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Macedonia
1. Macedonia has huge technical potential for renewable energy electricity generation.To exploit this potential, in 2007
the Government of the formerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia introduced feed-in tariffs for renewable energy plant
operators. Eligible renewable energy developers receive the feed-in tariffs via a power purchase agreement with the
market operator that is valid for 20 years for wind farms and for 15 years for other technologies. Although the official
currency is the Macedonian Denar, all tariffs are in Euros. Despite the favourable legislation, the increase in installed
renewable energy capacity in recent years has remained low. The main reasons include the bureaucracy and com-
plexity involved in obtaining permits for construction, land use and electricity generation (Mijakowski and Mijakowski,
2013). The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia performs well in the World Banks’Ease of Doing Business index,
where it is ranked in 25th
spot (IFC & World Bank, 2014). The country would therefore appear to offer a promising
The formerYugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
General Country
Information
Population: 2,105,575
Surface Area: 25,710 km²
Capital City: Skopje
GDP (2012): $ 9,6 billion
GDP Per Capita (2012): $ 4,568
WB Ease of Doing Business: 25
Sources: Pavlovic et al. (2013); Lalic et al. (2011); Mijakowski and Mijakowski (2013); EVN Macedonia (2013); Energy Agency (2013);
Government of the Republic of Macedonia (2010); EWEA (2013);World Bank (2014); Renewable Facts (2013); EIA (2013); Hoogwijk
and Graus (2008); Hoogwijk (2004); JRC (2011); and UNDP calculations.
R E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y S N A P S H O T :
Key information about renewable energy in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Empowered lives.
Resilient nations.
4.2%
RE Share
1,581 MW
Total Installed Capacity
Biomass Solar PV Wind Small Hydro
0 7.11
0 59.6
500 24,000 400 200
67 MW
Installed RE Capacity
Electricity Generating
Capacity 2012
Installed Renewable Electricity
Capacity 2012 in MW
Technical Potential for Installed
Renewable Electricity Capacity in MW
1 This value reflects the installed solar capacity in MW on 1 October 2013.
2. future market for renewable energy investment. Various small hydropower plants and a pilot 50 MW wind power
plant are currently under development (SEECN, 2013).
WiththeimplementationoftheEUDirective2009/28/ECbytheEnergyCommunityMinisterialCouncilin2012,thefor-
merYugoslavRepublicofMacedoniacommitteditselftopromotingrenewableenergysourcesandtoanationalbinding
targetofa28percentshareofrenewableenergyinthegrossfinalenergyconsumptionby2020(EC,2012).TheStrategy
for Renewable Energy Resources Exploitation up to 2020, which was adopted in 2010, describes the country’s detailed
plantoachievethenationalrenewableenergysourcestargetwithanoldertargetof21percent(GovernmentofMace-
donia, 2010). The most recent Energy Law, adopted in 2011, is the main legislative document for the energy sector. It
covers the regulation of electricity, renewable energy and also of oil and gas. Along with bylaws, rulebooks3
and regu-
lations, such as the Regulation on Preferential Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources and the Regulation of Tariffs
for Electricity, the most recent amendment to that law also defines the legal environment for renewable energy policy
intheformerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia.TheformerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia’slegislationprovidesfurther
incentives for investors. Operators producing electricity from renewable energy sources have priority in selling their
electricitytothegrid.Butconnectiontothegridappearstobenon-discriminatorycomparedtootherformsofelectricity
generationdependingonthedecisionoftheTransmissionSystemOperator,MEPSO.Foreigninvestorsmaybeexempt
ofcustomdutiesandthereisarelativelylowcorporateincometaxof10percent,withundistributedprofitsbeingexempt
ofthetax(PWC,2012).TheGovernmentoftheformerYugoslavRepublicofMacedoniahascappedtheoverallinstalled
capacityofprivilegedproducersusingrenewableenergysourcestoavoidanoverloadofthegrid.Thelimitsformaximum
installed capacity in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are 150 MW for wind, 2 MW for solar PV (<50KW), 8
MW for solar PV (>50 KW), and 10 MW for biomass (Government of Macedonia, 2010). Power plants using renewable
energy sources are required to obtain a concession, which is issued by the Ministry of Economy or a local municipality.
