Government requests tendering to select universal electricity supplier and supplier of last resort
The Macedonian government has adopted a decision on launching a procedure to select the country’s universal electricity supplier and supplier of last resort, in line with the new energy law, according to a statement on the government’s website. The prime minister’s office, the office of the deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs, and […]
Bids for two wastewater treatment plants to be sought as construction of four EU-funded facilities wraps up
The Macedonian Finance Ministry should invite bids by the end of 2018 for the construction of wastewater treatment plants in the municipalities of Bitola and Tetovo, Finance Minister Dragan Tevdoski has said, local media reported. A wastewater treatment plant was unveiled in the municipality of Radoviš earlier this week under a project worth EUR 6 […]
Macedonia’s ELEM to shut down Oslomej coal-fired power plant
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer ELEM has decided to shut down its 125 MW Oslomej coal-fired power plant, with an installed capacity of 125 MW, according to a news release from the largest Macedonian electricity producer. According to the news release, the decision to shut down the Oslomej thermal power plant was […]
Macedonia opens public debate on draft waste management, waste prevention plans
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has launched a public debate on the draft new national waste management plan, envisaging the formation of the Environment Agency, and the draft waste prevention plan, which calls for bringing additional waste streams under extended producer responsibility (EPR). The implementation of the waste management and waste prevention plans would […]
Western Balkans to experience temperature increase of 4C by end of century – study
Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has published a Study on Climate Change in the Western Balkans, showing alarming increase of temperature over the whole territory, with observed temperature increase of 1.2 degrees Celsius in the near future, destined to warm further by 1.7 – 4C and even exceeding 5C by the end of the century, depending […]
Macedonia adopts new energy law, transposes Third Energy Package
The Macedonian parliament has adopted a new energy law transposing the Third Energy Package in a move rectifying breaches of the Energy Community Treaty. The new law restores the basic human right to choose the electricity supplier, and meets the conditions for opening the electricity market, the Macedonian government said in a statement. According to […]
Solar PV, thermal panel plant opens in Skopje
PiKCELL Group, in partnership with Solar Power, has unveiled a plant to produce solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal panels in Skopje, the Macedonian media reported. This is the first such plant in Macedonia and the region, according to the reports. The investment is expected to reach EUR 5 million by the end of the year. […]
Macedonia, Bulgaria ink MoU to develop regulatory basis for day-ahead market coupling
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on electricity day-ahead market coupling, as part of plans to complete the coupling in the second quarter of 2019. The MoU, inked by Macedonian Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi and Bulgarian Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova, is aimed at creating […]