Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has advanced significant in implementation of the acquis for renewables. However, the national indicative targets for the share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources has not been approved yet and a tendering procedure for a consultancy to assist in assessing RES potential has been launch.
The feed-in tariff is the support scheme adopted and the tariffs for various RES (small hydro, wind, biomass, geothermal, solar PV) are defined.

Rulebook for utilization of RES and Rulebook for the guarantees of origin have been adopted in October 2008 appointing the Energy Agency as the issuing body for the guarantee of origin.

The authorisation procedure for new generating capacities has to be issued. Simplified and fast-track planning procedures for RES projects need consideration to remove barriers for RES investments.
Currently only access to transmission network is guaranteed and Market Operator has to buy all the electricity produced from RES. Guaranteed access to distribution grid needs adequate consideration mainly as the most units will be connected to medium voltage grid.

In 2007, only 12% of electricity out of total final consumption has been produced in hydropower plants due to a sever drought that affected all region. The greatest potential is hydro generation. Small hydro power plants have an estimated potential of 1000 GWh in about 400 locations.
The second largest potential is in biomass while wind potential is still to be assessed. Geothermal energy is already in use for district heating or for greenhouses but only 10% of the estimated potential is currently exploited.

Two large hydropower plants, HPP Cebren (3x 110.85 MW) and HPP Galiste (3x 64.50 MW) are in tendering procedure based on DBOT scheme. The concession agreements are expected to be awarded by the end of 2008. At the end of October 2008, the Ministry of Economy has launched a competitive procedure for development of 12 HPP (up to 325 MW) on Vardar River based on DBOT scheme.

The target for biofuels (5,7% by 2010) was stipulated in 2006, by the Rulebook for the quality of liquid fuels - although on a non–obligatory basis. Probably because of the voluntary approach principle very few activities have been undertaken on the realization of the indicative target - which was intended by the Plan on the implementation of the Directive 2003/30/EC on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport, adopted in 2007 - so far.