lic to directly benefit from it. The Solari 3000+ and 500+ projects are good news but it remains to be seen whether the 20 per cent subsidy is attractive enough to make solar photovoltaics affordable for households. Efforts to decrease electricity distribution losses need to be stepped up. The government also needs to put more effort into monitoring the implementation of the energy efficien­cy action plan as well as creating a functional system for cal­culating energy efficiency indicators and savings. Montene­gro should also put more effort into creating real measures to tackle energy poverty. Montenegro should reconsider its plans for investments ei­ther in LNG terminals or in gas infrastructure connected to the Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline(IAP) and/or the Trans Adriatic Pipeline(TAP), as such infrastructure would be used for a maximum of 15 years before having to be replaced by re­newable energy, thus representing a high and unnecessary burden on consumers. The development of the NECP is an opportunity to plan for an inclusive energy transition – not only in terms of includ­ing civil society organisations and the wider public but in terms of creating measures which would make Montenegro a frontrunner in the region again. Montenegro 41