Coal power plant Pljevlja likely to be shut down by 2030 – Montenegrin prime minister
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
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
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
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
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
Montenegrin non-governmental organization Green Home has called on the Ministry of Economy and state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) to disclose whether TPP Pljevlja will consume its remaining allowed operational hours in about 20 days and whether they have a plan if the thermal power plant is closed. TPP Pljevlja, with an installed capacity […]
Environmentalists demand from EU to tackle Chinese firms’ violations
Eight organizations urged the EU to do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies. They said the authorities in Brussels and European governments have to tell the most populous nation to stop building new coal power plants in the 27-member bloc and accession countries and to make it respect the law. China’s President Xi […]
EPCG signs agreement on TPP Pljevlja environmental overhaul
Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has signed an agreement worth over EUR 54 million on an environmental overhaul of its coal-fired thermal power plant (TPP) Pljevlja, a project that will extend the plant’s lifespan by 30 years and greatly reduce its impact on the environment. The agreement on the environmental overhaul was […]