Elektrani na Severna Makedonija

Elektrani na Severna Makedonija

Native name	ЕСМ - Електрани на Северна Македонија
Formerly	ESM (1990-2005) ELEM (2005-2019)
Founded	1945
Headquarters	North Macedonia
Key people	Dragan Minovski[1][2]
Revenue	259,116,000 Euro (2021)
Operating income	13,808,000 Euro (2021)
Net income	−28,101,000 Euro (2021)
Owner	Government of North Macedonia[3][4]
Number of employees	4,892 (2016)
Divisions	MPC Bitola, MPC Oslomej, HPS Mavrovo, HPS Crn Drim, HPP Tikves, HPS Treska, Energetika
Website	www.esm.com.mk

Elektrani na Severna Makedonija or ESM (Macedonian: Електрани на Северна Македонија, ЕСМ, litt. "Power plants of North Macedonia") is a government-owned electricity producing company in North Macedonia.[5]

History

In 2005, the former state monopoly ESM (ЕСМ - Електростопанство на Македонија [Elektrostopanstvo na Makedonija], litt. Electricity of Macedonia) was split in three companies:[6][7][3][8]

• A state-owned power-producing company ELEM (ЕЛЕМ - Електрани на Македонија [Elektrani na Makedonija], litt. Power plants of Macedonia), in charge of the country's power plants
• A distribution and supply company, initially called ESM AD, sold in 2006 to Austrian EVN Group and renamed as EVN Macedonia (EВН Македонија), rebranded in 2019 as EVN AD Skopje (ЕВН АД Скопје).[9][10]
• A state-owned transmission system operator MEPSO

In March 2019, ELEM was renamed as ESM (Power plants of North Macedonia) after the country renamed itself as North Macedonia with the implementation of the Prespa agreement, reverting to the previous initialism used between 1990 and 2006.[6]

Structure

As of 2020, ESM has the following operations:[11]

• Power production facilities
  • TPP Bitola, coal (lignite) mine and power plant combine which also runs the Suvodol coal mine and produces 72% of the electricity of the country
  • TPP Oslomej, coal (lignite) mine and power plant combine
  • Mavrovo Hydroelectric System [mk], operating the Raven [mk], Vrben [mk] and Vrutok Hydroelectric Power Stations
  • Tikveš Hydroelectric Power Station
  • Black Drin Hydroelectric System, including the Globočica [mk] and Spilje Hydro Power Plants
  • Treska Hydroelectric System, including the Kozjak and Sveta Petka [mk] hydro power plants
  • Energetika, a natural gas facility providing electricity, steam and heating water to the ironworks complex in Zelezara (Skopje) [mk]
• Other companies
  • ELEM Tours (ELEM TURS): tourism, catering, recreation and sport
  • ELEM Trade (ELEM TREJD)
  • FOD Bitola: factory equipment and parts
  • FORD Oslomej: factory maintenance, overhaul and transport

References

1. ЕЛЕМ – Ова се новите членови на Управен и Надзорен одбор Retrieved 30.09.2017 Macedonian
2. Миновски е нов директор на АД ЕЛЕМ Retrieved 30.09.2017 Macedonian
3. Markovic, Sinisa Jakov (19 March 2014). "Macedonia Parks Plan to Sell Power Company". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
4. "ЕЛЕМ нема да се приватизира" (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2017-09-30.
5. "ESM today". esm.co.mk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
6. "History". esm.co.mk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
7. "History". evn.mk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
8. Markovic, Sinisa Jakov (13 May 2009). "West Concerned Over EVN-Macedonia Clash". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
9. "About us". evn.mk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
10. "Електродистрибуција (ЕВН) информации и пријава на дефекти" [Information on electricity distribution (EVN) and fault notification]. zk.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2020-12-14.
11. "ESM structure". esm.co.mk. Retrieved 2020-12-14.