FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG – INCLUSIVE ENERGY TRANSITION IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE NORTH MACEDONIA National experts and representatives of the national energy company and the Macedonian Solar Energy Association, as well as the Ministry of Economy, and an energy modelling expert were identified as relevant stakeholders. As energy efficiency is of major concern in North Macedonia, relevant stakeholders include energy efficiency experts from aca­demia and NGOs. As in other countries, relevant stakehold­ers include NGOs, whose main areas of activity are the pro­motion of renewable energy sources, environmental protec­tion, and assistance to individuals and institutions to foster lasting improvement in the country’s democracy and gov­ernance. In summary: a total of 16 stakeholders/institutions were contacted. In particular: – 7 stakeholders from the non-governmental sector – 3 participated in interviews – 3 stakeholders from the governmental sector – nobody participated in the interviews – 3 stakeholders from the public sector(state-owned company and association of municipalities)) – 2 partici­pated in interviews – 3 stakeholders from academia – 2 participated in inter­views – Stakeholders from trade unions and the political oppo­sition were not contacted. – Overall, 8 stakeholders participated in the interviews. No. Sector 1. Academia 2. NGO 3. NGO(International) 4. Public sector 5. NGO 6. Academia 7. Public sector 8. Public sector 9. NGO 10. NGO 11. Governmental sector 12. NGO 13. Academia 14. NGO 15. Governmental sector 16. Governmental sector Organisation Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts MACEF REC NALAS Eko-svest Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts State-owned electricity company State-owned electricity company Macedonian Solar Energy Association Macedonian Solar Energy Association Ministry of Economy Agora Energiewende Youth Eco-Activism| Education for Climate Change| Social Inclusion for Green Economy Ministry of Economy Energy Regulatory Commission Function in the Organisation Participated in the interviews Senior Researcher, Research Yes Center for Energy and Sustainable Development Mechanical engineer No response No response Head of Task Force on Association Development No response Public relations Yes energy modelling expert, part Yes of team working on the energy strategy Former CEO Yes Director of development Yes Project Manager for South East No Europe President No Oil Advisor No response Project Manager Southeast Yes Europe Researcher on the UNESCO Chair Yes in Life Cycle and Climate Change President Yes No response No response 84