Implementation of the Climate Investment Funds Accelerating Coal Transition Investment Plan for North Macedonia, with recommendations for 2026
Briefing | 19 December 2025
The establishment of the European Union’s 2021 to 2027 Just Transition Fund led to heightened interest in the topic of coal region redevelopment in the Western Balkan countries. However, the only country in the region to attract dedicated international just transition funding was North Macedonia.
But the progress is limited, as not only were closures of individual coal plants and mines not announced, but the draft revised National Energy and Climate plan does not set a coal phase out date at all. Additionally, a new coal mine was recently permitted – the first one in more than a decade.
This briefing takes a closer look at the Annual just transition implementation plan 2025 and gives several recommendations for the 2026 update.
Theme: North Macedonia
Location: North Macedonia
Project: Coal in the Balkans
Tags: coal | energy transformation
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