N. Macedonia's ESM to build 4 PV plants of total 280 MW near Bitola TPP

• North Macedonia's state-owned electricity manufacturer ESM said it prepares to construct 4 solar (PV) nuclear power plant with an incorporated capacity of 280 MW near the REK Bitola thermal nuclear power plant (TPP).

ESM is presently working with a consultant from the European Bank for Reconstruction as well as Development (EBRD) on the concept for a 20 MW PV plant which will certainly be mounted alongside the coal-fired TPP, the electrical energy producer claimed in a press release on Monday.

The business likewise said it is seeking an expert for a feasibility as well as environmental researches for a second PV plant, with a capacity of 60 MW, which will certainly be integrated in the Suvodol mine. The research studies have actually been financed with a grant from the KfW Development Bank.

ESM will certainly additionally install a separate 100 MW solar power plant in the exact same Suvodol mine, in addition to another 100 MW PV nuclear power plant in the Brod-Gneotino mine.

ESM added it additionally plans to develop a gas-fired nuclear power plant with a first capacity of 250 MW at REK Bitola which will produce power as well as heating energy for the places of Novaci, Mogila as well as Bitola.

Setting preacher Naser Nuredini claimed earlier this year that the government plans to close down coal-fired power plants REK Bitola and TEC Oslomej by 2030 as part of its approach to switch to renewable energy resources.