00:00The main energy resource of North Macedonia is coal.
00:03Because of this, several cities in the country during the winter period,
00:06when the need for electricity is increased,
00:08are often on the list of the 10 most polluted cities in Europe.
00:12Behind me you can see the coal-fired thermal power plant
00:17that provides two-thirds of North Macedonia's electricity needs.
00:21In accordance with obligations undertaken from the Green Agenda of the European Integration Process,
00:26the thermal power plant should be transformed and adapted to renewable energy sources by 2032.
00:56It is very easy to connect here to Pljarka.
00:59Last week, North Macedonia signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
01:04which will provide it with 26.4 million euros that should support the energy transition according to the Green Agenda.
01:12Within these funds, the creation of an educational center is planned,
01:16which will help the state to provide human resources necessary for the management of the new energy systems.
01:22There should be physicists, electricians, computer scientists,
01:30because the whole system will be connected via the Internet and computers.
01:36Parallel to the transformation of the energy infrastructural capacities,
01:39North Macedonia should invest in opening new green jobs that would neutralize the social shock
01:45that will cause the closure of this thermal power plant, which currently provides 2500 jobs.
01:52www.pljarka.org
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