Membership
Day of Accession
1 January 2007
Status
Contracting Party
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Montenegro's 2021
implementation performance
and key energy
sector benchmark data
implementation performance
and key energy
sector benchmark data
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Montenegro: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Electricity production [GWh] 3.023 2.343 3.744 3.383 3.225 Net imports [GWh] 2.909 3.334 2.782 3.578 5.886 Net exports [GWh] 2.605 2.203 3.021 3.472 5.771 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 3.327 3.474 3.504 3.451 3.311 Losses in transmission [%] 2,0% 2,3% 2,2% 2,1% 1,8% Losses in distribution [%] 15,6% 15,0% 13,8% 13,1% 12,9% Consumption of energy sector [GWh] 11 8 8 10 9 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 1.536 2.924 1.659 1.677 1.569 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 1.251 1.286 1.286 1.290 1.241 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 892 972 973 1.029 921 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 218,5 218,5 218,5 225 225 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 673,7 681 682 684 696 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / other renewables 0 72 72 120 120 Horizontal transmission network [km] 1.355,4 1.350,8 1.351,0 1.410,6 1.410,6 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 3.413 3.527 3.847 3.867 3.867 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 11 11 11 12 12 Electricity customers / total 367.880 376.727 386.966 396.472 404.785 Electricity customers / non-households 33.690 35.131 37.043 38.676 40.052 Electricity customers / eligible customers under national legislation 367.880 376.727 386.966 396.472 404.785 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 613.865 958.999 2.860.788 2.869.363 2.700.116 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 22%
23% 97% 97% 96%
source: Ministry of Capital Investment
status: October 2021 -
Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Ministry of Capital Investments, compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
Facts and figures
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Implementation by renewable energy indicators
Implementation by renewable energy indicators
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Total renewable energy capacities
Total capacities of renewable energy 2020 - 2017 (MW)
status: 1 November 2021
source: Ministry of Capital Investments -
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Source: EUROSTAT
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency indicators, Implementation indicators, Implementation of labelling
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
2019 Energy Efficiency Indicators and Trends
Source: EUROSTAT 2021 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
New labelling package adopted by the Ministerial Council in November 2018 was not assessed, as the transposition deadline expires in January 2020
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
* implementation not assessed this year, as the Directive entered into force on 1 January 2021
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Installations and emissions under LCP Directive
Installations and emissions under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Operational hours used from opt-out period
Amount of operational hours used from opt-out period
*Calculations for the expected expiry for the opt-out period are based on current load factor. 1 January 2018 marks the beginning for the opt-out period.
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
Browse through Montenegro's
latest implementation updates
latest implementation updates
| Latest developments in gas | Date |
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| Energy Regulatory Agency adopts the | January 2020 |
| 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 | |
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| Montenegro submitted its forth Progress Report on promotion and use of energy from renewable sources | July 2021 |
| As an obligation arising from the amendments to the Energy Law adopted in July 2020, the Montenegrin Electricity Market Operator adopted rules on the register of guarantees of origin. The Rules are needed to determine the content and manner of keeping the register | December 2020 |
| The Ministry submitted to the Secretariat its third Progress Report on promotion and use of energy from renewable energy source. | March 2020 |
| 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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| Government of Montenegro adopted Decree on requirements for connection of electricity generators to the transmission and distribution networks, which transposes Regulation (EU) 2016/631 establishing a network code on requirements for grid connection of generators. | July 2019 |
| The Government adopted two Decrees ensuring transposition of Connection Network Codes (Regulation (EU) 2016/1388 and Regulation (EU) 2016/1447). | May 2019 |
| According to the plan presented at a kick-off meeting, the Montenegrin electricity power exchange (MEPX) is expected to go-live in Q1 2020. | April 2019 |
| 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 |
| Latest development in infrastructure | Date |
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| Ahead of the expected entry into operation of the new electricity interconnection between Montenegro and Italy, CGES and TERNA, launched a public consultation on the rules to be applied for the allocation of transmission rights on this border. | July 2019 |
| Latest developments in environment | Date |
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| During the past year, fourteen environmental impact assessments were completed for different projects: seven for energy infrastructure, three for surface storage of natural gas, three for hydro power plants and one for a wind park. | October 2019 |
| After designation as a Nature Park, the Ulcinj Salina was submitted to the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention for designation as a wetland of international importance. | June 2019 |
| Montenegro complies with its reporting obligations on pollutants under the scope of the Large Combustion Plants Directive by submitting the relevant information to the European Environment Agency. TPP Pljevlja was in operation 7.081 hours in 2018. | April 2019 |
| The new provisions introduced by Directive 2014/52/EU were transposed by an amendment to the Law on Environmental Impact Assessment. | November 2018 |
| Amendments to the Law on Integrated Prevention and Control were adopted, with the aim of transposing certain provisions of the Industrial Emissions Directive. | July 2018 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | |
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| Montenegro submits its fifth Annual Report, under the Energy Efficiency Directive to the Secretariat. | June 2021 |
| The fourth Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the period 2019-2021, in line with the requirements of Directive 2012/27/EU, was approved by the Government of Montenegro. | June 2019 |
| The Law on Amendments to the Law on Efficient Use of Energy, adopted by the Parliament of Montenegro in April 2019, enters into force. | May 2019 |
| Latest developments in climate | Date |
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| At its 139th session, the Government of Montenegro adopted the Law on Protection from the Negative Impact of Climate Change. | October 2019 |
| Second Biennial Update Report was submitted to UNFCCC with well defined reporting obligations and institutional roles. | April 2019 |
| A national working group to work on the NECPs was officially set up and convened for the first time in November 2018. | November 2018 |
| The annual data collection plan for the preparation of an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions was adopted. | May 2018 |