Tag: coal
Macedonia 26.12.21 | 22:56

ELEM awards coal mining deal to a Bitola based company under an emergency contracting procedure

The state owned ELEM/ESM energy company awarded a contract to the “Markovski” company to mine coal in its Bitola mine over the next year of 2022. The contract is worth 18 million EUR and the company is tasked with providing 1.45 million tons of coal. REK Bitola, Macedonia’s main electricity...
Economy 21.12.21 | 17:54

Kosovo is willing to sell Macedonia coal to get us through the winter

Kosovan media outlets are reporting that the country is prepared to sell Macedonia coal needed to supply the REK Bitola coal plant, that currently has only minimum reserves to go through the winter season. Representatives from the Macedonian Government and the ESM/ELEM company, which runs REK Bitola,...
Economy 11.12.21 | 10:54

Energy crisis: Macedonia is importing electricity at record 350 EUR per MWh

Macedonia is forced to import electricity at record prices of 350 EUR per MWh, when we could be producing our own electricity at a fraction of that price, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party in a press release. Due to mismanagement and corruption in the state owned ELEM company led to a major drop in...
Economy 10.12.21 | 22:02

Energy crisis: Macedonia negotiating to buy three million tons of coal from Kosovo over five years

Representatives of the Macedonian Government and the state owned energy company ELEM are trying to negotiate a five year contract with Kosovo, to purchase 3 million tons of coal from that country that will power the REK Bitola and REK Oslomej coal plants in Macedonia. Domestic electricity production...
Economy 23.11.21 | 18:28

Energy crisis: ELEM was able to buy just one tenth of coal it needs

The publicly managed ELEM company – Macedonia’s main electricity producer – announced that it procured 90,000 tons of coal from Kosovo. The company is seeking to buy 900,000 tons, and turned to Greece and Montenegro, but so far there are few sellers available. We received 14 offers...
Economy 09.11.21 | 17:17

UK Ambassador Galloway urges Macedonia to continue to move away from coal energy

British Ambassador to Macedonia Rachel Gallowey urged the country to stuck to its 2020 – 2026 strategy for radical energy transition and gradual abolition of its coal fired plants. The call comes after the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, and a a time when Macedonia is struggling to...
Macedonia Economy 13.10.21 | 20:47

Mickoski: Zaev left Macedonia without coal production as an energy crisis looms

During an interview with Sitel TV, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, who is a formed head of the state owned ELEM electricity generating company, warned about the extent of the coming energy crisis. Energy inputs influence prices of all products, from 5 to 90 percent. This will add to the already...
Economy 17.06.20 | 10:05

After failing to buy its own machines, ELEM signs a new contract worth 5,5 million EUR with the Markovski coal digging company

The state ran ELEM energy company gave a contract worth 5,5 million EUR to the Bitola based Markovski company for digging of coal for the REK Bitola coal fired power plant. The year long contract is the first that is signed after ELEM (ESM) failed to go go ahead and begin the purchase of digging machines...
Macedonia 24.12.19 | 16:59

Even as he is about to leave office, Zaev is pushing a major contract in the REK Bitola coal mine

Even as he has less than 10 days in office (unless he gets his wish to postpone the elections), the outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is pushing a deal to purchase coal mining equipment for the REK Bitola power plant worth 45 million EUR. At a press conference alongside ELEM company manager Vasko Kovacevski,...

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