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Macedonia’s energy infrastructure has been neglected due to recent conflict and prolonged fighting.  It also is one of the least economically developed states within the former Yugoslavia and has experienced considerable economic and political difficulties since it formed an independent state.  Macedonia has some of the highest coal production figures in the region and good potential for hydroelectric energy.  There has been an increased sense of urgency to develop indigenous energy generation especially since Macedonia imports more than 40 percent of its electricity. 

 

It appears that hydro is the most sought after resource for renewable energy project development.  Current energy project development possibilities are favorable toward the construction of large and small hydropower plants and rehabilitation of existing ones.  Geothermal wells are currently being used for heating greenhouses, residential houses, some commercial buildings, swimming pools and in balneology.  Solar insolation is relatively high but due to the high capital costs of photovoltaics and the need for high output generation, solar projects do not look promising in the foreseeable future.  Biomass opportunities also seem limited.  Macedonian State Energy Agency reported “not anticipating any increase beyond the current use of wood as an energy carrier.”  There is very limited information available on wind resources to make a statement on the wind potential of FYR Macedonia.  However, there is an interconnection between Greece and Macedonia, and Greece has shown interest in purchasing wind power from Macedonia.

 

 

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Latest Developments


TitleSummarypubDate
Twelve Companies Bid for Macedonian Hydro
Seven Macedonian and five foreign companies submitted as much as 58 tender bids for construction of 28 small hydro-electric plants in Macedonia, which were opened today in Skopje.
15-Jan-08
Report From Biofuel Conference Held in Bulgaria
In the second of a series of workshops for biofuel end-users, the Biofuel Cities European Partnership brought together 35 stakeholders from Central and Eastern Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria in December 2007. On the agenda was a discussion of  biofuels for transport and a reflection on the challenges facing biofuel end-users in the region, such as overly bureaucratic procedures, lack of institutional support and security of feedstock supply.
27-Dec-07
Program Encourages Renewable Energy and Entrepreneurship
The European Commission's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) was presented Wednesday in Skopje.
Macedonian Economy Minister Vera Rafajlovska and the EU Ambassador Erwan Fouere made introductory address at today's presentation of the CIP. The programme will run from 2007 to 2013.
19-Dec-07
Turkmenistan Suggested As Solar Silicon Production Site
Belgium companies offered to build a plant in Turkmenistan to produce a universal synthetic polymer - silicon. ENEX CEO Kun Mine said Turkmenistan has all necessary resources to build a plant for production of silicon which is the main element of silicon cells used for solar electric power plants.
15-Dec-07
CEZ Considers Bidding to Build Macedonian Hydro
Prague, Sept 3 (CTK) - Czech state-run power producer CEZ contemplates building a hydro-electric source in Macedonia, spokeswoman Eva Novakova told CTK today.
CEZ today submitted a registration for a tender to build the Boshkov Most dam and hydro-electric plant. Novakova did not disclose the amount of the investment, to be proposed by each bidder in the tender.
04-Sep-07
More Details on Macedonian Small Hydro Tenders
Macedonia's Economy Ministry has announced that it plans to call an international public tender for the construction of 27 small hydro power plants (under 5MW) in September 2007.
03-Aug-07
Macedonian Small Hydro Advances
The Commission for Tender Procedure accepted the offers of as many as 17 companies for construction of small hydro-electric power plants at several dozen locations throughout Macedonia, announced Ministry of Economy.
19-Jul-07
Makpetrol (Macedonia) to Open First Biodiesel Plant
Macedonia's fuel retailer Makpetrol will open on Thursday its first biodiesel plant with an annual capacity of 30,000 tonnes, following an investment of eight million euro ($11 million).
11-Jul-07
Macedonian Hydro System to Include Power
An artificial lake on the Zletovica River will provide drinking, irrigation and power producing water for many communities in eastern Macedonia.
09-Jul-07
Three Albanian Hydro Plants Take Next Step
The Albanian government endorsed the initial project of the Austrian company EVN to build three hydroelectric power plants /HPP/ at the Devol river in Albania, the Macedonian Makfax agency reports.
01-Jul-07
Numerous Companies Express Interest in Macedonian Small Hydro
More than 120 companies expressed interest for construction of small-size hydro electric plants in Macedonia, Makfax Agency learned from sources of the Economy Ministry.
12-Jun-07
Biomass Co-firing in Europe - Conference
On behalf of the Integrated European Network for Biomass Co-firing (NETBIOCOF), you are invited to join us at the International Conference in Biomass Co-firing in Europe. This event will be held on July 2-4, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.
 
28-Mar-07
Sixty Small (5MW ) Hydro in Macedonia Possible
The Macedonian government announced an international tender for the construction and operation of 60 small hydropower plants to be built near the rivers Vardar, Strumica and Crn Drim.
16-Feb-07
Macedonia Plans Additional Hydro Capacity
Macedonia's Economy Minister, Vera Rafajlovska, says that Macedonia is planning the construction of a series of hydroelectric power plants to cut the country's currently more than 40% level of power imports.
19-Jan-07
Macedonian Biodiesel Plant to Begin Production
Crystal Chemicals, the Velingrad-based chemicals company, said it will start the production of biodiesel near the Macedonian city of Tetovo over the next couple of months, doubling annual output capacity to 80,000 tons.
03-Jan-07

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 Projects
Project TitleTechnologyCapacity MWStatusSponsor
Macedonian Small HydroHydroelectric<5MW each
planned
Government of the Republic of Macedonia
Tetovo, Macedonia Biodiesel PlantBiodiesel
planned
Crystal Chemicals
Cebren and Galiste, Macedonian HydroHydroelectric
planned
Matka 2 HydroHydroelectricNA
Planned
VevcaniHydroelectric0.097
Operating
VrbenHydroelectric12.914
Operating
VrutokHydroelectric245.205
Operating
ZrnovciHydroelectric1.4
Operating
Boskov MostHydroelectric70
Planned
CebrenHydroelectric254.1
Planned
Sveta Petka (Matka-2)Hydroelectric36.4
Planned
BlatecHydroelectric0.034
NA
BabunaHydroelectric0.36
Operating
BelicaHydroelectric0.237
Operating
DebarHydroelectric0.118
Operating

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