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Share of electricity from renewable sources in total electricity production and in gross national electricity consumption, 2012-16
(%) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
In total electricity production 16.7 26.1 24.0 35.9 36.7
In gross national electricity consumption 11.7 18.7 15.5 24.9 27.0
Source: State Statistical Office's Makstat Database. Viewed at: http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/.

In February 2019, the Government adopted a Decision [20] setting to 10% the percentage share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption in transport by 2020.
[20] Decision on the national mandatory targets for the participation of energy produced from renewable sources in the gross final energy consumption, and for the share of energy produced from renewable sources in the final energy consumption in transport, Official Gazette No. 29/2019.

In the same month, it also adopted a decree on measures for supporting the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. [21] This decree modified the pre-existing feed-in tariffs, and applies them to 185 preferential producers whose present and planned capacities are the following: (...)
• hydroelectric power plants: 79 small hydro-power plants, totalling 72.46 MW, and an additional 30 planned plants, totalling 34.06 MW;
• photovoltaic plants: 102 plants, totalling 16.71 MW;
• wind power plants: one plant with a capacity of 13.2 MW, and one plant under construction with a capacity of 36 MW;
• biomass thermal plants: six plants under construction with a capacity of 4.3 MW in total;
• biogas thermal power plants: three plants with a capacity of 6.99 MW in total.
[21] Official Gazette No. 29/2019.

In a February 2019 Decision [22] , the Government set a cap on the feed-in tariff allowable, by type of renewable energy (86 MW for wind, 10 MW for biomass, 20 MW for biogas, and 200 MW for photovoltaic). In addition to the feed-in tariff, premiums are granted to photovoltaic and wind powerplants, on the basis of a tender and an auction, within a limit of 50 MW for wind and 30 MW for photovoltaic.
[22] Official Gazette No. 29/2019.

The draft Rulebook on Renewable Energy Sources, which is in the final phase of adoption, will create the notion of "pro-sumer", i.e. it will allow individuals having surplus electricity production generated by photovoltaic installations on their roof to reinject the surplus in the network and to receive monetary compensation.

In order to fully transpose Directive 28/2009/EC on the promotion of renewable energy and biofuels, a new law on biofuels and an action plan for the use thereof will soon be adopted. They will set the obligatory percentage of biofuels, the monitoring system, the price of mixed biofuels, and the possibilities for subsidizing their production and use.

Electric production stemming from renewable sources nearly doubled in just four years, and notably diversified even though hydro-electricity still accounts for a very dominant share of the production.

The new Strategy refocuses on manufacturing. Its basic mission is to "promote industrialization by stimulating the growth and development of the manufacturing sector in order to boost productivity, (...) while addressing the challenges of the circular economy". It draws on the recent EU Commission communications on a revised EU Industrial Policy , which sets several inter-related policy objectives: (...) building a circular and low carbon economy, (...).
24. Commission Communication Industrial Policy: Reinforcing Competitiveness (COM (2011) 0642); (...); Investing in a Smart, Innovative and Sustainable Industry - A renewed EU Industrial Policy Strategy.

It is articulated along six strategic objectives, namely:
(…)
• catalyzing green industry/manufacturing;
(…)

Strategic objectives and operationalizing measures of the Industrial Strategy
1. Reinforce the manufacturing foundation 2. Raise productivity, innovation and technology transfer 3. Catalyze green industry and green manufacturing 4. Stimulate manufacturing export 5. Build a learning manufacturing sector
Maximize the capacity of the Economic Growth Plan (EGP) to be effective Raise innovation levels among enterprises (EGP measure 3.3) Green public procurement for high-impact goods and services Strengthen FDI and export through economic diplomacy Establish and strengthen technological and research departments (EGP measure 1.3)