Montenegrin state-controlled power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) said
that the most favourable bid for the construction of a second unit at thermal
power plant (TPP) Pljevlja was filed by Skoda Praha.
In March, EPCG said
it had unsealed the final bids submitted by Skoda Praha and by the China
Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the construction of TPP Pljevlja's
second unit.
The Czech company has offered to build a 254 MW unit with
electric efficiency of 39.5% for 338.5 million euro ($377.3 million) with an
annual production of 1,600 GWh, EPCG said in a statement on
Thursday.
Back in March, EPCG said CMEC had offered to build a 250 MW
unit with an electrical efficiency of 39% for 326 million euro.
The power
utility said it will start talks with Skoda Praha on all elements of the
construction contract that will be signed if this investment moves
forward.
EPCG said it will continue to seek with the advisory assistance
of UniCredit Milano a potential co-investor for the second unit of TPP
Pljevlja.
The construction of the new unit at TPPPljevlja should support
Montenegro's independence in terms of energy supply as well as improving the
reliability of supply and helping position the country as electricity
exporter.
EPCG, which plans to raise output to 3,159 GWh this year from
3,036 GWh in 2014, operates around 870 MW of installed generation capacity. Its
net profit rose 38% to 34.7 million euro in 2014.