Qair Montenegro has submitted documentation for another large solar investment in the municipality of Nikšić, seeking environmental approval for a new photovoltaic plant with an installed capacity of nearly 60 MW. The project, named Petrovici, is planned in the settlement of the same name and will cover an area of about 51.2 hectares.
According to the filing with Montenegro’s Environmental Protection Agency, the plant will feature 83,284 solar panels installed on ground-mounted steel structures designed to optimize production throughout the year. The facility’s electrical design includes 11 internal 35/0.8 kV transformer stations rated at 2×2.5 MVA each. Ten of these stations will be connected to 14 inverters of 350 kW, while the remaining one will accommodate 15 inverters, bringing the total to 155. Based on the panel configuration, the photovoltaic field itself will occupy approximately 23.4 hectares. As a grid-connected system, the plant will feed electricity into the network only when voltage is present and will disconnect automatically during outages. Initial projections estimate annual output at roughly 89.7 GWh.
The Petrovici project follows Qair Montenegro’s previously announced Rudine solar plant, also located in the Nikšić area. Rudine is planned at about 50 MW with nearly 80,000 panels and is expected to generate around 73 GWh of electricity per year. That project already has a signed grid connection agreement, and the investment is valued at approximately 40 million euros.
