Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The total electricity output in Montenegro amounted to 3,450 gigawatt-hours (GWh) last year, which is 4.36 percent more than the gross consumption of 3,300 GWh.
“The annual output met the total domestic demand, resulting in a surplus of 143.84 GWh,” states the energy balance report for 2024, published by the relevant ministry.
Out of the total electricity output, 2,100 GWh was generated from renewable energy sources (RES), and 1,340 GWh by the Pljevlja Thermal Power Plant (TPP).
The output of all hydropower plants (HPPs) was below the planned levels. HPP Perucica reached 92.93 percent of its planned output, HPP Piva 99.47 percent, while small hydro power plants generate 82.79 percent of their planned output.
The report states that wind farms generated 89.41 percent of the planned electricity output, while solar parks reached 58.85 percent of the planned output.
TPP Pljevlja exceeded its planned electricity output by 1.58 percent. “Total electricity output was around 4.3 percent lower than planned. Gross electricity consumption last year reached 3,300 GWh, which is 5.95 percent more than the planned consumption,” the report states.
