Conference on energy poverty
On 9 October 2013 in Skopje took place the conference Energy poverty in Macedonia and the region which Analytica jointly organized with Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The aim of this conference is to be a common platform in which state institutions, municipalities, civil society organization, donors, companies and experts from Macedonia and the region discuss the meaning of energy poverty in Macedonia; and outline possibilities, policies and solutions for addressing it in an effective and sustainable way as for example with energy efficiency measures.
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On 9 October 2013 in Skopje took place the conference Energy poverty in Macedonia and the region which Analytica jointly organized with Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The aim of this conference is to be a common platform in which state institutions, municipalities, civil society organization, donors, companies and experts from Macedonia and the region discuss the meaning of energy poverty in Macedonia; and outline possibilities, policies and solutions for addressing it in an effective and sustainable way as for example with energy efficiency measures. The idea behind this conference is to be an open and inclusive forum for discussing the ever challenging issue of energy poverty with the overall aim of contributing to raising awareness among the decision makers and the wider public about the importance of discussing energy poverty and addressing it in a suitable way.
Present at the conference were representatives from the Ministry of Economy, Energy Agency, municipality of Karposh, City of Skopje, EU Delegation in Macedonia, representatives from the private sector as EVN, donors as UNDP, civil society representatives from Macedonia and the region, experts and professionals in the area. Main topics of discussion were the concepts and definitions of energy poverty in Macedonia and the region; and measures and examples of addressing energy poverty.
At the conference the necessity of defining energy poverty in Macedonia and the region having in mind the countries’ national characteristics was underlined; as well as the existence of various measures against energy poverty as energy efficiency measures, use of renewables, subsidies etc. was emphasized.
As part of the conference the policy paper authored by Ana Stojilovska and Sonja Zuber titled “Energy poverty in Macedonia” was promoted. The paper analyzes the state of energy poverty in Macedonia and the policies tackling it in order to draft policy recommendations for their improvement to the respective stakeholders. The paper is available in English here, in Macedonian here and in Albanian here.
The papers in English, Macedonian and Albanian and the conference conclusions in English and Macedonian are also available at the webpage of Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Pictures of the conference can be found here.
For more information on the conference, please contact Ms Ana Stojilovska, Research Fellow of the Energy and Infrastructure Programme: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.