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D. Blazev: Our country has energy in production, and the effectiveness
intensity that is 3 times the average of the and efficiency of everyday operations of
European Union member states, while it companies improved. They have a timely
consumes about 2.5 times less final energy insight into consumption and energy costs,
consumption per capita compared to the and at the same time they can plan where
average in the European Union. This means and in what locations they should invest in
that we consume energy inefficiently, order to reduce the costs of energy used in
and we are energetically poor. The fact is production processes.
that we produce an important part of the
electricity for final consumption, while we The systems are designed to perform
entirely import all other forms of energy monitoring and management of the
such as oil and oil products. Electricity consumption of electricity and other forms
production from renewable energy sources of energy at a company level, regardless
has experienced growth in the past couple of of whether it is a matter of one or several
years in our country and it is something to facilities in one or several locations in the
be supported, however this cannot replace country. This integral system provides a
the basic need of electricity in our country good foundation for making an insight in
because it is insufficient. For this reason, consumption, and assessing the places where
greater commitment to energy efficiency energy can be saved. Such systems already
is required, because the savings potential exist worldwide, but they are a novelty in
is significant. It can be used and achieved Macedonia. For this reason, companies
through organizational measures and change should be primarily educated about their
of habits, primarily through investments in need of such systems.
the increase of energy efficiency. However,
the most important step in the efforts to In 2011 the International Energy
take measures for saving energy is the Management Standard ISO 50001 was
commitment and determination of the introduced, and it was integrally adopted in
management of companies. Change would be our country. What is the relation between
impossible without this. what you do and this standard?

You said that one of the Project D. Blazev: The Project is based on the
objectives is practical realization of energy principles of the standard ISO 50001 which
consumption monitoring and management was introduced for international use in
systems in companies, as pilot projects. Can 2011. The standard defines the principles for
you explain this briefly? energy efficiency integration in the existing
industrial and commercial management
D. Blazev: The introduction of energy systems, aimed at its continuous
consumption monitoring and management improvement. The purpose of the standard
systems in 17 industrial companies as is to prescribe an organizational framework
pilot projects enabled modernization of within companies which will integrate
the monitoring of energy consumption the energy efficiency in the management
practices, including production processes

The systems are designed to perform monitoring and
management of the consumption of electricity and
other forms of energy at a company level, regardless
of whether it is a matter of one or several facilities in

one or several locations in the country

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