Review of current position and perspectives of renewable energy in the Republic of Macedonia with focus on electricity production

Republic of Macedonia, as a candidate country for EU membership since 2005 will have to fulfill the targets set in the Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market, in order to become member of the EU. The Directive defines renewable energy sources as energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases. s paper, the current position and perspectives for utilization of renewable energy sources (RES) in the Republic of Macedonia as well as main problems and tools for promoting their development and utilization will be presented.