Tag: heating
Macedonia 14.11.24 | 22:32

Mickoski: We are in talks for a gas plant investment worth a billion EUR that will help fight air pollution

As air pollution begins to rise in Macedonia, as it does every heating season, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that the focus of his efforts to combat this problem will be to replace the use of wood (and coal and even old car tires) as fuel for home heating. The Prime Minister said that there...
Economy 28.07.23 | 18:08

Government to continue to subsidize heating in Skopje

Budget funds amounting to EUR 250 million were allocated for anti-crisis measures, and one of them is subsidizing heating bills in Skopje. We will look over the calculations made by the companies that participate in production and distribution, and the estimates for the changing gas prices and other...
Macedonia 17.10.22 | 10:10

Skopje citizens wake up with cold radiators for the third day

For the third day already, the citizens of Skopje are waking up with cold radiators. It is the same today when the heating has been reduced to a minimum and a large part of the citizens are wondering why this is so. But the new energy supplier doesn’t think so. They say that there are no defects...
Economy 16.10.22 | 19:36

Mickoski: The government is not ready for the heating season, they work for personal interests and continue with the tenders in private, that’s why a large part of Skopje does not have heating

The essence of the lack of central heating in some of the Skopje households connected to central heating is because the government is not ready and because they work only for their personal interests and continue with tenders in private, is part of the comment of the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan...
Macedonia 14.10.22 | 21:58

Despite major problems, heating season in the capital Skopje should begins tomorrow

The Energy Regulatory Commission announced that it has approved the state owned ELEM – ESM company to conduct heating in the capital Skopje. ELEM took over the troubled BEG heating monopoly – the only central heating company in Macedonia – that was unable to provide heating with the...
Economy 30.07.22 | 11:04

Because of Kovacevski, people will pay more expensive heating and electricity, over 1,000 denars more every month for these two bills

VMRO-DPMNE blamed the current Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski for the heating and electricity price hike in the country. Because of Kovacevski, the people will pay more expensive heating and electricity, over 1,000 denars more every month for these two bills. With the decision of the ERC of Marko Bislimoski,...
Economy 29.07.22 | 18:22

Heating price to rise by 14 percent as of August

Price of heating will increase by 14.18 percent as of August 1, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) decided on Friday. This means that in an average heating bill of 1,800 denars, the increase would be 250 denars. All of Europe and the region have serious problems in the energy sector due to the excessively...
Macedonia 11.04.22 | 23:28

If Macedonia is left without natural gas, next winter we will have extreme pollution levels in Skopje

Marko Bislimovski, head of the RKE energy regulator, warned that if Russia cuts off its gas supplies to Europe, Macedonia would have to switch to oil for the next heating season in Skopje. This was done for decades in the past, and caused extreme air pollution. We are in a situation like we’ve...
Economy 18.01.22 | 17:35

Energy crisis: ELEM takes over the Skopje heating companies on Friday

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said that the state run ELEM/ESM energy company will take over management of the BEG and Skopje Sever heating companies on January 21st. These two companies, that supply tens of thousands of households in the capital Skopje with heated water during the winter, are facing...
Economy 14.01.22 | 21:32

Bytyqi – Bekteshi: Heating issue resolved, uninterrupted delivery to households by end of season

The issue with the supply of heating in Skopje has been resolved. Households will have uninterrupted delivery of heating energy by the end of the heating season, Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi and Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi told a joint press conference on Friday. Bytyqi said that...
Macedonia 14.01.22 | 11:03

Energy crisis: Starting this weekend, much of Skopje could be left without heating

Hundreds of thousands of citizens of Skopje face uncertainty whether they will receive heating tomorrow. BEG, the biggest central heating provider in the city, announced that it only has cash reserves for today, and can’t go on buying natural gas at the greatly increased market prices. The company,...
Macedonia 09.01.22 | 15:33

Half of Skopje left without heating

Half of Skopje is without central heating in the middle of winter, and the Government is not taking any action. For several days now, half of the settlements in Skopje either do not have central heating or have very low heat. While the people are freezing, the government is not taking any action, but...
Economy 08.01.22 | 18:01

Energy crisis: After securing a heating price increase in Skopje, suppliers turn the thermostat down

For several days now the citizens of Skopje are complaining on social media and TV shows that their central heating providers are cutting down on deliveries. About 60,000 apartments in downtown Skopje are heated with warm water coming from several gas fired plants, and as natural gas prices have spiked,...
Economy 07.01.22 | 18:22

Government warns heating companies in Skopje after reports they are secretly reducing their deliveries

The outgoing Zaev Government issued a public call to energy companies as well as to municipal authorities to ensure that the citizens of Skopje receive sufficient heating through the central heating system. This comes after public protests from citizens who say that temperatures in their apartments are...
Economy 04.01.22 | 10:43

BEG insists it has enough gas to provide heating in Skopje until April

Balkan Energy Group (BEG), the main provider of central heating in Skopje, denied claims that the company may run out of natural gas during the winter amid the Europe wide shortages and price hikes. In a statement, BEG said that it has purchased enough gas until April, for a total fo 70 million EUR. The...
Economy 31.12.21 | 13:46

Another New Year’s greeting: Price of heating to increase by 14.05%

The price of heating in Skopje is set to increase by 14.05% as of January 1. The new price will apply for heating provided by provided by suppliers Balkan Energy Group (BEG), ESM Energy and Skopje North, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said on Friday. According to ERC President Marko Bislimovski,...
Economy 31.12.21 | 09:42

New, higher heating price will be announced today

The Regulatory Energy Committee (RKE) is set to announce the second blow to household budgets – its planned increase of central heating in Skopje. Yesterday RKE said that it will increase the electricity price by just under 10 percent, and abolish a popular subsidy meaning that the increase will...
Economy 24.12.21 | 10:19

VMRO-DPMNE: The incompetence of Zaev and Kovacevski will result in higher heating prices

VMRO-DPMNE says that the incompetence of Zaev and Kovacevski will result in more expensive heating. The untimely gas supply of the country puts the users of the city heating at a huge risk of increased bills. Instead of the government procuring gas on time and supplying the country in anticipation of...
Macedonia 07.10.21 | 09:21

Heating season begins in Skopje

Winter heating season begins in Skopje today, as temperatures dropped over this week. The season normally begins on October 15th, but due to the low average temperatures, the RKE regulatory committee instructed the central heating companies to begin supplying the consumers. Skopje is the only city in...
Macedonia 26.01.21 | 14:56

Passengers on the Skopje – Bitola train were forced to use a dangerous gas canister for heating

Lack of heating on trains has forced passengers to use an exceptionally dangerous mode of heating, said the VMRO-DPMNE transportation committee. It shared a picture from the Skopje – Bitola train in which someone had put a heater that uses a gas canister. The committee notes that there is a long...
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