IMF Working Papers

The Electricity Sector in FYR Macedonia

ByAlexander F. Tieman

February 1, 2011

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Alexander F. Tieman "The Electricity Sector in FYR Macedonia", IMF Working Papers 2011, 030 (2011), accessed 12/6/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455216772.001

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Summary

This paper describes the current state of the Macedonian electricity sector. It looks at ongoing structural changes, driven by the gradual adoption of the EU acquis on energy, and comes up with estimates for electricity subsidies. It concludes by discussing the longer term outlook and sketching policy options.

Subject: Commodities, Electricity, Import prices, Imports, Inflation, International trade, Prices, Tariffs, Taxes

Keywords: concomitant price, cost reflectivity, depreciation cost, ECT, Electricity, electricity price, end-user price, establishment, EU acquis, FYR Macedonia, Import prices, Imports, Inflation, Liberalization, liberalized price, Macedonia, Macedonia electricity market, market, market liberalization, market price, market structure, price, price liberalization, Southern Europe, Subsidies, Tariffs, WP