North Macedonia
North Macedonia first in region to set coal phaseout date – thermal power plants will be shut down by 2028
25 June 2021 - North Macedonia is the first country in the Western Balkans to make a decision on abandoning coal, announcing it will shut down its thermal power plants by 2028.
Investment opportunities in upgrading waste management systems in Western Balkans
25 June 2021 - Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia are stepping up their efforts to reduce their dependence on landfilling, modernize their waste management infrastructure and align their legal framework with that of the EU.
Bogoslovec, first private wind farm in North Macedonia, secures loan for construction
18 June 2021 - The project, owned by BNB Kompani and GGF, has reached a financial close which includes EUR 51 million in financing by Erste Bank and local lenders.
North Macedonia to roll out ecotax for oil, slash VAT for electricity to 5%
16 June 2021 - An ecotax of 5.7 cents will be introduced in North Macedonia for oil and the value-added tax on electricity will be cut to 5% from 18% for one year.
North Macedonia to revoke concessions for small hydropower plants
08 June 2021 - Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said most concession contracts for small hydropower plants in North Macedonia would be annulled regardless of possible litigation
Wpd to build EUR 500 million wind farm in North Macedonia
02 June 2021 - German wpd is set to build a 400 MW wind power plant as the first strategic investment in North Macedonia, according to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev
North Macedonia plans investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion by 2027
01 June 2021 - Prime Minister Zaev said investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion are expected by 2027, of which the overwhelming majority is for renewables
Zaev: Power prices must rise due to investments in green energy
24 May 2021 - Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev said installing photovoltaics, wind farms and gas-fueled power plants implies higher electricity bills
ESM to develop solar power plant of up to 350 MW – one of the largest in Europe
14 May 2021 - The government has instructed power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija to prepare all necessary documents for the project.
Lake Ohrid becomes North Macedonia’s third wetland of international importance
10 May 2021 - North Macedonia made Lake Ohrid and the Studenchishte marsh its third and largest area on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
Fortis Energy Electric, Solarpro Holding to install two PV plants at Oslomej coal mine
22 April 2021 - The Government of North Macedonia selected two companies as partners of ESM in a PPP project.
Belgrade, Skopje, Sofia, Zagreb compete for European Green Capital 2023 Award
20 April 2021 - Four regional capitals are among 16 cities in the competition organized by the European Commission.
North Macedonia’s ESM to introduce carbon pricing for its power plants by end of 2021
02 April 2021 - Energy Community Secretariat has invited all power producers to implement internal carbon pricing, but so far only ESM answered positively.
North Macedonia securing gas, electricity supply amid coal phaseout
01 April 2021 - The country has signed three memoranda with Greece on the future LNG terminal near Alexandroupolis and the adjacent gas-fired power plant.
Interenergo, Trigal to construct 30 MW Gevgelija wind farm
18 March 2021 - A Slovenia's subsidiary of Austria’s Kelag, and investment firm Trigal, majority owned by Germany's KGAL, will invest EUR 40 million.
Nine consortiums, companies enter second phase in Čebren hydropower plant tender
17 March 2021 - In the past 15 years, all 13 tendering procedures for the construction of HPP Čebren have been unsuccessful.