Montenegro Electricity
Generation (2024)#135 World
3.79TWh−9.5% YoY
Consumption (2024)#142 World
3.2TWh+17.8% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
37.8%62.2%
Electricity Generation in Montenegro
- Net electricity generation in Montenegro reached 3.79 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#135 in the world), a decrease of 9.5% from 4.19 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 37.8% (1.43 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Montenegro and renewables 62.2% (2.36 terawatt-hours).
- Montenegro reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.3% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 62.2% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Montenegro
- Montenegro consumed 3.2 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#142 in the world), an increase of 17.8% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Montenegro averaged 5,016 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 13.74 kilowatt-hours per day (#56 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Montenegro
- Montenegro had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.07 gigawatts in 2024 (#135 in the world), an increase of 1.2% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 21% and renewables at 79% of Montenegro's installed capacity in 2024.
- Montenegro's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 40.4% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 72.6%, hydro at 32.8% and wind at 32.7%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Montenegro
- Montenegro imported 5.95 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈185.9% of consumption).
- Montenegro exported 6.11 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈161.3% of generation).
- This made Montenegro a net exporter of 0.16 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Montenegro
- Distribution losses in Montenegro were 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 11.3% of total generation, down from 21.7% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Montenegro
- In 2024, Montenegro generated approximately 0.01 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0088 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0016 terawatt-hours.
Montenegro Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 3.79 | −9.5% | 135 | 0.01% | 3.2 | +17.8% | 142 | 0.01% | 5,016 | 1.07 | +1.2% | 135 | 0.01% | 5.95 | 6.11 | −0.16 | 0.43 |
| 2023 | 4.19 | +25.7% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.72 | −9.2% | 144 | 0.01% | 4,291.6 | 1.06 | −0.47% | 135 | 0.01% | 5.42 | 6.29 | −0.87 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 3.33 | −11.9% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.99 | −3.5% | 141 | 0.01% | 4,870.1 | 1.06 | +1.9% | 133 | 0.01% | 8.47 | 8.33 | 0.14 | 0.48 |
| 2021 | 3.78 | +11.7% | 132 | 0.01% | 3.1 | +4.4% | 139 | 0.01% | 5,137.2 | 1.04 | −0.0014% | 135 | 0.01% | 5.32 | 5.49 | −0.17 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 3.38 | −1.5% | 133 | 0.01% | 2.97 | −6.9% | 140 | 0.01% | 4,889.3 | 1.04 | +1.7% | 133 | 0.01% | 5.94 | 5.86 | 0.08 | 0.49 |
| 2019 | 3.43 | −9.9% | 132 | 0.01% | 3.19 | +2.6% | 136 | 0.01% | 5,221 | 1.02 | +4.9% | 133 | 0.01% | 1.2 | 0.94 | 0.25 | 0.49 |
| 2018 | 3.81 | +53.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 3.11 | +0.66% | 136 | 0.01% | 5,053.1 | 0.98 | +0.19% | 133 | 0.01% | 0.78 | 0.98 | −0.2 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 2.48 | −21% | 137 | 0.01% | 3.09 | +6.4% | 137 | 0.01% | 4,984.9 | 0.98 | +9.5% | 133 | 0.01% | 1.54 | 0.42 | 1.12 | 0.51 |
| 2016 | 3.14 | +4.6% | 132 | 0.01% | 2.9 | −1.2% | 137 | 0.01% | 4,652 | 0.89 | +0.76% | 133 | 0.01% | 1.21 | 0.91 | 0.3 | 0.54 |
| 2015 | 3 | −5.4% | 132 | 0.01% | 2.94 | +7.1% | 136 | 0.01% | 4,680.4 | 0.88 | +1.1% | 131 | 0.01% | 1.04 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.59 |
| 2014 | 3.17 | −19.6% | 131 | 0.01% | 2.75 | −3.4% | 138 | 0.01% | 4,347.7 | 0.87 | +2.8% | 130 | 0.01% | 0.9 | 0.64 | 0.26 | 0.69 |
| 2013 | 3.95 | +38.7% | 127 | 0.02% | 2.84 | −15.4% | 136 | 0.01% | 4,488.3 | 0.85 | +0.12% | 131 | 0.01% | 0.39 | 0.73 | −0.35 | 0.76 |
| 2012 | 2.84 | +7.1% | 131 | 0.01% | 3.36 | −5.8% | 128 | 0.02% | 5,305.1 | 0.85 | +0.01% | 128 | 0.02% | 1.44 | 0.23 | 1.21 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 2.66 | −36.2% | 132 | 0.01% | 3.57 | +2% | 125 | 0.02% | 5,637.8 | 0.85 | +1.1% | 127 | 0.02% | 1.99 | 0.43 | 1.56 | 0.65 |
| 2010 | 4.16 | +46.6% | 125 | 0.02% | 3.5 | +10.1% | 125 | 0.02% | 5,532.5 | 0.84 | +0.02% | 127 | 0.02% | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.002 | 0.67 |
| 2009 | 2.84 | +0.39% | 131 | 0.01% | 3.18 | −18.1% | 126 | 0.02% | 5,023.4 | 0.84 | +0% | 127 | 0.02% | 1.23 | 0.17 | 1.06 | 0.72 |
| 2008 | 2.83 | +31.9% | 129 | 0.01% | 3.88 | −4.1% | 118 | 0.02% | 6,129.5 | 0.84 | +0.02% | 125 | 0.02% | 1.88 | 0.11 | 1.78 | 0.73 |
| 2007 | 2.14 | −27.4% | 134 | 0.01% | 4.04 | +1.9% | 116 | 0.02% | 6,383.2 | 0.84 | +0.02% | 124 | 0.02% | 2.7 | 0.11 | 2.59 | 0.69 |
| 2006 | 2.95 | — | 128 | 0.02% | 3.97 | — | 116 | 0.02% | 6,259.9 | 0.84 | — | 123 | 0.02% | 1.94 | 0.07 | 1.87 | 0.85 |
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See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.