In addition, a project developer has to apply for several other licences, e.g. energy generation licence (issued by the
Energy Regulatory Commission) and a‘guarantee of origin’, in order to receive the feed-in tariff (issued by the Energy
AgencyofMacedonia).AccordingtotheAgencyforForeignInvestmentandExportPromotion,70percentofthetech-
nical hydro potential is currently open for investment (Invest in Macedonia, 2013).
Legislation and policy
R E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y S N A P S H O T :
Feed-in tariff in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2
Source: Energy Regulatory Commission of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2013).
Eligible technologies Additional condition Tariff granted in €/MW-h
Wind <50 MW 89.00
Solar <50 KW
>50 KW and <1 MW
160.00
120.00
Hydro
<10 MW
produced electricity <85 MW-h
produced electricity >85 and <170 MW-h
produced electricity >170 and <350 MW-h
produced electricity >350 and <700 MW-h
produced electricity >700 MW-h
120.00
80.00
60.00
50.00
45.00
Biomass <3 MW 150.00
2 Electrical power produced from biogas power plants are also eligible to receive a feed-in tariff (Energy Regulatory Commission
of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 2013).
3 Investors can access detailed rulebooks on‘Renewable Energy Sources’, on“Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Generation,
and on‘The Method of Obtaining Status of Preferred Generator of Electricity, Generated from Renewable Energy Sources’. All
are available in English at: www.ea.gov.mk/projects/unece/en/legislation.html.
3. The formerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Institutions
Organization Responsibility Website
Ministry of Economy - Responsible for development and implementation
of the national energy legislation
www.economy.gov.mk/
Energy Agency - Prepares energy strategies, development plans and
programmes, with particular emphasis on energy ef-
ficiency and usage of renewable energy sources
- Responsible for issuing guarantees of origin for re-
newable energy electricity producers
www.ea.gov.mk/
Energy Regulatory
Commission
- Energy regulator responsible for regulating the en-
ergy sector
- Responsible for developing and adopting regula-
tions and rulebooks for renewable energy feed-in
tariffs
- Issues licences in the energy sector, e.g. licence for
electricity generation
www.erc.org.mk/
Electricity Transmission
Operator (MEPSO)
- Transmission System Operator responsible for the
operation, maintenance, development, and connec-
tion of the electricity grid as well as transmission of
electricity
- With its subsidiary, the Electricity Market Operator, it
functions as a market operator
www.mepso.com.mk/en-
ELM - An entirely state-owned joint stock company and
the country’s biggest energy electricity generator.
Total capacity of 800 MW in thermal production and
seven hydropower plants of 530 MW
www.elem.com.mk
Invest Macedonia - State-owned Macedonian foreign investment pro-
motion agency responsible to attract, consult and fa-
cilitate potential investors
www.investinmacedonia.com/
Opportunities to finance renewable energy projects in FYR of Macedonia
Financing organization Details Website
Western Balkans
Sustainable Energy
Financing Facility
(WEBSEFF)
Provides loans of €2 million to €5 million via local
banks (Ohridska Banka AD Ohrid or IK Banka AD
Skopje) for private investment in energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects. Loans can cover up to 100
percent of the investment costs.
www.webseff.com/
Western Balkans
Sustainable Energy
Direct Financing Facility
(WeBSEDFF)
Local small and medium enterprises with sound finan-
cial and economic structure and sufficient means of
equity capital can apply for direct loans from the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s
Western Balkan Sustainable Energy Direct Financing
Facility of €2 million to €6 million.
www.websedff.com
Green Growth Fund Provides direct and indirect (through financial inter-
mediaries) financing for small scale renewable energy
projects usually not larger than €50 million.
www.ggf.lu/
4. The formerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia
References
Agency for Foreign Investment and Export Promotion
(Invest in Macedonia), 2013: Investment Opportunities
– Energy Sector. Available at:
www.investinmacedonia.com/node/21
Energy Agency of the Republic of Macedonia, 2013:
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RES. Available at:
www.ea.gov.mk/index.php?option=com_content&vie
w=article&id=679&Itemid=124&lang=mk
Energy Community, 2012: Energy Community
Ministerial Council adopts Renewable Energy 2020
targets.
