On Saturday (24 March 2012), promotion of energy efficiency was held in Niksic and Herceg Novi. During the promotion, 650 saving bulbs and booklets were handed out to citizens.

On Saturday (17 March 2012) Sector for energy efficiency of the Ministry of Economy held a promotion of energy efficiency in Kotor and Tivat. Saving bulbs and booklets with advice on energy efficient household were distributed to citizens. Three hundred and fifty saving bulbs and booklets were handed out.

Celebrating the World energy efficiency day, representatives of the Sector for energy efficiency in cooperation with German International Cooperation (GIZ) held a promotion of energy efficiency in Delta City and Rimski trg in Podgorica. One thousand saving bulbs and booklets with advice on energy efficient household were handed out to citizens.

On Sunday (18 December 2011), Sector for Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Economy organized a promotion of energy efficiency in Cetinje. During the promotion 250 saving bulbs were distributed to citizens.

Booklets with practical advice on energy efficiency in households were also handed out to citizens.

On Saturday (5 November 2011), Sector for Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Economy organized a promotion of energy efficiency in the municipality of Danilovgrad during which 250 saving bulbs were distributed to citizens. Saving bulbs with capacity 21W can effectively replace 100W incandescent light bulbs. Saving bulbs can last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. After two months it is worthwhile to buy a saving bulb, having in mind the savings achieved.

Booklets with practical advice on energy efficiency in households were also handed out to citizens.

On Saturday (1 October 2011), Sector for energy efficiency of the Ministry of Economy organized a promotion of energy efficiency in Kolasin, Mojkovac and Bijelo Polje. During the promotion, 800 saving bulbs and brochures with advice on energy efficiency were handed out to citizens of the above mentioned municipalities.

On Saturday (3 September 2011), Sector for Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Economy has organized a promotion of energy efficiency in the Municipality of Pljevlja. Saving bulbs and brochures were handed out to citizens. About 400 saving bulbs and brochures were handed out.

On Saturday (23 July 2011), Sector for Energy Efficiency organized a promotion of energy efficiency in the following municipalities: Berane, Andrijevica, Plav and Rozaje. During the promotion, saving bulbs and booklets with advice on energy efficient household were handed out to citizens. Response of the citizens was very good and 800 saving bulbs and booklets were handed out.

Sector for Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Economy organized a promotion in Bar (in the city square) and Ulcinj (in front of the Old town). In total, around 400 saving bulbs were handed out.

Sector for Energy Efficiency of Ministry of Economy, on Saturday May 28th, organized a promotion of energy efficiency during which saving bulbs and  booklets on enery efficient household were handed out to citizens of Savnik, Zabljak and Pluzine. 

Response from citizens was not as it was expected, and around 400 saving bulbs were handed out.

In the context of the 17^th Ecology Fair, held from 20^th to 22^nd April 2011 at Adriatic Fair in Budva, Ministry of Economy - Sector for energy efficiency organized a promotion of energy efficiency on Friday (22 April 2011) from 11:00 to 18:00.

During the promotion, more than 900 saving bulbs and booklets were distributed to citizens.

Marking the World Energy Efficiency Day (5 March 2011), Deputy Minister of Economy, Dragica Sekulic, stated that Montenegro could save 4.5 million Euros annually, if 200.000 households used a saving bulb that works eight hours a day.

“We estimate that, according to current prices of electricity, 23 Euros is the annual savings per household, using one saving bulb that works eight hours a day” stated Sekulic, in front of the Ministry of Economy where more than 600 saving bulbs were handed out to citizens with advice on how they can contribute to electricity savings.

Sekulic said that according to the Energy Community Treaty, Montenegro has to meet the obligation of achieving the indicative target of energy efficiency, meaning 9% saving of the average final energy consumption in the country.

“Citizens are, probably, not aware of what energy efficiency means and in what way they can achieve savings, but such activities and projects tend to show in, a symbolic way, that citizens can achieve significant savings”, Sekulic explained.

Sekulic explained that If 200,000 households in Montenegro replace only one bulb of 100 W with a saving bulb of 20 W, used daily for 8 hours, 4.5 million Euros per year can be saved, 400,000 € per month or € 12,800 per day. Annual savings per household will be 23.36 Euros.

Sekulić said that according to this calculation, it is worthwhile to buy a saving bulb after just two months just through the achieved savings, because positive effects can be seen in electricity bills.