Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) plans a 37.6 MW solar plant with 64,872 photovoltaic modules across 459,208 square metres in Nikšić, according to the environmental impact assessment the utility submitted to Montenegro’s Environmental Protection Agency. The project, named Kapino polje B2, is planned in the Štedim cadastral municipality.
The site lies west of central Nikšić, between the settlements of Štedim and Studenci and between the Moštanica River and the Zeta canal. The assessment describes it as mostly undeveloped flat land, with no buildings or existing infrastructure on the plots that would constrain construction.
B2 is part of EPCG’s planned four-phase solar complex at Kapino polje, comprising B1, B2, L1 and L2. The complex is expected to be worth more than 36 million euros.
The assessment records grassland and seasonally wet habitat types at the site, as well as some orchid species. It describes the location as an “open space that is mostly undeveloped”. The area is accessible from the Nikšić–Vilusi highway and local roads towards Riđani and Kapino polje.
EPCG plans to connect the plant to the future 35/110 kV Štedim substation and then to the 400/220/110 kV Trubjela substation. The final technical connection design will depend on conditions set by Montenegro Transmission System (CGES).
The government issued urban planning and technical requirements for preparing project documentation in March 2025. EPCG asked the Environmental Protection Agency in June last year whether B2 required environmental approval; in July 2025, the agency confirmed an environmental impact assessment was required. EPCG has since submitted the assessment to the agency.
