Montenegro''s EPCG discussed BESS project with
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, owned by the Government of Montenegro, has held discussions with several companies and financiers
Montenegro's Ministry of Economy did not plan to issue energy permits in its Energy Licensing Plan for 2019 because the country is already close to reaching its national target of 33 percent of produced energy coming from renewable energy sources (RES) in final energy consumption. The passage does not provide information on why Montenegro did not issue permits for other reasons.
Montenegro had installed solar power capacity of just 6 MW at the end of 2020. The country's solar power capacity is significantly smaller than the electrical power demand, which is currently met by the 225 MW Pljevlja thermal power plant in the north of Montenegro and two large hydropower plants, at Perućica (307 MW) and Piva (363 MW).
The utility is procuring two grid-scale battery storage systems to the tune of EUR 48 million ($55.9 million). EPCG, Montenegro's largest electricity provider, is investing in two four-hour battery energy storage systems (BESS) to strengthen grid resilience and balance supply and demand.
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