Energy efficiency in textile and clothing production: an experience from Macedonia Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital integration, energy and resource efficiency: opportunities in textile and clothing value chains across the Euro-Mediterranean Area April 2015, Kraków, Poland

Energy is a key problem of the future – a question of life and death. The current energy sources are unreliable and poisonous to the planet. We might survive poisoning, but there will come a day when these energy sources will dry up and vanish. Nikola Tesla, an inventor and futurist

Macedonian industry and EE Macedonian industry accounts for more than a third of the country’s primary energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. It accounts for more than 28 percent of GDP and 30 percent of the labor force. Ensuring sustained energy efficiency and performance improvement are key to industry success.

Policies and regulations on EE National Energy Strategy 2010 until 2030 The objective of the Strategy is restructuring of the energy sector based on market economy principles and developing a modern energy policy. EE Strategy Implementation of energy efficiency measures in the public, commercial, industrial and residential sector. National Energy Action Plan The main goal of EE Action plan is achieving 9% savings in the final energy consumption until Energy Law 2011, amended 2012, 2013 and Rulebooks on Energy Audit and Energy Performance of Buildings - adopted in 2013.

Current financial status Energy Efficiency Fund is in the final stages of foundation but has not been established yet. Undeveloped EE services and financing mechanisms under the energy saving performance contracting (ESPC). Only construction companies, design institutes and energy consultants are providing the basic lines of EE services. Lack of wide range of EE service providers as well as lack of financial resources. The public sector and municipalities are not creditworthy to undertake various projects using the Energy Saving Companies model of repayments from the ES. Lack of expertise for preparing bankable EE projects. General information on financial instruments is very limited.

Available projects in TCI USAID Industrial Management project Overall objective: Improve Macedonia’s competitiveness and energy security and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. How will do it: through the introduction of systematic approach to energy management in the industrial sector – promote and implement ISO standard for Energy management system and assist private companies in developing bankable EE upgrade projects Expected results: -Reduction of energy use, combined with fuel switching to local and less expensive sources. -Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions -Reduced dependence on foreign fuel and energy imports - INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

TTA – Cluster activities in field of EE A part of EURATEX project - produced brochure for energy efficiency Goal: increasing apparel companies awareness for saving energy. Results: eliminating waste of money, human resources, materials, and time. Project ELEM for energy efficiency in area of lighting in apparel production capacities. Goal: Replacement of regular fluorescent tube bulbs lighting to led diode lighting in purpose of energy saving and workers protection. Results: Jobs can be done in less time, at reduced cost, with enhanced safety, and greater ease.

Available financing instruments Credit lines by the financial institutions: – World Bank - Providing support to the municipalities for implementation of energy efficient projects, and raising public awareness. – KfW Bank loan - financing the development of renewable energies, such as electricity and heat from the ground, sun, wind and water. – WeBSFF - Western Balkan Sustainable Energy Financing Facility for SMEs and public sector. – EBRD - loans to boost energy efficiency and support competitiveness of Macedonian companies. Credit Line by the local banks and Macedonian Bank for Development Promotion. Grants / Donors

Textile Trade Association – Textile Cluster Natasa Sivevska Executive director Tel Mob Internet: Internet: