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Macedonia and Chinese Meet on Renewable Energy | Emphasizing the significance that renewable sources of energy have, Minister of Economy, Mr. Fatmir Besimi pointed out: “The use of renewable sources of energy is one of the priorities in the energy sector of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, and Republic of Macedonia has potential for development of renewable sources of energy, especially of the small hydro power plants. Ongoing is the fourth international call for granting concessions for water for generation of electricity from small HPPs and is planned construction of 36 locations with total installed capacity of about 19 MW. | |
| PV Plant Approved for Prilep, Republic of Macedonia | Prilep District Council approved of the lot on which the first solar power plant is to be built in Prilep. Skopje-based company Trust will install collectors. | |
| Macedonia Notes Renewable Energy Production Increase From New Small Hydro Plants | Revitalization of all 11 small hydro power plants and introduction of modern technology has resulted in increase of electricity production from renewable sources by 50 percent in 2009, reads EVN Macedonia press release. | |
| Southeast Europe Energy Efficiency Fund Created | A new fund has been set to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and reduce carbon emissions in the Balkans and Turkey.
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| Recycling/Waste to Energy Plant Considered for Macedonia | Energy Income Trust International (EITI), a Canadian renewable energy company that develops waste-to-energy projects worldwide, said it plans to invest some $200 million (140 million euro) in a plant for waste recycling and production of renewable energy in Macedonia, Skopje-based media reported on Monday.
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| Macedonia Allows 16 Hydro Site Water Concessions | Economy Minister Besimi signed Thursday an agreement for water concession with Robert Zotter and Samoli Celeski, representatives of Austrian company "Energie Zotter Bau", which has acquired 16 sites for construction of small hydro-power plants at international calls announced in 2007.
The plants, due to be completed by June 2012, will annually produce 26,48 GWh.
Today's ceremony marked the beginning of the agreement signing with nine companies, which were the best bidders at the two calls for construction of 88 small hydro-power plants in Macedonia.
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| More on Slovenian Investment in Macedonian Hydro | Slovenia-based Riko has quite an ambitious plan of participation in several energy and environment projects in Macedonia. | |
| Report From Moscow Energy Trade Fair | Even though the effects of the global financial and economic crisis have affected the Russian construction industry significantly, interest in innovative building and energy technology was unabated at SHK MOSCOW 2009, 13th International Industrial and Technology Trade Fair for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Refrigeration, Building Automation, Sanitation and Renewable Energies. A total of 11,300 trade visitors from the CIS and neighboring countries attended Russia’s leading event for this industry and 200 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased their products on 107,600 square feet of exhibit space.
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| Refurbished Hydro Plant in Macedonia Begins Operations | EVN Macedonia put into function on Wednesday the new hydroelectric power plant Matka with doubled force of 9,6 MW and increased efficiency threshold of 90% with a flow of 42 cubic meters per second.
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| EBRD, Energy Community to Host Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo | “Investing in electricity generation and renewable energy” 30-31 March 2009, Holiday Inn Hotel, Sarajevo
The EBRD and the Energy Community will host a Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March 2009, which will focus on investment opportunities in electricity generation and renewable energy. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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.
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| 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. | |
| 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.
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