About the project
Duration: 2017 - 2024
Budget: €24.5 million funded by the European Union through the German development bank - Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
National partners: Ministry of Economy on behalf of Montenegro as Beneficiary and CGES as Project Executing Agency
'Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor (I) - Grid Section in Montenegro - Part II' project is the second part of a larger project with the full title “Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor (I) – Grid Section in Montenegro” that aims to increase the cross-border transmission of electrical energy between Montenegro and Serbia, domestic transmission of electrical energy, efficiency of the transmission system in Montenegro by reduction of technical loses on transmission level and the security of the electric power supply in Montenegro by reduction of annual average outage hours of electricity supply in transmission system substations in western coastal part of Montenegro.
Part II of the project is divided into four components:
C1: Replacement of high voltage equipment and other equipment in several high voltage substations.
C2: Reconstruction of control and protection systems and the integration of several existing substations into SCADA communication.
C3: Replacement existing 220kV OHL with new 400kV OHL from Pljevlja 2 to Montenegrin border and extension of 400kV switchyard in substation Pljevlja 2.
C4: Integration of SS 110/35 kV Brezna and associated transmission line into the public transmission grid.
What have been done so far
Signing of Financing Agreement between KfW, Montenegro (Ministry of Economy) and CGES
July 2016
Signing of Separate Agreement between KfW and CGES
May 2017
Signing of Grant and responsibilities assignment Agreement between Montenegro (Ministry of Economy) and CGES
August 2017
Signing of Contract for consulting services between Lahmeyerin in consortium with South East Europe Consultants International GmbH and CGES
October 2017
CGES publishes the Invitation for Pre-qualification of Bidders/Contractors to procure works and goods required for implementation of the "Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor (I) - Grid Section in Montenegro - Part II" project (Components 1&2)
May 2018
Tender procedure has been completed (LOT 1 – Component 1 and 2)
March 2019
CGES awards the Contract for Procurement of Works and Goods – LOT 1 (Reconstruction of transmission substations)
July 2019
CGES signs the Agreement on purchase of infrastructure to connect WPP Krnovo to Montenegro’s transmission grid
September 2019
Works commence on replacement of equipment in the substations (LOT 1 – Component 1 and 2)
February 2020
Works completed and TOC’s issued for replacement of equipment in the substations (LOT 1 – Component 1 and 2)
February 2023
SCOPE OF WORKS
SS Podgorica 3
- Partial replacement of primary equipment in the 110kV switchyard.
- Installation of new AC and DC distribution board.
SS Podgorica 1
- Upgrade of the Local SCADA system to the newest version.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of all 220kV 110kV and 35kV control and protection systems.
- Installation of new metering cabinets and AC and DC distribution board.
- Construction of nine relay protection buildings with belonging cable channels in the 220kV and 110kV outdoor switchyard and installation of the 220kV and 110kV control and protection system.
- Construction of the service road in the 110kV switchyard.
SS Podgorica 2
- Complete replacement of primary equipment in the 110kV switchyard.
- Provision of new metering cabinets in the 400kV and 110kV relay protection building.
SS Cetinje
- Replacement of one circuit breaker and all marshalling kiosks in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new AC and DC distribution board.
SS Budva
- Complete replacement of primary equipment and marshalling kiosk in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new AC and DC distribution board.
SS Berane
- Partial replacement of primary equipment and marshalling kiosks in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new AC and DC distribution board.
SS Bar
- Replacement of marshalling kiosks located in the HV switchgear.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new AC and DC distribution board.
SS Ulcinj
- Replacement of one circuit breaker and all marshalling kiosks in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new metering cabinets and AC and DC distribution board.
SS Tivat
- Replacement of one circuit breaker and all marshalling kiosks in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new metering cabinets and AC and DC distribution board.
SS Herceg Novi
- Replacement of one circuit breaker and all marshalling kiosks in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system ofcomplete HV control and protection system.
- Installation of new AC and DC distribution board.
SS Nikšić
- Replacement of four circuit breakers in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of the MV control and protection system.
SS Pljevlja 1
- Replacement of marshalling kiosks located in the HV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete HV and MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new metering cabinets and AC and DC distribution board.
SS Pljevlja 2
- Complete replacement of the 220kV primary equipment in the HV switchyard and partial replacement of the 400kV and 110kV primary equipment.
- Installation of new metering cabinets and AC and DC distribution board in relay protection buildings.
SS Ribarevine
- Partial replacement of primary equipment in the 110kV switchyard.
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete MV control and protection system.
- Installation of new metering cabinets in the 400kV relay protection buildings.
SS Mojkovac
- Replacement upgrade to digital technology and integration into Local SCADA system of complete MV control and protection system.
SS Brezna
- Integration of SS 110/35 kV Brezna and associated transmission line into the transmission grid.
OHL Pljevlja - Bajina Bašta
- Dismantling of an existing 220kV overhead line and the construction of an approximately 16km long 400kV double circuit overhead line from substation Pljevlja 2 to Montenegrin border in direction to Bajina Bašta – Serbia
- Reconstruction of existing 400 kV OHL bay A6 for connection of new OHL 400kV Bajina Bašta
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What is the Western Balkans Investment Framework
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) is a financing facility launched in December 2009 by the European Commission, together with the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), bilateral donors, and Western Balkans countries with the purpose to deliver funding for strategic investment projects in beneficiary countries. Eligible sectors include infrastructure development within the environment, energy, transport and social sectors as well as private sector development.
WBIF in Montenegro: https://www.wbif.eu/wbif-projects
Links
Ministry of Economy of Montenegro
Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
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