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With a power score of 2.37, North Macedonia ranks number 14 among Emerging Markets and number 3 in the Europe region

Power score

2.37/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

8
2021
11
2022
9
2023
14
2024

Overview

North Macedonia has a power score of 2.37, which puts it at rank 14 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, North Macedonia has dropped in the power rankings by 5 places, from rank 9, to rank 14.

At 2.37, the power score of North Macedonia is worse than than the regional average of NaN in the Europe region and puts it at rank 3 in the region.

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North Macedonia

Power

Power policy

North Macedonia implements policies in 6/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Feed-in tariff, Net metering, Import tax incentives, Priority grid access, and Renewable Energy Certificates.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in North Macedonia has dropped from 239.86 USD/MWh in 2022 to 166.99 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in North Macedonia has fluctuated between 91.97 USD/MWh (2017) and 239.86 USD/MWh (2022).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in North Macedonia in 2023 was in Coal at 26.23%, down from 30.41% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Small-scale PV - residential at 7.62%, up from 1.78% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

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Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in North Macedonia in 2023 was in Coal at 46.77%, down from 49.62% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 4.99%, up from 1.48% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in North Macedonia was around $6.30 million in 2023, a decrease of 92.31% from 2022 ($81.94 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2021 at $104.64 million, while the lowest was in 2023 with $6.30 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: Yes

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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