Relatively low share of renewable energy in the total energy consumption (11.45% at an average) indicates the dominant use of fossile fuels which is unfavorable in terms of both energy resources depletion and environment pollution. The highest share of renewable energy in the total energy consumption was recorded in 2015 with 15.3%, and the lowest one of 7.8% in 2002.
During the reporting period, the trend of renewable energy share in the total energy consumption was variable. In the period from 2000to 2002, there was a drop by 34.6%, and from 2002 to 2006 there was a growth by39.6% in the share of renewable energy in the total energy consumption, followed by decline in 2007 by28%, and then growth again in the period from 2008 to 2010 of73.5%, and significant decline in the period from 2011 to 2014 amounting24.6%.
Biomass has the highest share of renewable energyshare in the total energy consumptionand ranges from 5.1% to8.7%, while the lowest share belongs to solar electric energy.Hydro electricity has a share in the range between 2% and 7.3%.
The minimal share of renewable energy sources in the share of the total energy production and consumptionin the Republic of Macedonia indicates that the available resources (e.g.geothermal, hydro, solar power and other) are insufficiently utilized, but also the aspects of energy security, in terms of all steps that need to be undertaken by the state to prevent threats in relation to planned demands for energy by the national economy. Energy security or threat to economy and social welfare the factors of which are minimized with reduction of dependence on energy and energy resources import, indicate the importance of social resources streamlining towards maximum utilization of natural renewable sources.
