Tag: energy crisis
Macedonia 06.11.22 | 11:17

Energy crisis: The Government left municipalities to fend for themselves

At today’s forum “Challenges of local self-government in conditions of energy crisis” organized by VMRO-DPMNE, the president of the party’s Commission for Energy Elena Markova reminded the public that after the local elections, the central Government left the municipalities to...

Macedonia 19.09.22 | 12:21

Online classes or extended winter break due to the energy crisis?

Officials warn that we are facing the worst crisis since World War II. In order to mitigate the consequences of the energy crisis, the Government made recommendations in which it was mentioned that the public institutions will have to respect the measures, otherwise they would be punished. The municipalities...

Economy 17.09.22 | 10:10

In the next two years, more than 2.5 billion euros will be needed just to deal with the energy crisis

The crime and tenders in the past 5 years in the energy system by the anti-Macedonian SDSM have brought the state to a complete collapse, says VMRO-DPMNE. According to the opposition party, the reason for this situation is that the party in power did not listen to the appeals from the business sector,...

Economy 30.07.22 | 14:21

Mickoski: We will not support the 100 million euro loan until we see where the citizens’ money went during the previous energy crisis

The optimism is that coal will be procured, not that we won’t have an energy crisis. And, it is not the optimism at what price and where the money comes from. Now, let’s say that a law will come to the Parliament again, with which you, the citizens, will be indebted with 100 million euros....

Economy 24.07.22 | 20:17

Government expects one of toughest winters ever in terms of energy crisis, but doesn’t do anything to alleviate the situation

The government says that one of the toughest winters ever is expected in terms of energy crisis, but does not do anything to alleviate the energy situation, the professor and expert in energy, Konstantin Dimitrov, commented for TV24 regarding the announcement by the government about a new crisis situation,...

Economy 15.02.22 | 12:07

Protest to be held on February 25 over the chaos of high bills and electricity debts

The Energy Chamber and the companies, on February 25, will protest in front of the Government building, where they will repeat their demands and solutions to the situation with the energy crisis. On January 24, the Chamber submitted requests to the Government. One of the demands is the dismissal of economic...

Economy 16.12.21 | 11:14

“Not a single euro from the budget goes to help households hit by the energy crisis”

Not a single euro from the proposed 2022 budget is used to tackle the energy crisis we are going through, said VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Bojan Stojanoski. The conservative party called for 250 million EUR in electricity subsidies for households who face a major price spike early next year as domestic...

Economy 01.12.21 | 19:45

Mickoski: If the Government accepts the two active measures we have proposed in Parliament, we will support the continuation of the energy crisis

VMRO-DPMNE leader, Hristijan Mickoski, said Wednesday after the meeting with representatives of the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Bitola that if the Government accepts the two active measures proposed in this regard at today’s press conference in Parliament, VMRO-DPMNE will support the continuation...

Macedonia 29.11.21 | 15:14

Energy crisis: The Interior Ministry prepared a plan of action in case of blackouts and during the coming “energy shock”

The SDSM – DUI Government prepared a plan for police actions in case of worsening of the energy crisis, said VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Naum Stoilkovski. Domestic energy production in Macedonia is at the bare minimum after years of corruption and mismanagement of the main REK Bitola coal mine, and the...

Macedonia 22.11.21 | 21:51

Energy crisis: Lake Matka is drying out

Lake Matka, an artificial accumulation on Treska river next to Skopje, is the latest to fall victim to the overuse of water resources. Photographs from the lake show it dried out in places. Authorities were freely using the accumulated waters in the artificial lakes during the summer, and exporting surplus...

Economy 11.11.21 | 09:20

Pendarovski announced a leaders’ meeting: We are in a deep energy crisis

We are in a deep energy crisis, and that is the case everywhere, President Stevo Pendarovski said Wednesday on TV 21 on the “Click Plus” show. He said this when the moderator of TV21 asked him if he planned to call the politicians for talks on the latest situation in the country. The most...

Economy 09.11.21 | 15:42

Bekteshi: There will be no restrictive measures, only injection of funds into energy companies

The Government decided Tuesday to declare a 30-day state of energy crisis at the request of the Commission monitoring the electricity supply within the Ministry of Economy, the Minister of Economy, Kreshnik Bekteshi, informed at Tuesday’s press conference. As Minister Bekteshi informed with the declaration...

Economy 03.11.21 | 19:55

Bekteshi requests state of crisis to be declared: There will be no restrictions, but the price of electricity will jump

The Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi will submit a request to the Government tomorrow afternoon to declare a state of energy crisis. In an interview with TV Alsat, the Minister assures that there will be no electricity restrictions. Bekteshi says the government has been monitoring the situation...

Economy 28.10.21 | 10:33

Mickoski: The energy crisis eats away the standard of the citizens

Based on the information I have, I think that the current government and the current management are not completely creative. I believe that they have made a series of wrong steps in the past period, and I believe that what is happening now in terms of energy, to the fact that they bring us as a state...