Negotino power station
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Negotino power station is an operating power station of at least 198-megawatts (MW) in Negotino, North Macedonia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Negotino power station | Negotino, Negotino, North Macedonia | 41.483333, 22.1 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | operating[1][2][3][4] | heavy fuel oil[5][6][2][7] | 198[8][9] | steam turbine[10] | no | 1978[8] | – |
| Unit II | cancelled | coal - lignite | 300 | subcritical | – | – | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | JSC TEC Negotino[11][12] | JSC TEC Negotino [100.0%] |
| Unit II | Elektrani na Severna Makedonija AD (ESM) [100.0%] | – |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Negotino basin
Financing
Background
The Negotino power station is a 210 MW oil-fired power station, situated eight kilometers downstream of Negotino town, by the River Vardar Valley within the Dubrovo area of North Macedonia. It was built in 1978 but has been sitting idle since 2009.[15][16]
According to the website of owner ELEM (the Macedonian electricity production company, renamed in 2019 to ESM[17]) there were plans "to reactivate this facility and make it operational with the existing infrastructure, as well as with some additional ones."[18]
In 2013 it was reported that North Macedonia intends to invest €58 million in the construction of the Klecovce-Stip-Negotino gas pipeline between 2013 and 2015, with a branch to the mothballed 210-MW Negotino plant. According to Platts: "Macedonian authorities are considering switching the oil-fired plant to gas-firing if sufficient fuel is secured for that purpose, as was recommended by North Macedonia's energy development strategy in January 2009."[19]
In November 2021, the government of North Macedonia adopted a decree proclaiming an energy crisis in the electricity production and distribution sector, followed in January 2022 by a decree proclaiming an energy crisis in heating production and distribution. The decrees, which are still in force, give power to the energy system operators to use any means necessary to maintain electricity and heating distribution and allow for the government to finance their operations in order to achieve this goal.[16] In December of 2021, North Macedonia restarted the Negotino power station. Most energy strategies in the region assume that the plant will remain in place, switching from coal to natural gas or even to waste or biomass.[20]
Coal plant proposal cancelled
In addition, ELEM's website stated in 2012 that, at the site of Negotino power station, "there are preconditions for construction of another 300 MW thermal power plant, which will use fuel from local coal deposits of Negotino basin that are estimated at 82.5 million tons in total, of which 41 million tons are exploitable with underground mining and an additional 9 million tons with open cast mining (open pit). Construction of the thermal power plant, named Negotino II, will be in parallel with the mine opening."[18][21]
However the new 300 MW proposal was not included in ELEM's 2012 strategic plan,[22] nor was it mentioned in the draft version of the new energy strategy for North Macedonia, discussed in early 2015.
Proposed new gas plant
In 2021 the government will decide between selling the oil-fired plant or embarking on a public-private joint venture.[15] The proposals mention converting the facility's fuel to natural gas.[23][24] As of January 2022, plans were still in place but have yet to move forward in concrete terms.[25] There have not been any updates on the proposal since 2020.
In January 2024, the Government of North Macedonia initiated the process of development of the projects for Bitola and Negotino power plants that would run on gas and hydrogen. In its last session, the cabinet approved a report presented by the Ministry of Economy. The document highlighted the need to initiate projects for the Negotino regional power plant with a capacity of 800 MW, and the Bitola power plant of 250 MW to 300 MW. State-owned power company Elektrani na Severna Makedonija was tasked with starting negotiations with a potential strategic partner on potential cooperation on the two planned investments.[26]
The Ministry of Economy also decided to submit letters of interest to neighboring countries, especially in the Western Balkans, because the large planned capacity of the Negotino project. According to Minister of Economy of North Macedonia Kreshnik Bekteshi, such cooperation would provide regional balancing for the national electricity system, enable market coupling in the region to boost the operation of the country’s power exchange, and bring security of electricity supply. If the neighbors are not willing to participate, then the planned capacity of the Negotino power plant will, most likely, be reduced, in line with North Macedonia’s needs. The model envisaged for the project, in his words, is a public-private partnership between ESM and a private company that has the experience and technology to enable the new power plant to use both gas and hydrogen.[27]
Ownership
In February 2024, North Macedonia's power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija AD (ESM) announced that it would increase its capital by MKD 572.5 million (USD 10.1 million/EUR 9.3 million) through a new share issue for the purpose of merging with fuel oil-fired power plant TEC Negotino and absorbing the previous owner of the plant - JSC TEC Negotino.[28]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221003203010/https://www.renewablesnow.com/news/n-macedonia-to-close-bitola-oslomej-coal-fired-power-plants-by-2030-report-771092/. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221020061029/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/north-macedonia-to-convert-oil-fired-power-plant-negotino-to-natural-gas/. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240108212707/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2510677-north-macedonia-eyes-17gw-renewables-to-phase-out-coal. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231127232659/https://carnegieeurope.eu/2023/10/09/green-transition-and-western-balkans-pub-90730. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221020061114/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/north-macedonia-securing-gas-electricity-supply-amid-coal-phaseout/. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221004055313/https://serbia-energy.eu/north-macedonia-esm-to-replace-gas-capacity-for-tpp-bitola-unit-1/. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230313231145/http://serbia-energy.eu/north-macedonia-tpp-negotino-has-entered-into-operation-on-6-december/. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210726034833/https://balkanengineer.com/events/north-macedonias-negotino-power-plant-future-decided. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X23000482.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4433.5684.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221002131451/https://colenco.net/projects/reference-list/thermal-energy/. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034807/http://finance.gov.mk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Revenues-and-expenditures-Q1-2020-.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Reference List: Thermal Energy, Colenco, accessed Jun 10, 2021
- ↑ Revenues and Expenditures - Q1 2020, Republic of North Macedonia Ministry of Finance, May 10, 2020
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 North Macedonia`s Negotino power plant future to be decided, Balkan Engineer, Jan 6, 2021
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "369 million euros of North Macedonia's public money going up in smoke". Bankwatch Network. January 30, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Government orders that ELEM is renamed into “Power Plants of North Macedonia” – ESM, Republika, Mar 19, 2019
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "TPP Negotino 2 and Mine Negotino," ELEM report, 2012
- ↑ "Platts Energy in East Europe," Issue 263, April 19, 2013
- ↑ "The Green Transition and the Western Balkans". Carnegie Europe. October 9, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Energy Map of RM," ELEM, accessed October 2016
- ↑ "ELEM Investment Plan 2012-2017," ELEM, March 2012
- ↑ Green development in focus of new North Macedonia government, Balkan Green Energy News, Sep 2, 2020
- ↑ At least 10 potential investors eye N. Macedonia's TEC Negotino power plant - PM, SeeNews, Dec 4, 2020
- ↑ Petrushevska, Dragana (Jan 28, 2022). "N. Macedonia to close Bitola, Oslomej coal-fired power plants by 2030 - report". RenewablesNow. Retrieved Jun 13th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "North Macedonia looking for strategic investor for two gas-hydrogen-fuelled power plants". Balkan Green Energy News. January 11, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "North Macedonia to offer neighbors to jointly build Negotino gas-hydrogen power plant". Balkan Green Energy News. January 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "N. Macedonia's ESM to hike capital, absorb TEC Negotino". SeeNews. February 29, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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