Environmental impact assessment

Project description
and objectives:

The project involves:

• the construction of a 150 km long 400 kV transmission line from Shtip, FYR Macedonia to Chervena Mogila, Bulgaria;
• the construction of 400/110 kV substation in Shtip, FYR Macedonia;
• upgrades to substations in Dubrovo; and
• the completion of transmission telecommunications links.
  

The project is sponsored by the Electric Power Company of FYR Macedonia (ESM) and the National Electric Power Company of Bulgaria (NEK) and is considered a high priority project in the Stability Pact and SECI by both countries. The Project will support long term reform measures that will lead to improved tariff formulation for cost recovery. The agreements between FYR Macedonia and Bulgaria required for the project will set a precedent for other similar projects and thus speed up the creation of a regional electricity market. Overall, the project has the potential for a regional impact by setting standards both for a single market (within FYR Macedonia) and cross border co-operation to increase regional efficiency.

There is a project summary document available for this project.

EIA summary:

EIA summary for Bulgaria  (0.3Mb)
EIA summary for FYR Macedonia  (0.1Mb)

Full EIA availability:

Full EIA documentation is available locally in:

FYR Macedonia

ESM JSC
11 Oktomvri 9, 1000 Skopje
New Administrative Building, 4th floor, room 415
Tel: (+389 2) 149 089
fax: (+389 2) 111 160
Contact: Zlatko Cherepnalkoski
Email: cherep@esmak.com.mk

ESM Distribution Department - Shtip
Tel: (+389 32) 391543 ext: 109
Contact: Magdalena Trajcheva

ESM Distribution Department - Probishtip
Tel: (+389 32) 483802
Contact: Dimitar Naumov

ESM Distribution Department - Kratovo
Tel: (+389 31) 481101, 481487
Contact: Dimitar Petrov

ESM Distribution Department - Kriva Palanka
Tel: (+389 31) 375 925
Contact: Suzana Ristovska

EBRD Resident Office
2nd floor Intex Business Centre
14 Dame Gruev, 1000 Skopje
Tel: (+389 2) 297 800
Contact: Emil Mihajlov

Bulgaria

NEK
Investment Division
5 Vesletz Str.
Sofia 1040
Tel: (+359 2) 9861288
Fax: (+359 2) 988-0695
Contact: Radka Tomova
Email: rtomova@nek.bg

EBRD Resident Office
17 Moskovska, Sofia 1000
Tel: (+359 2) 932 1414
Contact: Elena Fournadjieva

Websites

For FYR Macedonia
English: www.esmak.com.mk
Macedonian: www.esmak.com.mk

For Bulgaria
English and Bulgarian: www.nek.bg

And

EBRD’s Business Information Centre in London

Enquiries:

See ESM and NEK contacts above