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Power Plants in North Macedonia

North Macedonia has 16 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 102nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating and 10 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.5 GW across 6 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Negotino power station (800 MW).

The largest owner-operators are Elektrani na Severna Makedonija AD (6), REK Bitola (2) and AIM Green Tech (1) — Elektrani na Severna Makedonija AD alone is named on 38% of them. Half of North Macedonia's power plants in service predate 1980 (median commissioning year of the 6 with a known date) and the oldest still listed is Vrutok hydroelectric plant, dating from 1957. 10 are in the pipeline, led by Negotino power station (800 MW), under construction. They account for 57% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in North Macedonia.

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16
Power Plant in North Macedonia
#102
of 155 countries
1.5 GW
Operating capacity
10
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in North Macedonia

Who owns North Macedonia's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 1980 · oldest Vrutok hydroelectric plant (1957) · newest Skopje CHP power station (2012) · 6 of 16 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in North Macedonia?
OverWatts maps 16 power plants in North Macedonia — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 102nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in North Macedonia?
Negotino power station, at 800 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do North Macedonia's power plants have?
About 1.5 GW operating across 6 plants, with a further 3.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in North Macedonia?
Elektrani na Severna Makedonija AD is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 16 (38%). Next are REK Bitola (2), AIM Green Tech (1) and Akuo Energy SAS (1).
How old are North Macedonia's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 1980, across the 6 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Vrutok hydroelectric plant (1957).
What new power plants are being built in North Macedonia?
10 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Negotino power station (800 MW), Stipion solar farm (600 MW) and Štip wind farm (400 MW).

Other asset classes in North Macedonia

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Power Plants in other countries

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