3 days ago · Montenegro''s state-owned power company, EPCG, will launch a tender in the next 15 days for the construction of two large Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), worth
Feb 19, 2025 · Montenegro''s power utility, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), is preparing to open a significant tender for the procurement of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a
Mar 10, 2025 · Montenegro''s state-owned power utility, EPCG, has initiated the preparation of a feasibility study and project design for the procurement of battery energy storage systems
Sep 3, 2024 · Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, controlled by the Government of Montenegro, started the preparations to install battery energy storage systems. It is a pioneering move among state
Montenegro’s Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has upped the ante for its first battery energy storage tender. In a pioneering move for state-owned utilities in the Balkans, Montenegro’s largest power utility, EPCG, is planning to launch a large-scale, battery energy storage procurement exercise by the end of 2024.
The utility has also decided to install a 5 MWh battery energy storage system alongside its proposed Kapino Polje solar power plant, which would have 5 MW of installed capacity.
In September, EPCG said it was is looking to deliver 185 MWh of battery energy storage capacity across four locations. Its stated goal was to use the existing infrastructure for connection to the grid.
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