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Power plants in Montenegro

A directory of 10 power plants in Montenegro with a combined installed capacity of 3,174 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

10power plants
3,174MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Montenegro)

Coal: 4 plants4CoalGas: 4 plants4GasHydro: 2 plants2Hydro

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Montenegro electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

264gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
75.6%low-carbon electricity
75.6%renewables
24.4%fossil fuels
Hydro: 58 % of electricity58HydroCoal: 24 % of electricity24CoalWind: 11 % of electricity11WindSolar: 6 % of electricity6Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Montenegro

#PlantFuelMW
1Bar power stationCoal800
2Maoce Power StationCoal500
3Bar gas power stationGas440
4Piva (Mratinje) Hydroelectric Power Plant MontenegroHydro342
5Perucica Hydroelectric Power Plant MontenegroHydro307
6Pljevlja Coal Power Plant MontenegroCoal225
7Pljevlja gas power stationGas200
8Podgorica power stationGas150
9Berane power stationCoal110
10Port of Bar power stationGas100

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Montenegro?

There are 10 power plants in Montenegro in this open dataset, with about 3,174 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Montenegro?

Bar power station is the largest at about 800 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Montenegro?

The most common plant type in this dataset is coal (4 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Montenegro's electricity grid?

Montenegro's grid carbon intensity is about 264 gCO₂/kWh, with 75.6% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).