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| 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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| The Government adopted three secondary acts on biofuels. | June 2018 |
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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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| Montenegro submits its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive to the Secretariat. | November 2018 |
| 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 |
| 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
In general
Electricity
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Montenegro: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 Electricity production [GWh] 2.872 3.023 2.343 Net imports [GWh] 3.090 2.909 3.334 Net exports [GWh] 2.499 2.605 2.203 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 3.464 3.327 3.474 Losses in transmission [%] 2,3% 2,0% 2,26% Losses in distribution [%] 17,6% 15,6% 14,96% Consumption of energy sector [GWh] 9 11 8 Final consumption of electricity [GWh] 2.876 2.787 2.940 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 1.625 1.536 2.924 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 1.251 1.251 1.286 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 886 892 972 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 218,5 218,5 218,5 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 667,7 673,7 681 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 3.359 3.413 3.527 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 11 11 11 Electricity customers / total 374.109 367.880 376.727 Electricity customers / non-households 35.133 33.690 35.131 Electricity customers / eligible customers under national legislation 374.109 367.880 376.727 Electricity customers / active eligible customers 4 4 4 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 719.371 613.865 958.999 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 25,01% 21,97%
40,76%
source: Ministry of economy -
Retail Market Opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Ministry of Economy
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WB6 soft measures implementation
Montenegro's WB6 electricity soft measures implementation
status November 2018
Secretariat's WB6 Electricity Monitoring Report, 11/2018 -
Market schemes
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Implementation by renewable energy indicators
Implementation by renewable energy indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Total renewable energy capacities 2017
Total Capacities of Renewable Energy 2017 (MW)
status: 1 October 2018
source: Ministry of Economy -
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Shares of Energy from Renewable Sources
Source: EUROSTAT and Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT)
Energy Efficiency
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
Energy Efficiency Indicators
Source: EUROSTAT 2018 data and Contracting Party's Annual Reports under Directive 2012/27/EU
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Implementation of labelling Directive
Implementation of Energy Efficiency Product Regulation Overview
Source: multiple sources of data (EECG reports, NEEAPs etc.), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by environment indicators
Implementation by environment indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Implementation under LCP Directive
Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Competition Authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the Competition Authority
status: 1 September 2018
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
State Aid Authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the State Aid Authority
status: 1 September 2018
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Regulatory authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the National Energy Regulatory Authority
