{"id":10165,"date":"2026-08-18T12:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cges.me\/?post_type=vijest-i-dogadjaj&#038;p=10165"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:52:43","slug":"redzic-elektroenergetska-situacija-stabilna-bez-problema-u-napajanju-korisnika","status":"publish","type":"vijest-i-dogadjaj","link":"https:\/\/cges.me\/en\/vijest-i-dogadjaj\/redzic-elektroenergetska-situacija-stabilna-bez-problema-u-napajanju-korisnika\/","title":{"rendered":"Red\u017ei\u0107: Power System Stable, No Supply Disruptions\nExpected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Podgorica (MINA-BUSINESS) \u2013 Montenegro\u2019s power system is stable, and no\ndisruptions in electricity supply to consumers are expected, said Ranko Red\u017ei\u0107, Director\nof the National Dispatch Centre of Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem (CGES). He\nadded that transmission system losses are at a level comparable to the best-performing\nEuropean systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe power system is stable, and we do not expect any problems with electricity supply\nto consumers in Montenegro as far as the transmission system is concerned. All system\nelements are in operation, while consumption remains within the expected range for this\ntime of year,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 said in an interview with the Mina-business news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that system security can be viewed from two perspectives: the security of\noperation within the interconnected power system and the security of electricity supply\nto consumers in Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis has been a particular focus in recent years, primarily due to connecting the\ngrowing number of renewable energy sources and, in particular, the development of the\nelectricity market. Market conditions mean that electricity is constantly flowing from\nlower-price zones towards higher-price zones, resulting in a significant increase in\ntransit flows and fluctuations depending on the time of day,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Red\u017ei\u0107: Elektroenergetska situacija stabilna, bez problema u napajanju korisnika\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PdkpUMyL1-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the so-called solar hours are currently the most critical period,\nparticularly when large volumes of electricity are exported from Southeast Europe\ntowards the west, or potentially in the opposite direction if prices in Western Europe are\nmore favorable than those in the east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrices in individual markets are determined on an hourly basis according to supply and\ndemand, and fluctuations in prices throughout the day are reflected in the physical flows\nof electricity,\u201d he noted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new 400 kV Pljevlja\u2013Lastva transmission line entering trial operation has, in his\nassessment, significantly improved the operational security of the power grid in\nMontenegro and the wider region, substantially reducing the possibility of disturbances\nwith regional implications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the security of electricity supply to consumers in Montenegro, Red\u017ei\u0107\nsaid that the summer season is traditionally the most critical period, particularly along\nthe coast, where consumption and the loading of critical network elements increase\nsignificantly, at times approaching their technical limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is worth recalling that last year there were no interruptions in electricity supply along\nthe coast caused by disturbances in the transmission system. For this season, CGES\nhas taken additional measures by implementing a project to install high-temperature\nconductors on the Lastva\u2013Budva and Lastva\u2013Tivat transmission lines. This has\nsignificantly improved the security of supply to Budva and the part of the coast west of\nBudva,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about the level of electricity losses in Montenegro\u2019s transmission system and the\nmeasures CGES is taking to reduce them, Red\u017ei\u0107 said that losses in the transmission\nsystem are exclusively technical in nature and are a consequence of the physical laws\ngoverning the flow of electric current through conductors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome information recently published in the public domain has not provided a\nsufficiently clear picture of transmission and distribution loss rates. I would therefore like\nto emphasize that, last year, the physical volume of losses in the transmission system\namounted to 131 gigawatt-hours (GWh), corresponding to a loss rate of 1.64%,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107\nstated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He recalled that in 2024, the physical volume of losses was somewhat higher, at 143\nGWh, but the loss rate stood at 1.55%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe loss rate is the percentage of losses relative to the total amount of electricity\ntransmitted. For comparison with European practice, Austria provides a relevant\nexample, with the loss rate loss rates of 1.63% and 1.52% over the previous two years,\nrespectively,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that comparisons with European transmission system operators do not\nprovide a completely accurate picture, as CGES\u2019s figures include the 110 kV network,\nwhich accounts for the highest losses, whereas the Austrian transmission system\noperator (APG), as is also the practice throughout Western Europe, reports data only for\nthe 400 kV and 220 kV networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt may sound immodest, but it turns out that CGES has a better result in this regard\nthan APG,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When compared with the systems in the region, where, as in Montenegro, the 110 kV\ntransmission network is included in the calculation, CGES records significantly lower\nlosses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor example, data for the Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS) show