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.
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.
MEPSO starts reconstruction of Štip-Ovče Pole transmission line
North Macedonia’s electricity transmission system operator, MEPSO, has launched reconstruction works on a 110 kV transmission line from Štip to Ovče Pole, in a EUR 1.41 million investment backed by EBRD.
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
North Macedonia to launch auction for solar power plants in Q1 2021
The country will offer the construction of solar power plants with installed capacity totaling 60 MW, which will be backed with premiums.
North Macedonia, General Electric in talks to build gas power plant
There is also a great interest among companies for investment in new power plants in Negotino and in the Čebren hydropower plant.
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
Protesters in North Macedonia threaten escalation amid power price hike
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfavorable hydrological situation prompted the Energy Regulatory Commission to accept the increase in prices proposed by power companies in North Macedonia. The third round of protests is scheduled for today and consumers want the independent body to be disbanded and electricity tariffs to be slashed by 46%. […]