The Montenegrin project Vjetropark Bijela has just secured a “green permit” (environmental approval) from Montenegro’s Environmental Protection Agency, meaning the regulatory requirement for an environmental impact assessment study has now been formally satisfied. This clearance is a key milestone that allows the project to move forward toward construction after years of planning and preparatory work.
The park is designed as an onshore wind farm located near the town of Šavnik in northern Montenegro. It will consist of 17 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of approximately 118.8 MW. Alongside the turbines, a new 110 kV transmission line will be built to connect the park to the existing grid infrastructure via the Brezna substation.
The green permit approval follows earlier regulatory steps, including urban planning and technical conditions set by the government in 2023, and the preparation of the required environmental impact documentation. In January 2025, the project’s developers were formally required to prepare this environmental study as part of the permitting process.
The investor behind the project is Alcazar Energy Partners, a regional renewable developer. Past announcements indicated investment in the wind farm at around €200 million, with the company expressing intentions to expand its broader renewable footprint in Montenegro to up to €500 million by 2030. Discussions have also been underway with Montenegro’s national utility for a long-term power purchase agreement to take the park’s output once operational.
Once built, the project is expected to produce clean electricity equivalent to tens of thousands of households annually, contributing substantially to Montenegro’s renewable generation capacity and supporting national decarbonization efforts.
