Montenegro drafts green hydrogen development program with 2026-2028 action plan
Montenegro has drafted a program for the development of green hydrogen with an action plan for the period 2026-2028 and a strategic environmental impact assessment report.
The public discussion is underway about the draft green hydrogen development program with an action plan for the period 2026-2028 and strategic environmental assessment report. It lasts 20 days from the publication of the public call – November 25.
Green hydrogen is a strategic priority for Montenegro by 2030 as a key energy fuel for transition, decarbonization, and security, the document reads.
The program defines four operational goals
Its use is planned in the energy, transportation, and industry sectors, with production based on excess electricity from wind and solar power plants and the development of grid balancing activity and charging infrastructure in line with the EU regulations, the draft underlines.
The document defines four operational goals.
The first is the establishment of an institutional, regulatory, and standardisation framework for the development of the hydrogen economy. It would include a national hydrogen council.
The plan is to produce a feasibility study with a financial assessment for a green hydrogen pilot project
Strengthening administrative capacity is the second goal. The activities include staff training and the adoption of guidelines and regulatory adjustments by the local authorities in line with the national green hydrogen policy.
The third objective is to plan and develop infrastructure for the integration of green hydrogen. The program envisages the creation and adoption of a national hydrogen infrastructure map, as well as a feasibility study with a financial assessment for a pilot project for the production of green hydrogen.
The final goal is to develop science, innovation, education, and promotion in the field of green hydrogen, for which educational programs at the high school and university levels would be developed.
NECP examined two scenarios for hydrogen
The program aims to increase the competitiveness of the Montenegrin economy and achieve carbon neutrality in line with the Paris Agreement, as well as other EU strategic documents, including the European Green Deal and the New Industrial Strategy for Europe.
The country’s National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) has outlined two hydrogen scenarios – a moderate one (MH2E) and an ambitious one (AH2E).
Pilot projects are planned by 2030, while investments are estimated at EUR 127 million to EUR 212 million by 2050, according to the NECP.
