Study of Electricity Losses in Transmission Network of Montenegro

Montenegro
Study of Electricity Losses in Transmission Network of Montenegro

client: CGES (Montenegro)

type: Study (Transmission)

finishing date: July 2016

team: Slobodan Markovic – Project Manager, M. Ivanovic, B. Sijakovic, M. Vukovic - Consultant, D. Orlic - Consultant

The purpose of the study was to perform calculation of the losses for five last years, and then to assess the results and compare them with the losses recorded in CGES accounting department. With such data, it was necessary to estimate the losses for the next three years (period 2017-2019) for different development scenarios of the electric power system (EPS) of Montenegro. Actually, it was necessary to assess the losses growth in relation to the commission of the new electricity projects that are expected to be in operation in EPS of Montenegro.

The following cases were analysed:

  • WF Krnovo – in operation in 2017
  • Commissioning of HVDC cable Montenegro - Italy from 2019 with the following analysis:
    • SS 400/110 kV Lastva and HVDC cable Montenegro - Italy with and without OHL 400 kV Pljevlja – Lastva
  • WF Možura - in operation beyond 2019

Type of services provided:

  • Load flow calculation
  • Losses assessment