Bitola Thermal Power Plant Secures 350,000 Tons of Coal in Less Than Two Months

AD ESM recently completed its third purchase of coal from external suppliers for the thermal power plant near Bitola. The contract signed on July 21 provides for the supply of 150,000 tons of coal by Protergia Energy.

ESM confirmed to Faktor that, under the open public procurement procedure for the purchase of 150,000 tons of coal for the Bitola Thermal Power Plant, the selected economic operator was Skopje-based PROTERGIJA ENERGY DOOEL. The agreement was concluded on July 21 at a price of 449 denars per gigajoule, while the total value of the supply amounts to 493,877,550.00 denars.

Over the past two months, ESM had also contracted 200,000 tons of coal for the thermal power plant in Novaci, the Bitola Thermal Power Plant, also through an open-call system. A supplier for 100,000 tons was selected on June 4, followed by the selection of a company to provide the same amount. This company had appeared for the first time in previous procurement procedures and was mentioned last year. According to media reports, Energy Max already had a contract in 2025 to supply 150,000 tons of coal, worth 7.8 million euros.

According to ESM, the first 100,000 tons will be transported by the well-known Greek company Protergia Energy, while Skopje-based Energy Max was selected for the remaining 100,000 tons. The total cost of this quantity of coal is expected to be around 10.5 million euros. Including the latest procurement worth 8 million euros, the value of contracts concluded in less than two months amounts to 18.5 million euros./Telegrafi/