Montenegrin electricity distribution system operator, CEDIS, has earmarked more than 30 million euros for infrastructure investments in 2025, aiming to improve the country’s electricity distribution network and meet necessary supply standards. This year’s investment is approximately 6 million euros higher than the previous year, demonstrating the company’s growing ambitions and the increasing complexity of its infrastructure projects.
Key projects include improving the capacity for new user connections, enhancing voltage stability, increasing the reliability and security of the electricity supply, and reducing energy losses. In addition to new projects, CEDIS is continuing work on projects initiated in earlier years, particularly investments in six 35/10 kV substations.
Among the notable new projects are the construction of two 35/10 kV substations, Tivat 3 and Rijeka Crnojevica, as well as the installation of new 35 kV equipment at the Buljarica–Kufin 110/35 kV substation and 10 kV units at the Podgorica 7 110/10 kV substation and near the Rijeka Musovica small hydropower plant.
CEDIS also plans to refurbish seven existing 35/10 kV substations and upgrade the 35 kV switchgear at Buce, which includes installing 10 kV equipment and a 35/10 kV transformer to integrate it with the 10 kV network. Similar upgrades will be carried out at the Rade Koncar 35/10 kV substation. The investment plan also includes the purchase of composite conductors and suspension equipment to replace overhead lines on 35 kV routes, with an estimated cost of 1.2 million euros. An additional 200,000 euros will be spent on acquiring and installing reclosers on 35 kV lines.
CEDIS will utilize a 35 million euro loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to implement SCADA and ADMS systems, and acquire a new generation of smart meters. Additionally, the World Bank’s Board of Directors approved funding in December 2024 for Montenegro’s Energy Sector Decarbonization Project. This initiative includes replacing seven 35 kV installations in 110/35 kV substations acquired from CGES, as well as replacing 36 outdated 35/10 kV transformers with modern, low-loss units that comply with the latest eco-design regulations. The loan agreement between the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance became effective on February 14, 2025.
CEDIS is also working on underground cable installations along the Jaz–Tivat boulevard and the central boulevard through Tivat, with a total investment of around 5 million euros. For the secondary distribution network, CEDIS has 268 ongoing projects, which include constructing new 10/0.4 kV substations, installing reclosers on 10 kV lines, and upgrading existing substations with modern medium- and low-voltage blocks and transformers. These works are valued at over 6 million euros.
The company has also earmarked 9 million euros for revitalizing its medium- and low-voltage networks in 2025. Ongoing efforts include the installation of new electricity meters, relocating metering points, and launching Phase IV of the Advanced Metering Management (AMM) program, with an investment of about 12 million euros.
