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Previous hydrological researches of the surface watercourse system in Montenegro imply quite high watercourse water capacity compared to relatively small territory of Montenegro. This paper systematizes theoretical and remaining technically feasible hydropower potential of the major surface watercourses and their tributaries, in Montenegro. Analyses are based on the results of the most recent analysis of the theoretical hydropower potential of the specialized studies and projects for development of strategic basis and urban plan of Montenegro. Montenegro has such a lot of hydropower potential at its disposal that it could be among the top hydropower producers in the world, while retaining control over the ecological and social environments. From about 9.8 TWh/annually of linear potential on larger water streams, about 5.5–6.1 TWh/annually is already categorized (or soon will be) as economically usable potential.
An overview of existing built hydropower plants with their basic characteristics is given. Moreover, we analyze the state of development of small hydropower plants and possibilities for their further construction. It also gives an overview of the possibility of constructing new hydroelectric power plants under conditions that have changed significantly since the time when the previous plans for their construction were adopted.
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A typical example is the River Moraca, having an average flow at Zlatica of 52.5 m3/s, which also dries in low water periods, with all the painful ecological consequences of such an extravagantly variable water regime. In order to observe the extreme unevenness of the water regime better, it needs to be emphasized that flood flow on the Moraca according to that profile, having a probability value of 1% Q1%, is ~1,456 m3/s.
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The plant does not use this power for its work, due to the insufficient capacities of the inflow and outflow sections. During the period 1998–2001, HPP Perucica worked with a power of 260 MW, and it increased later on to 285–290 MW. After examinations conducted in 2001, the official agreement that the plant could work safely at the power of 285 MW was approved. During the works executed to renovate the plant facility, work to remove the operational limitations should be carried out, especially considering that this is a priority task for the Electric Power Industry of Montenegro.
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Sekulić, G. (2019). The Utilization of the Hydropower Potential of Rivers in Montenegro. In: Pešić, V., Paunović, M., Kostianoy, A. (eds) The Rivers of Montenegro. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 93. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2019_412
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