Solar Panels in Montenegro: Prices for 3, 5 and 10 kW Systems, Paying via EPCG and Prosumer Status (2026)

Solar panels are one of the few services searched for in Montenegro in three languages: on 24 September 2026 Google completed solarni paneli (solar panels) with crna gora (Montenegro), podgorica, 5kw cena (price), 3kw cena, iskustva crna gora (experiences) and za vikendice (for holiday homes), and solarni paneli crna gora with cijena (price), epcg, subvencije (subsidies) and elektroprivreda (the power utility). The queries epcg solarni paneli prijava (EPCG solar application) and projekat solari 5000+ also exist. In English Google suggests solar panels montenegro and solar power montenegro, and in Russian the query солнечные панели черногория exists.

This guide covers published system prices by size, how much roof and what connection you need, how paying through the power utility works, how the electricity you feed into the grid is settled and what Eko-fond offered citizens in 2026.

System prices by size

Emanuel Gruppe from Podgorica publishes prices for complete systems and inverters:

The same source lists €150 to €300 for calculating and sizing a system, and does not charge for it if you then hire it for the installation. It describes the equipment as long-lasting, with a lifespan of 25 years or more.

How much roof and what connection

EPCG Solar gradnja, a company in the power utility's group, lists three conditions on its application page:

1. Roof orientation: south, south-east, south-west, east or west.
2. Area: 1 kW needs 5 m² of roof.
3. A three-phase connection to the distribution grid, or switching from single-phase to three-phase before installation.

By that rule a 3 kW system needs 15 m², a 5 kW system 25 m² and a 10 kW system 50 m² of roof. If you have a single-phase connection or old wiring, see also our guide to rewiring.

Paying via EPCG

According to the same page, the customer pays off the solar plant in monthly instalments roughly equal to their average electricity bill, over five to ten years depending on the value of the investment. Once it is paid off, electricity becomes almost or entirely free, depending on the balance of production and consumption over the year.

The page, updated in May 2025, also describes the Solari 5000+ project of 70 MW and worth 70 million euros, aimed at households, businesses and residential communities in buildings of up to four storeys, with a 20% EPCG subsidy for consumers who meet the conditions of the public call. For flats there is also a balcony solar system, paid off in 60 monthly instalments. Applications go through the number 19200 or the EPCG Solar gradnja website.

What happens to surplus power

The owner of a solar plant gets prosumer status. EPCG Solar gradnja, citing Articles 66 to 70 of the Law on the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources, describes the settlement like this:

• up to 16 kW: surplus fed into the grid is settled annually, at the current price per kilowatt-hour of active energy, without network and other charges, within the tariff in which it was produced;
• from 16 to 50 kW: the monetary value of the surplus is not carried over as energy but serves as a financial deposit to reduce the debt;
• over 50 kW: electricity drawn and fed in are settled separately.

Eko-fond 2026: support for off-grid

On 18 May 2026 Eko-fond launched a public call for private individuals from all municipalities, with a total budget of €190,000 and an application deadline of 23 July 2026. Measure 8 covered new photovoltaic systems with storage, known as off-grid: support was 30%, up to a maximum of €600 per kVA of installed module capacity. For a 5 kVA off-grid system that is at most €3,000.

Work could only start after the contract was signed and had to be completed by 15 September 2026; anyone who started earlier lost the right to support. The same call gave 30% for solar collectors for water heating, up to €300 per m² of absorber area. Eko-fond publishes new calls on its calls page.

What to agree before installation

1. A calculation of consumption and capacity before the quote, not a size picked "by eye".
2. The type of system: on-grid with surplus export, hybrid with a battery or off-grid, because the inverter and price depend on it.
3. Roof and structure: orientation, shade and area by the rule of 1 kW per 5 m².
4. The connection: three-phase, and who handles the procedure for prosumer status.
5. Monitoring: the contractor in the table offers production and consumption monitoring via an app with its inverters.
6. A fiscal receipt: a registered contractor's invoice goes through the electronic fiscalisation system.

Who does this on Glatko

On 24 September 2026 Glatko had no category for solar systems, nor any profile or request for them. For the electrical part of the job, such as switching to a three-phase connection, the renovation electrical work category and electricians had eight verified profiles in total, six in Podgorica and two in Budva. For another way to save on bills see our guide to heat pumps, and for faults and emergency numbers the guide to electricians in Podgorica.

What we did not measure

We did not calculate actual production, payback period or electricity tariffs, nor did we check whether the Solari 5000+ call is still open and on what terms. On one portal we came across a claim that Montenegro applies a zero VAT rate to solar panels; we could not confirm this in official sources, and the contractor in the table quotes prices including VAT.