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technical support in the selection of industrial products.
potential measures to improve the For this reason the provision of
energy efficiency in their plants, and by
preparing analyses and feasibility studies, sustainable energy efficiency and
as well as conceptual and basic designs for reduction of energy consumption and
performance. At the same time we provide costs are one of the key factors for an
expert assistance in the provision of funds increased competitiveness of industrial
from financial institutions for investment products.
in the selected measures for energy
efficiency improvement. What is the relevance of energy
management in our industry and what
Why are private industrial production could be done to raise it to a higher level?
companies the target group in the Project
that you are implementing? D. Blazev: Energy management is still
nascent in the Macedonian economy. The
D. Blazev: The private production sector need of energy management is mostly
is a driver of the economies worldwide, felt by energy intensive-companies where
and undoubtedly it is the driver of the energy is one of the critical factors for
economy in our country as well. The their competitiveness in the market, and
industry today, primarily the private in some cases, for their survival as well.
production companies in the Republic The industrial companies should analyze
of Macedonia participate with about one their way of energy consumption better,
third in the final energy consumption, but and they should adjust their organization
also in the emission of greenhouse gases abilities to better manage its use.
which cause the greenhouse effect in the
atmosphere. In addition, the industrial In addition to organizational abilities,
sector participates with 28% in the gross it is necessary to introduce automated
domestic product and employs more than production, which given the existing
30% of all employees in our country. All technological equipment, would imply
these indicators define the important incorporation of an appropriate electrical
role of production companies in the and communications equipment on the
Macedonian economy. part of consumers in industrial plants,
which would enable remote controlling
Inefficient energy use in the Macedonian and a possibility for program adjustment
industry has a significant impact on the and management of production processes,
competitiveness of industrial products aimed at optimal and rational utilization
both in the national, as well as in the of all used forms of energy.
regional and the European markets. It
increases the total product price, thereby Experience shows that increased energy
reducing the profits of the companies. A efficiency in industry is achieved through
considerable part of the private production changes in energy management in plants,
companies use outdated technology as rather than through introducing new
a result of the long period of transition technologies. Every company should
that our economy has been going through, identify the important energy consumers,
and the level of investments in advanced as well as the factors that consumption
technologies and process improvements mostly depends on. This usually refers
is insufficient. Outdated technologies to large electric motors, compressors,
are energy inefficient and mostly do not refrigerators, dries, boilers and other
contain possibilities for an automatic devices and machines.
operation of production processes,
which has an additional impact on the Can one compare the energy
non-rational energy consumption and consumption in our industry to the
increased production costs. All this energy consumption of the industry in the
weakens the competitive position of our European countries? What factors have
the greatest impact on the efficient energy
use in production companies?

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