Macedonia To Encourage Solar Energy
Business, Economy, Invest-Inform, Region Monday, January 5th, 2009
Macedonia’s government plans to encourage the building of solar panels for households by subsiding 30 per cent of the costs, said the country’s economy minister told local media.
The minister, Fatmir Besimi, also announced the elaboration a feasibility study for introduction of wind generated power houses expected to kick-off next year.
This move, along with others, is aimed to tackle the increasingly problematic power shortages the country faces each year, and decrease power imports.
According to the projections, Macedonia is due to import over 2,800 KW of electric power next year, which would be roughly about one third of its needs. The needs of consumers are estimated at some 8,600 million KW, up 4.4 per cent from the previous year.
The expected power production for 2009 is projected at about 5,750 million KW.
The energy projections say that around €600 million will be spent on power imports.
Source: Balkan Insight
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