CGES connection agreement for 88 MW Korita project
Montenegro’s 88 MW Korita wind project has obtained a grid-connection agreement from transmission system operator CGES, addressing one of the main administrative hurdles for the proposed development near Bijelo Polje. The agreement follows a period in which the project faced permitting constraints related to the status of the CGES connection arrangement. The project is being developed by Vjetro Park Korita.
The development is expected to require investment of approximately €132 million. This implies an indicative development cost of €1.5 million per MW, consistent with onshore wind projects that require work associated with mountainous terrain, road access and substantial grid requirements. Korita is planned across approximately 162 hectares near the village of the same name.
Project configuration and scheduled commissioning
The scheme would include 11 wind turbines, implying an average turbine rating of around 8 MW. Commercial operation is currently scheduled for 2030. The timeline leaves additional steps before physical works can start, even after securing the grid-connection agreement.
The connection agreement was signed after an administrative setback connected to the construction-permit process. Montenegro’s Ministry of Spatial Planning rejected the developer’s construction-permit application on 18 June 2026, partly because a CGES connection agreement had not yet been concluded. The grid agreement was signed five days later, resolving that specific deficiency without automatically reversing the permitting decision.
Environmental approval and remaining procedural steps
The Environmental Protection Agency approved the project’s environmental impact assessment in December 2025. Additional planning, technical and construction procedures must still be completed before physical works can begin. The next stage involves aligning the connection design with the renewed permitting process.
Further work is also required to convert environmental approval into executable construction documentation. The project’s economics are expected to depend on the final grid-connection scope, access-road and turbine-transport requirements, wind-resource validation and the commercial route to market. With an operating date set for 2030, there is exposure to equipment prices, financing costs and potential changes to balancing and market-integration rules.
The CGES agreement improves bankability but does not yet make the project construction-ready. Alignment of connection design with permitting steps remains a key requirement before construction can proceed.
