Elektrani na Severna Makedonija

Elektrani na Severna Makedonija or ESM is a government-owned electricity producing company in North Macedonia.

History

In 2005, the former state monopoly ESM was split in three companies:

A state-owned power-producing company ELEM, in charge of the country's power plants
A distribution and supply company, initially called ESM AD, sold in 2006 to Austrian EVN Group and renamed as EVN Macedonia, rebranded in 2019 as EVN AD Skopje.
A state-owned transmission system operator MEPSO

In March 2019, ELEM was renamed as ESM after the country renamed itself as North Macedonia with the implementation of the Prespa agreement, reverting to the previous initialism used between 1990 and 2006.

As of 2020, ESM has the following operations:

Power production facilities
* TPP Bitola, coal mine and power plant combine which also runs the Suvodol coal mine and produces 72% of the electricity of the country
* TPP Oslomej, coal mine and power plant combine
* Mavrovo, operating the, and Vrutok Hydroelectric Power Stations
* Tikveš Hydroelectric Power Station
* Black Drin Hydroelectric System, including the and Spilje Hydro Power Plants
* Treska Hydroelectric System, including the Kozjak and hydro power plants
* Energetika, a natural gas facility providing electricity, steam and heating water to the ironworks complex in
Other companies
* ELEM Tours : tourism, catering, recreation and sport
* ELEM Trade
* FOD Bitola: factory equipment and parts
* FORD Oslomej: factory maintenance, overhaul and transport