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latest implementation updates
latest implementation updates
| Latest developments in security of supply | Date |
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| TSOs of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, NOS BiH, CGES and EMS, signed a contract on the establishment of the Security Coordination Center (SCC) in Belgrade. | April 2015 |
| Latest developments in Third Package | Date |
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| The Parliament of Montenegro adopted the Energy Law. | December 2015 |
| Montenegrin Parliament adopted the Law on Cross Border Exchange of Electricity and Natural Gas, completing the transposition of the acquis. | June 2016 |
| Latest developments in renewable energy | Date |
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Secretariat submitted draft amendments to the Energy Law introducing a support scheme for renewable energy in compliance with State aid guidelines. |
July 2017 |
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Government of Montenegro adopts Renewable Energy Progress Report 2014-2015. |
February 2017 |
| Latest development in oil | Date |
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| A new draft Law on Security of Supply of Oil Products, which regulates the manner of establishing and managing emergency oil stocks and the procedure in case of disruption of supply of petroleum products to Montenegro, was finalized. |
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| Following the adoption (April 2015), the government revised the action plan for the implementation of Directive 2009/119/EC, in order to reflect all components of the emergency oil stockholding system. | September 2015 |
| Latest developments in Regulator Affairs | Date |
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| National Energy Regulator of Montenegro, RAE, is the first Energy Community regulator to have been granted observer status in the Gas and Electricity Working Groups of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). | November 2017 |
| Latest developments in electricity | Date |
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| The Decrees for transposition of the network codes on demand connection, requirements for connection of generators and requirements for connection of HVDC systems were drafted and submitted to the Government for adoption. | May 2018 |
| The national regulatory authority adopted a final decision certifying the transmission system operator following the Secretariat’s positive Opinion. | April 2018 |
| Regulation (EU) 543/2013 was transposed in a compliant manner by the Rulebook on information provided by the transmission system operator and the manner of submitting and publishing data with electricity market relevance, adopted by the Ministry of Economy. | March 2018 |
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In its Opinion, Secretariat supports the certification of the electricity system operator ( “CGES”) in Montenegro. |
March 2018 |
| The national regulatory authority adopted the preliminary decision on certification of the transmission system operator and submitted to the Secretariat for its opinion. | October 2017 |
| The market operator COTEE, the transmission system operator CGES and the incumbent utility EPCG set up and registered a limited liability company with the task to establish a power exchange in Montenegro. | August 2017 |
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With the regulator's Decision to approve the appointment of a compliance officer of Montenegro distribution system operator CEDIS, the process of functional unbundling of CEDIS from its parent company EPCG is completed. CEDIS is now a separate legal entity owned by EPCG, with its own visual identity, with adopted compliance programme and compliance officer in place. |
July 2017 |
| The regulator adopted new market and balancing rules. The balancing model allows for market-based and non-discriminatory balancing with an inter-transmission system operator model for cross-border exchange of balancing energy. | July 2017 |
| Following the government decision from 2016, the market operator, COTEE, the transmission system operator, CGES, and the incumbent company, EPCG, signed a Foundation Act and Statute of a limited liability company for purpose of establishing a power exchange. | June 2017 |
| CGES, Montenegrian transmission system operator, applied for certification. | June 2017 |
| COTEE drafted and published new Market Rules for public consultations. | January 2017 |
| Latest development in infrastructure | Date |
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In order to transpose Regulation (EU) 347/2013, Montenegro drafted secondary legislation. |
September 2017 |
| Latest developments in environment | Date |
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| The lignite-fired TPP Pljevlja, the only large combustion plant in Montenegro, started its opt-out, when the monitoring of the operational hours of the plant began. | January 2018 |
| Montenegro adopted Annual Monitoring Programme for Automotive and Marine Fuels. This ensures the implementation of Decision (EU) 2015/253 | May 2017 |
| Montenegro adopted a new Decree on Limit Values of Pollutants in Liquid Fossil Fuels, transposing the Sulphur in Fuels Directive (EU) 2016/802 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/253. | March 2017 |
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Montenegro adopted a new Law on Nature Protection which establishes the so-called ecological network areas in conformity with Article 4(2) of the Wild Birds Directive. |
August 2016 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | |
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| The 3-year plan for reconstruction of central government administrative buildings 2017-2019 was adopted by Government. The 2016 Decree on reconstruction of official buildings sets a 1% reconstruction target for central-government buildings, prioritizing buildings with lowest energy performance. | December 2016 |
| To fully transpose Directive 2010/30/EU and seven delegated acts, Montenegro adopted three additional rulebooks. | November 2016 |
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The 3rd EEAP, which also includes a roadmap for full transposition of Directive 2012/27/EU, was submitted to the Secretariat and adopted by the Montenegrin government. |
June 2016 |
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Following provisions of the Law on Efficient Use of Energy (OG of Montenegro 57/2014), Ministry of Economy prepared new or updated existing rulebooks. |
December 2015 |
| Latest developments in climate | Date |
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| The annual data collection plan for the preparation of an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions was adopted. | May 2018 |
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As a non-Annex I party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Montenegro ratified the Paris Agreement. |
October 2017 |
Montenegro's energy sector
benchmark data
benchmark data
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Primary fuel mix
Primary fuel mix of Montenegro in 2016 (in ktoe)
status: edition May 2018
source: EUROSTAT
for more info see EUROSTAT Montenegro energy flow chart -
Gross inland consumption
Gross inland consumption of Montenegro in 2016 (in ktoe)
status: edition May 2018
source: EUROSTAT
for more info see EUROSTAT Montenegro energy flow chart -
WB6 Sustainability Charter performance
Montenegro's WB6 Sustainability Charter performance
status: April 2018
source: Energy Community Secretariat’s WB6 Sustainability Charter Report 03/2018 -
Implementation performance
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
Electricity
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WB6 soft measures implementation
Montenegro's WB6 electricity soft measures implementation
status June 2018
Secretariat's WB6 Electricity Monitoring Report, 06/2018 -
Implementation ratio
Montenegro's implementation ratio in electricity
* actual implementation: unbundling, third party access rules etc.
status: 1 August 2017, source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Montenegro: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 Electricity production [GWh] 2.872 3.023 Net imports [GWh] 865 1.244 Net exports [GWh] 273 929,8 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 3.464 3.338 Losses in transmission [%] 3,8% 4,0% Losses in distribution [%] 17,6% 15,6% Consumption of energy sector [GWh] 9 11 Final consumption of electricity [GWh] 2.876 2.787 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 1.625 1.536 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 1.251 1.251 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 886 892 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 218,5 218,5 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 667,7 673,7 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 3.359 3.413 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 11 11 Electricity customers / total 374.109 367.880 Electricity customers / non-households 35.133 33.690 Electricity customers / eligible customers under national legislation 374.109 367.880 Electricity customers / active eligible customers 4 4 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 719.371 613.865 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 25,01% 22,03%
source: Ministry of economy -
Market schemes
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Implementation ratio
Montenegro's implementation ratio in renewable energy
* actual implementation of NREAP and progress towards 2020 RES target.
status: 1 August 2017, source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Montenegro: facts and figures in renewable energy
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 Total capacities of renewable energy (MW) 668 674 Hydropower (out of which:) 668 674 - small hydropower (<10 MW) 18,8 25
source: Ministry of economy and EUROSTAT -
Share in Final Energy Consumption (2009-2020)
Evolution and Forecast of Renewable Energy Share in Gross Final Energy Consumption of Montenegro (2009-2020)
Source: Technical University Vienna, Assessment of the Progress in the Promotion and Use of Renewable Energy in the Energy Community, July 2017
