The energy crisis, which has been going on for more than a year, is a direct consequence of the unprofessional work of the Government. The policies that the government has been conducting since coming to power are a direct consequence, and I do not see the government as a solution, but as producing problems, said Stevce Antovski, a member of the Energy Commission of VMRO-DPMNE.

According to him, the problems were started by the Government itself by adopting the so-called green scenario for the year 2040, according to which fossil fuels should be phased out for energy production.

When the Government started implementing this scenario, which is unrealistic for our situation and does not correspond to the state of our energy at all, we came to this bad scenario. They promised investments in renewable energy sources, and they are symbolic. A more important process in my opinion is the closing of the thermal power plants and they stopped investing in their maintenance and we witnessed daily accidents in REC Bitola. This leads to improper exploitation of the mines. There is also unprofessional work with hydropower plants, Antovski said.

The consequences of the energy crisis, added Antovski, are also felt by the local self-government.

The citizens gave their trust to people from VMRO-DPMNE, but we have an energy crisis, an economic crisis and the electricity bills are enormous. The liquidity of the municipal budgets has been disturbed by this. And the question is how to ensure a normal process and additionally realize the projects, said Antovski, pointing out that the Government is obliged to help in such a situation.