Tag: Montenegro

The Potential of the Region is Substantial, We Must Act Swiftly Right Now

The Energy Week Western Balkans conference organized by the British company Invest In Network is underway in Montenegro. The first panel discussed the potential of clean energy sources in the Western Balkans. The...

Schneider Electric is a Leader in Digitalization of Electric Energy

The need for decarbonization and reducing greenhouse gas emission has reached its peak and the important part of the entire process lies in electromobility and efforts to reduce pollution produced by the...

Montenegro Introduces Auctions for Renewable Energy Sources

Montenegro plans to increase the share of renewables in its energy mix with a comprehensive programme of renewable energy auctions that will bring private investment into the sector. The European Bank for Reconstruction...

Tonight is the ceremonial opening of the first section of the highway in Montenegro

The first section of the Bar-Boljara highway, from Smokovac to Mateševo, will be officially opened today on Montenegro Day. This road will officially be in use from 8 a.m. on July 14,...

Adoption of the RES Law is a Major Step Forward

The recently adopted Law on Renewable Energy Sources has brought many positive changes and drew the attention of foreign and domestic investors. Citizens and businesses were given the opportunity to become prosumers...

Energy Community Meets 2020 Headline Target for Energy Efficiency, Makes Progress on Renewables

The Energy Community has achieved the 2020 headline target for energy efficiency set by the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive. With respect to renewables, three Contracting Parties - Albania, Moldova and Montenegro -...

Montenegro adopts law guarding consumers and industry against energy market abuses

With the support by the Energy Community Secretariat, Montenegro has adopted a key piece of legislation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency. The new law empowers the national regulator to monitor energy...

Study Paves way to Better Understand Causes of Energy Poverty and Proposes Policies for its Mitigation in the Energy Community

The Secretariat published a study on addressing energy poverty in the Energy Community Contracting Parties. The study estimates the number of energy poor households, analyses the legal frameworks for the protection of...

Annual Implementation Report 2021: Modest Reform Gains as Energy Community Embarks on the Energy Transition

The Energy Community Secretariat’s Report published today reveals that the Energy Community Contracting Parties have made progress in reforming their energy and climate sectors. In fact, the average implementation score increased from...

Free Schneider Electric Exostruxure Power Design Software

The rapid digitalization process of buildings, households, and business processes places in the forefront the concept of leadership in every sector and the ethical codex of the leader. Those who are first...

First Dam Removal in Western Balkans

Vezišnica is one of the most important and biodiverse tributaries of the Ćehotina River, but today, it is only a shadow of its former self. Industrial pollution, untreated wastewater, and illegal barriers...

Secretariat Welcomes Start of Implementation of Day-Ahead Market in Montenegro

The Secretariat welcomes the start of the implementation of a day-ahead market in Montenegro. BELEN, the power exchange company of Montenegro responsible for the establishment of a national day-ahead market, signed today...

Živinice joins the Clean Air Regions Initiative

The municipality of Živinice (Bosnia and Herzegovina) signed the declaration on the Clean Air Regions Initiative, raising the number of participants to ten. Mayors of ambitious municipalities signed the Clean Air Regions Declaration...

Eco-Team Montenegro

The British travel magazine Culture Trip ranked Montenegro on the list of the best sustainable destinations in 2021. That will surely attract a large number of tourists. While they enjoy the exceptional...

Secretariat Receives High-Level Delegation from Montenegro

Director Kopač and Deputy Director Buschle held a working meeting with State Secretary responsible for Energy, Marko Perunović, and representatives of state-owned power utility "Elektroprivreda" Crne Gore (EPCG), Chairman of the Board...

Secretariat Launches Dispute Settlement Procedure Against Montenegro for Breaching Large Combustion Plants Directive as TPP Pljevlja Exhausts ‘opt-out’

Secretariat sent an Opening Letter to Montenegro to address its breach of the Large Combustion Plants Directive. In particular, the country’s sole thermal power plant, TPP Pljevlja, continues to operate despite the...

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