Available at: www.energy-community.org/portal/
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Macedonia,2013:TariffsforRenewableEnergySources
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EVN Macedonia, 2013: Generation. Available at:
www.evn.mk/Za-nas/Proizvodstvo.aspx
Government of the Republic of Macedonia, 2010:The
strategy for renewable energy resources exploitation up
to 2020. Available at:
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_for_utilization_RES_Macedonia.pdf
Hoogwijk, M., 2004: On the global and regional
potential of renewable energy sources. Utrecht:
Universiteit Utrecht, Faculteit Scheikunde. Dissertation.
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Hoogwiijk, M. andW. Graus, 2008: Global Potential of
Renewable Energy Sources: A Literature Assessment.
Available at: www.ecofys.com/files/files/report_global_
potential_of_renewable_energy_sources_a_literature_
assessment.pdf
International Finance Corporation (IFC) andWorld Bank,
2014: Doing Business – Measuring Business
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(JRC), 2011:Technical Assessment of the Renewable
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Lalic, D., Popowski, K., Gecevska,V.,Vasilevska, S. P., and
Z.Tesic, 2011: Analysis of the opportunities and
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Business and Investing in Macedonia. Available at:
www.pwc.com/mk/en/publications/assets/pwc_doing
_business_guide_2012.pdf
Renewable Facts, 2013: Macedonia. Available at:
www.renewablefacts.com/country/macedonia
See -Change Network (SEECN) , 2013: Invest in Haste,
Repent at Leisure - Are IFIs behaving as if EU accession
criteria and extreme energy losses do not exist in South
East Europe. Available at:
http://bankwatch.org/sites /default/files/SEE-IFI-
energy.pdf
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Annual Energy Outlook 2013. Available at:
www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/electricity_generation.cfm
World Bank, 2014: Data Catalog. Available at:
http://datacatalog.worldbank.org/
Recent projects
Company Project Status
Xiamen Grace
Solar Technology Co (China)
Constructed 870 KW of rooftop mounted solar energy projects in
three locations in Macedonia.
Commissioned
EVN Macedonia Power Plants
DOOEL Skopje (Subsidy
of Austrian EVN Group)
Subsidiary of energy supplier EVN Macedonia, operates 11 small
hydropower plants, which have been refurbished and fully auto-
mated with a total installed power of 47 MW.
Commissioned
ELEM (Macedonia) Received recently a €15 million loan from German development
bank KfW for Macedonia's first wind park. Terna (Greece) and
Siemens (Germany) are currently constructing the €55.5 million,
37 MW Bogdanci wind farm in the south of Macedonia.
Under construction
Financing organization Details Website
EU Means via the European
Investment Bank
Loans and guarantees through commercial banks as in-
termediaries (e.g. Macedonian Bank for Development
Promotion, NLBTutunska Banka AD) are available.
www.europa.eu/youreurope/business/fi-
nance-support/access-to-finance/
International Finance
Corporation (IFC)
With investment (equity, loans and other financial in-
struments) and advisory services, IFC supports invest-
ment with focus on climate change, including
investments in infrastructure and energy sectors.
www.ifc.org/
European Bank
for Reconstruction
and Development (EBRD)
Provides renewable energy developers with equity,
loans and loan guarantees for projects with good
commercial prospects of up to 15 years’duration.
www.ebrd.com/pages/workingwithus/pro
jects.shtml