The energy sector in North Macedonia relies predominantly on fossil fuels (lignite and natural gas) and hydropower. Natural gas has been imported from Russia through a single-entry point at the border with Bulgaria. It has been mainly used by industrial consumers and three combined heat and power plants, while households have an almost negligible share in total consumption due to the limited distribution networks.
This investment will build 23 km of a gas pipeline from the Skopje - Deve Bair (border with Bulgaria) pipeline at the village of Klečevce (24 km east of Kumanovo) to the border with Serbia. The interconnection will be 65 km long (23 km in North Macedonia and 42 km in Serbia) linking the supply systems of the two countries.
WBIF has provided a technical assistance grant for the preparation of a Feasibility Study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the gas interconnection in North Macedonia. The investments have been developed under Flagship 5 - Transition from coal of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.
