CGES and EPCG have signed the contract for the A8 generator for the Perućica Hydroelectric Power Plant.

CGES and EPCG signed the contract for the A8 generator for the Perućica Hydroelectric Power Plant.

The Executive Directors of the Montenegrin Transmission System Operator and the Electric Power of Montenegro, Ivan Asanović and Ivan Bulatović, today signed in Podgorica the Contract for the construction of the infrastructure for connecting the A8 unit at the Perućica Hydroelectric Power Plant to the transmission system.

As announced at the event for the signing of the Contract, the machine hall and switchyard of the HE "Perućica" have been built for the final phase of this hydroelectric power plant's construction, which also includes the A8 turbine-generator.

The eighth generating unit will have a nominal capacity of 58.5 MW, thereby increasing the power station's installed capacity from 307 MW to 365.5 MW, and its flow from 68 m³/s to 81.75 m³/s.

The connection of the A8 generator is another confirmation of the good cooperation between EPCG and CGES. Greater and more efficient use of hydropower potential will be of great importance to us in the context of the green energy transition. This is a major step forward in that direction for Montenegro and the Montenegrin electricity sector," emphasised CGES Executive Director, Ivan Asanović.

"Today's signing of the contract represents a very important step in the realisation of this significant project, particularly in terms of contributing to the valorisation of the Zeta basin, along with diverting surplus water from the Zeta river into the Krupac and Slano lakes. We believe that, in the next two years, we will be able to have the A8 unit online,' said the CEO of EPCG, Ivan Bulatović.

Generator A8 will be connected to the plant's third pipeline, which is designed to handle an installed flow of 3 x 12.75 m³/s for the three generators A6, A7 and A8. The scope of the Project for the installation of the eighth unit at the Perućica Hydroelectric Power Plant includes the design, procurement and installation of the electromechanical equipment (turbine, generator, unit transformer, excitation system, protection systems, high-voltage equipment, etc.) and the execution of civil engineering works on the power plant's intake and outlet systems.The A8 generator installation project will be implemented in cooperation with the German Development Bank (KfW), from which an indicative offer for the project's financing has been received.

The signing of the credit agreement with KfW bank for up to 40 million euros, which includes the necessary funds for the A8 Generator Installation Project, is expected in early June 2024, when the tender for the design, procurement, and installation of the necessary electromechanical equipment for the generator itself is also planned to be issued.