Second agreement on the connection of a solar power plant, worth 350 million Euros, to the transmission system signed

An agreement on the connection of the solar power plant Montečevo, with an installed capacity of up to 400 MW and investment value of around 350 million euros, to the transmission system was signed today in Podgorica. The agreement was signed by the Executive Director of CGES, Ivan Asanović and Executive Director of Sun Horizon d.o.o. Darija Gazivodawho works within the large CWP Europe group, which is one of the leading companies in the field of development of projects of generation from renewable electricity sources in this part of Europe. For the purpose of connecting this power plant, one of the largest plants in the Balkans, the 400 kV switchgear (SG) Čevo, will be constructed, to which all 400 kV overhead lines (Lastva – Trebinje, Lastva – Pljevlja and Lastva – Podgorica) would be connected according to the in - out system. In addition to the higher connection capacity that the network will be able to accept, this technical solution also enables better performance of the transmission system because it eliminates the possibility of a simultaneous outage of the 400 kV overhead line to Trebinje and Pljevlja, which will have multiple benefits, including an increase in short-circuit power and system inertia.

The agreement defines a dynamic plan, which foresees that the solar power plant Montečevo and the SG Čevo will be constructed by the end of 2027.

Although the integration of renewable electricity sources into the existing network infrastructure will present technical challenges (and CGES has already received a significant number of applications for connection), it has been ascertained that the transmission network managed by Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem AD Podgorica is largely ready for such trends. So far, our company has invested significant funds in the strengthening and modernisation of its capacities, but also in new projects of regional significance, and intends to do so also in the future.

In response to the connection of new electricity sources, we can say with pleasure that CGES is fully prepared to accept these sources, become a stable system and transmit energy from producers to consumers.