North Macedonia plans investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion by 2027
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
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev said installing photovoltaics, wind farms and gas-fueled power plants implies higher electricity bills
North Macedonia securing gas, electricity supply amid coal phaseout
The country has signed three memoranda with Greece on the future LNG terminal near Alexandroupolis and the adjacent gas-fired power plant.
North Macedonia to convert oil-fired power plant Negotino to natural gas
The new Government of North Macedonia intends to switch the 210 MW thermal power plant TEC Negotino from fuel oil to natural gas. The oil-fired facility is on cold reserve for the country’s power system. Negotino, a state-owned power plant, is paid to be prepared to start generation very fast if there is a need. […]
SO2 emissions in Western Balkans coal plants six times above limit in 2019
There was no improvement last year on air pollution from lignite-fired industrial facilities reported to the European Environment Agency by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia, Bankwatch said. A comparison with the national emissions reduction plans reveals coal plant sulphur dioxide emissions were increased and that they were six time higher than […]
N. Macedonia is first country in Western Balkans mulling coal phaseout before 2030
North Macedonia’s government has approved the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 which makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phaseout before 2030, Bankwatch said in a press release. Two of the strategy’s scenarios entail a coal exit by 2025, with the third delaying the closure of the Bitola lignite […]
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 […]
MEPSO to rehabilitate 100 km-long power network
Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia (MEPSO) has announced a call for EUR 14 million tender over construction of four new 110 kV transmission lines over a 100 km-long power network. The tender is open to companies from all over the world. Deadline for applications is April 16. Tenderers may bid for all 4 lots. […]
