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The indicator shows the final consumption of energy by end users for all energy uses.
Primary energy consumption was 1.1 Mtoe in 2021 and . Fossil fuel has the largest share in primary energy consumption. During 2000–2019, there was a slight increase in coal and oil consumption and a large increase in . The trend regarding final energy consumption cannot be analysed due to unstable increases and decreases , which can be seen in the graph; nevertheless, it can be said that it will be challenging for Montenegro to reach the EU goal of a 25 % decrease by 2030. Households and traffic are major contributors to .
The energy development strategy has three main goals; one of them is related to sustainable . The new draft of the national energy and climate plan (NECP), which will be adopted in 2025 and replace the energy development strategy, will be the main instrument going forward and show how targets are to be reached. The main policies and measures for the reduction of energy consumption are related to improving energy efficiency in buildings, since this sector is the main consumer (representing around half of final energy consumption). The new national goals regarding energy efficiency were set at the level of the .
References and footnotes
- ↵Eurostat, ‘Primary energy consumption’, sdg_07_10, 12 May 2025, accessed 23 June 2025, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sdg_07_10/default/table?lang=en.
- ↵Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro, Report on the state of the environment in Montenegro based on indicators (2017–2020), Podgorica, 2022, accessed 23 June 2025, https://epa.org.me/izvjestaj-o-stanju-zivotne-sredine-na-bazi-indikatora/.
- ↵Eurostat, ‘Simplified energy balances’, nrg_bal_s, 2 May 2025, accessed 23 June 2025, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_bal_s__custom_15999240/default/table?lang=en.
- ↵Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro, Information on state of environment in Montenegro for 2022, Podgorica, 2023, accessed 23 June 2025, https://epa.org.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Informacija-o-stanju-%C5%BEivotne-sredine-za-2022.-godinu.pdf.
- ↵Ministry of Economic Development, Energy Development Strategy of Montenegro until 2030, Podgorica, 2014, accessed 23 June 2025, https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mne208502.pdf.
- ↵Energy Community Secretariat, ‘The clean energy package targets’, Energy Community Secretariat website, accessed 23 June 2025, https://www.energy-community.org/implementation/package/CEP.html.