Mey Energy completed a 55 MW photovoltaic facility in Novaci in North Macedonia. It is currently the largest in the region. The Western Balkans are slow in the deployment of solar power, but the list of utility-scale photovoltaic units is gradually becoming bigger. Right after a 45 MW facility in Bosnia and Herzegovina entered a trial
READ MOREAccording to the International Renewable Energy Agency, North Macedonia had only 26 MW of installed solar power at the end of 2019. Thermal power plants account for 842 MW of North Macedonia''s
READ MORENorth Macedonia has planned to deploy 1.7GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and entirely phase out its coal power generation fleet.
READ MOREMacedonia''s Prime Minister stressed in a public address that 3.1 billion euros will be invested in the energy sector by 2027, of which the majority will be invested in renewable energy sources and the rest in the gas sector. The presentation of a seven-year plan worth a total of 8.2 billion euros mainly outlined new wind and solar energy
READ MOREThe overall 2030 renewable energy target is subdivided into sectorial targets for electricity (66%), transportation (10%), and heating and cooling (45%). In line with Article 26 of the
READ MORESupport from "Solar Macedonia" for development of micro, small and medium enterprises that work with solar energy List of confirmed SOLAR FAIR exhibitors 31.05-02.06.2024 SKOPJE CITY MALL The team of the Macedonian Solar Association, after the huge success in the previous two exhibitions, organizes the third Annual "Solar Fair-MAXOL
READ MOREAkuo Energy SAS, based in Paris, intends to build solar park Stipion in North Macedonia via a local firm called Ostro Solar from Skopje, the government said as it awarded the project with a strategic investment status. The investment is valued at EUR 270 million and its capacity will be between 350 MW and 400 MW, according to a press
READ MOREThe new photovoltaic system, the largest in the country, is located southeast of the capital Skopje. GEN-I Skopje, a subsidiary of Slovenia-based GEN-I, won the right to build it in 2019, at a tender for a 50-year lease of state-owned land. Construction started early last year. The solar power plant was connected to the grid four months
READ MOREThe first large-scale solar plant in North Macedonia ‒ financed with the support of the European Union, WBIF bilateral donors and the European Bank for
READ MOREThe share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in 2020 stood at 19.2 per cent, still a long way from the target. North Macedonia has a 36.8 MW wind farm at Bogdanci and has received EU and KfW financing to expand it. It was the first country in the Western Balkan region to put into operation a sizeable wind facility.
READ MORENorth Macedonia''s government said that local energy companies Renewable Power International and Hec Solar plan to build photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the eastern part of the country.
READ MORESolarpro Holding AD Sofia was selected as partner for establishing a PPP (public-private partnership) for BOT (Build, Operate and Transfer) scheme for one of two photovoltaic power plants at the location of an old mine in REK Oslomej. The photovoltaic power plant will have an installed capacity of up to 50 MWp. The selection was made
READ MOREThe Macedonian government is targeting to deploy 250 MW of rooftop PV capacity by 2030, according to its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). North
READ MOREEBRD and EU to support transition to solar energy in North Macedonia. €25 million EBRD loan to construct two large-scale solar power plants. Redevelopment
READ MOREThe government of North Macedonia has granted strategic investment status to two photovoltaic projects with a combined capacity of 155 MW. One of the two
READ MORESolar energy is currently the fastest growing energy source in the EU. In 2021 alone, the 22,817 MW of new photovoltaic solar power plants were installed across the EU member states, bringing the total capacity to 158,911 MW at the end of the year, according to data from the EurObsev''ER portal. While the European Union (EU) members
READ MOREThe Government of North Macedonia said solar power plant projects in Pehčevo and Karbinci are both getting a strategic investment status. The two firms
READ MORETo date, the EBRD has invested €2.3 billion in 161 projects in the economy of North Macedonia. €25 million EBRD loan to construct two large-scale solar power plants. Redevelopment of coal mine
READ MORENorth Macedonia has invited offers for participation in a public-private partnership with state-owned electricity company ESM for a 100 MW solar park project worth an estimated 80 million euro ($87.2 million), the government said on Wednesday. The agreement will have a 35-year term, during which the private investor will pay to the ESM
READ MOREIn the first quarter of 2021, North Macedonia will launch an auction for the construction of solar power plants with installed capacity totaling 60 MW, which will be backed with feed-in premiums. After successfully finishing the auction for the construction of 62 MW of solar photovoltaic installations in 2020, the country will organize similar
READ MOREEBRD and EU to support transition to solar energy in North Macedonia. By Bojana Vlajcic. 01 Jul 2022. €25 million EBRD loan to construct two large-scale solar
READ MORE3 · Source: Government of North Macedonia. The largest solar power plant in North Macedonia – a 17-MW facility in the municipality of Sveti Nikole – commenced commercial operations this week. Slovenian electricity supplier GEN-I announced on Monday that its group president, Igor Koprivnikar, joined North Macedonian prime
READ MOREImage: Unsplash. North Macedonia has planned to deploy 1.7GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and entirely phase out its coal power generation fleet. Announced at the COP28 conference in Dubai
READ MORENorth Macedonia has drafted the first laws and agreements on strategic investments in the energy sector, a model the country is using to facilitate and speed up investments in renewable electricity plants. The first four projects are solar power plants Pehčevo and Stipion, cogeneration facility Skopje, and a photovoltaic plant with gas
READ MOREShortly after Akuo Energy''s photovoltaic project of up to 400 MW in Štip was declared a strategic investment, the Government of North Macedonia gave the same status to two planned solar power plants in Pehčevo and Karbinci in the country''s east. Renewable Power International will invest in a photovoltaic power plant with a capacity of
READ MORE7/04/2022. EU-funded solar plant in North Macedonia starts producing electricity. The first large-scale solar plant in North Macedonia has been connected to the power grid and is already producing clean electricity. The plant has been financed with the support of the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) bilateral donors and the European
READ MORESlovenia''s energy group GEN-I completed the construction of the largest solar power plant in North Macedonia and connected it to the grid in September, four months ahead of the
READ MOREAt a recent conference in Budva, Montenegro, partner companies UGTR and HEC presented an innovative model for cooperation with governments and power utilities in the Western Balkan region. The
READ MORE16 September 2021. The North Macedonian state-owned power utility ESM plans to build 1 GW of solar PV capacity either through direct investments or public-private partnerships (PPPs). The company aims to shift its power generation to renewables. The installed power capacity of North Macedonia reached 1.9 GW at the end of 2020.
READ MOREThe maps and data for North Macedonia have been released in parallel with Global Solar Atlas, which is published by the World Bank Group, funded by ESMAP, and prepared by Solargis. All maps on this page are licensed by The World Bank under the Creative Commons Attribution license ( CC BY 4.0) with the mandatory and binding addition
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