EU’s Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD).
Montenegro’s EPCG ready for reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja despite jump in costs
22 October 2021 - State-owned utility EPCG says the reconstruction of coal-fired TPP Pljevlja should begin soon and prevent massive imports of electricity
Montenegro on the fence about TPP Pljevlja overhaul
20 September 2021 - The fate of the 225 MW thermal power plant (TPP) Pljevlja, which accounts for 40% of Montenegro’s electricity production, remains uncertain.
Montenegro mulls gas-fired power plant to replace TPP Pljevlja
26 August 2021 - Montenegro is considering options to replace the Pljevlja thermal power plant when it ceases to generate electricity.
Coal power plant Pljevlja likely to be shut down by 2030 – Montenegrin prime minister
12 August 2021 - The state must create conditions for the development of companies able to accept employees from the sectors that will be affected by the energy transition.
Montenegro announces coal phaseout by 2035
01 July 2021 - Montenegro has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance, announcing it will stop using coal by 2035 at the latest.
Energy Community opens infringement procedure against Montenegro over TPP Pljevlja
21 April 2021 - The Energy Community has launched an infringement procedure against Montenegro for continuing to operate TPP Pljevlja despite the expiry of the opt-out period.
Kopač: EU won’t extend deadline for closure of thermal power plant Pljevlja
11 February 2021 - The Energy Community Secretariat's Director Janez Kopač said it must start an infringement procedure in the case of TPP Pljevlja
Bojanić: Montenegro in talks to extend deadline for shutting down TPP Pljevlja
27 January 2021 - Montenegro is negotiating a new deadline for shutting down TPP Pljevlja, which has already used up its allocated 20,000 operating hours until 2023.
NGO Green Home: Montenegro to clarify whether TPP Pljevlja will be shut down
07 October 2020 - Montenegrin non-governmental organization Green Home has called on the Ministry of Economy and state power...
Environmentalists demand from EU to tackle Chinese firms’ violations
14 September 2020 - Eight organizations urged the EU to do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies....
EPCG signs agreement on TPP Pljevlja environmental overhaul
10 June 2020 - Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has signed an agreement worth over EUR...