that\nits loss rate in 2024 stood at 1.86%. By comparison, Montenegro\u2019s loss rate that year\nwas 1.55%. For the Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina\n(NOSBiH), the loss rate stood at 1.79% in 2024 and 1.88% last year,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that losses in Montenegro\u2019s electricity transmission system are at a level\ncomparable with those of the best-performing European systems, and said that CGES\nwould strive to maintain this standard in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about the most significant investments in Montenegro\u2019s electricity system that\nhave been completed to date, as well as those planned for the coming period, Red\u017ei\u0107\nsaid that several major capital projects had been completed this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe most significant is the Lastva\u2013Pljevlja transmission line, which is 150 kilometers\nlong and entered trial operation at the end of June. Montenegro now has a 400 kV\ntransmission ring, which significantly improves the operational security of the\nMontenegrin power system, as well as that of other systems, and further increases the\ncapacity for connecting renewable energy sources,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the 110 kV \u017dabljak\u2013Pljevlja transmission line was also put into\noperation, improving the security of electricity supply to consumers in the \u017dabljak and\nPljevlja areas and enabling the safer integration of electricity generated from renewable\nenergy sources connected in the vicinity of the Brezna substation (SS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are also installing a 250 MVAr shunt reactor at the Lastva substation, which\naddresses the major problem of excessively high voltages in Montenegro\u2019s power\nsystem and the surrounding region. By doing so, CGES is also making a significant\ncontribution to mitigating this problem. The reactor entered trial operation at the\nbeginning of April, but is currently out of service due to the rectification of identified\ndeficiencies and additional testing. We expect it to be put back into operation by the end\nof September,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that another investment involved the installation of a new 150 MVA\ntransformer at the Podgorica 1 substation. The older transformer was replaced, thereby\nimproving the reliability of electricity supply to consumers, particularly in the Podgorica\narea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are several highly significant projects planned for the coming period. These\ninclude, first and foremost, the construction of the 400 kV Brezna substation, which will\nenable a significantly greater number of renewable energy sources to be connected in\nthe region, as well as the reconstruction of the 220 kV transmission line along the\nHerzegovina\u2013Montenegro\u2013Albania corridor,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 announced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that other significant projects include the reconstruction of the switchyard at the\nPeru\u0107ica hydropower plant, the completion of the installation of two 400 MVA\ntransformers at the Pljevlja substation, and the completion of the 400 kV interconnection\nwith Serbia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will mark the completion of the so-called Trans-Balkan Corridor on the territory of\nMontenegro, thereby enabling the connection of a second submarine cable to Italy,\u201d\nRed\u017ei\u0107 explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also announced the construction of a number of new substations and shorter\ntransmission lines, which will enable additional consumers to be connected to the\ndistribution network, as well as additional renewable energy sources. He added that the\ntotal value of planned investments over the next five years exceeds EUR 200 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about the activities CGES is undertaking to couple Montenegro\u2019s electricity\nmarket with the single European electricity market and the expected effects of this\nprocess, Red\u017ei\u0107 said that, over the past period, CGES had provided significant support\nto the Ministry of Energy in preparing a package of energy-sector legislation fully\naligned with the EU acquis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe laws have been adopted by Parliament, and we are currently awaiting the\nEuropean Commission\u2019s (EC) compliance assessment report,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes that the further pace of market coupling will depend on the outcome of the\ncompliance assessments, as the next formal steps in this process can only be taken\nonce a positive report has been received.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn any case, market coupling between Montenegro and Italy, and consequently\nMontenegro\u2019s integration into the EU single electricity market, is expected in 2028, or by\n2029 at the latest, depending on the timing of these reports,\u201d Red\u017ei\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He concluded that the adoption of the package of legislation known as the Electricity\nIntegration Package in Montenegro significantly contributes to improving system\nsecurity, as system operation and cooperation among transmission system operators in\nthe region would be aligned with the best European practices, thereby further improving\nsystem performance and the security of electricity supply to consumers.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":10166,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-10165","vijest-i-dogadjaj","type-vijest-i-dogadjaj","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cges.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vijest-i-dogadjaj\/10165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cges.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vijest-i-dogadjaj"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cges.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vijest-i-dogadjaj"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cges.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cges.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}