CGES signs grid connection agreement for 240 MW solar power plant
Montenegro’s transmission system operator CGES has signed another contract for the connection of a large solar power plant.
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Montenegro: Montenegro’s transmission system operator CGES has signed another contract for the connection of a large solar power plant.
The 240 MW facility will be constructed in Bijelo Polje, in the southern part of Montenegro. CGES has so far signed three contracts for the grid connections for utility-scale photovoltaic facilities with a total capacity of 1000 MW. The investors are MEnergy, Sun Horizon and Obnovljivi Izvori Energije.
CGES announced it signed an agreement with project firm EE Korita on the construction of infrastructure for connecting a €200 million solar power plant to the transmission grid. The contract, signed by Ivan Asanović, CEO of CGES, and Damir Banovec, the representative of EE Korita, represents a step toward strengthening the renewable energy production capacity and expanding the sustainable energy network.
The contract includes planning, construction and integration of the power plant. The investor, Danish firm European Energy, has a significant background in the construction of PV facilities and wind farms.
CGES has contracts for the grid connection of four large solar power plants of an overall 1240 MW. Asanović said that without major investments the transmission grid could integrate renewable energy facilities with a total capacity of 1500 MW.
In July, EE Korita submitted a request to the Environmental Protection Agency to decide whether an environmental impact assessment report was necessary for its PV facility. The location for the power plant is owned by local firm Farma Moravac while the expected annual output is 331 GWh.
State institutions of Montenegro have issued many permits for large solar power projects, but the country still doesn’t host one. However, three weeks ago the first ground-mounted solar power plant was put into operation.
Source: Balkan Green Energy News
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