North Macedonia’s ESM to introduce carbon pricing for its power plants by end of 2021
Energy Community Secretariat has invited all power producers to implement internal carbon pricing, but so far only ESM answered positively.
Interenergo, Trigal to construct 30 MW Gevgelija wind farm
A Slovenia's subsidiary of Austria’s Kelag, and investment firm Trigal, majority owned by Germany's KGAL, will invest EUR 40 million.
Germany extends EUR 80.5 million in cheap loans for energy in North Macedonia
KfW Development Bank approved a credit package of EUR 80.5 million and a EUR 2.4 million grant to North Macedonia for ESM's energy projects
ESM repeats tender for 100 MW solar project in Oslomej coal mine
The first tendering, launched a year ago, for the public-private partnership project was unsuccessful. The new deadline for bids is March 12.
Energy giants bid for North Macedonia’s Čebren hydropower project
North Macedonia is about to select qualified applicants for the construction and operation of the Čebren hydroelectric system
ESM halts investment in Belene project, turns to gas power plant near Alexandroupolis LNG terminal
Elektrani na Severna Makedonija estimates the 800 MW gas project would be finished earlier than the Belene nuclear power plant.
Power system in North Macedonia suffers due to flood, drought
Due to the low water levels the country has decided to terminate the production in all hydropower plants, and to import electricity.
North Macedonia to shut REK Bitola coal plant unit, turn to gas
Power producer ESM intends to turn off the first unit of coal-fired REK Bitola within five years and convert it to natural gas