November 8, 2010
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia plans to spend EUR 1.4 million of Swedish government-sponsored funding to encouraging renewable energy use in rural communities, Skopje-based Balkans Business News reported on November 5.
Although FYR Macedonia has great potential to developing solar, wind and biomass power, local businesses and farmers lack the know-how necessary shift from traditional practices to cleaner-energy technologies.
Financial support for this project is part of the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development, or IPARD.
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