The government is taking more measures to reduce air pollution, says Mickoski

Government is taking measures and steps to reduce air pollution, some will be able to be implemented immediately, others take time, it is crucial to provide an alternative to household warming, remote central warming, construction of connecting gas power plants, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said at the Supervisory. The prime minister at the debate expressed agreed that the problem is current every winter, pointing out that for the past decades little or almost nothing has been done in the part of the struggle for cleaner air.

Regarding the polluted air, Mickoski noted that the biggest cause of such a situation is the household heating system, public and industrial buildings, pointing out that the environment is generally important for the environment and purifying wastewater, organized wastewater drainage systems, wastewater disposal…

– When it comes to air and air quality, the biggest cause, I would agree with you, is exactly what you said, the system of warming homes. But also on industrial buildings, public buildings. We have many public buildings that still use fossil fuels to warm these facilities themselves- said Mickoski.

To solve the problem, he believes that so -called cogeneration gas power plants that can also serve both electricity and heat production.

– This is one of the main priorities and we will continue to fight in that direction, especially in the area of ​​providing a centralized system for heating homes, public buildings and part of the industrial capacities. And how we will most often do it can be resolved by the performance of so -called cogeneration gas power plants that can also serve both electricity and heat production. But all that happens is underground installation so that hot water can reach households, public buildings and industrial buildings- the prime minister said.

The Supervisory Commission, Mickoski, emphasized that households should not be blamed, as no one has provided an alternative-it is often a central heating that is currently available in part of Skopje and in some municipalities installing gas boilers for public buildings.

– But there is no remote central warming of households and that may be why people use fossil fuels most often, but they often use practically everything. From burnt oil, through waste tires, old furniture and furniture to be able to warm their homes. It can only be overcome in one way if these projects are implemented and if you are working on the awareness of all stakeholders in society. In the years that follow some of these projects for some of the municipalities will be implemented and will provide a cleaner and healthier environment – emphasized Mickoski.

For him, the subsidies for installing efficient gas boilers in public buildings, thermal and geothermal pumps are also important.

– As a Government we have pledged and we are in an advanced stage of unblocking a World Bank loan to be a friendly government towards the environment through the reconstruction of public buildings. Many things happen will continue to happen – said Prime Minister Mickoski.

In terms of raising the awareness of the citizens, the Prime Minister to the question of MP Karolina Nastovska, over the contribution of households in air pollution, reiterated that it was remote central warming and organized appearance. He said he was more committed to organizing, rather than partial problem solving.

« When it comes to warming, I am more for distance warming, it may take more time but when it ends it means that we certainly have remote warming and we certainly have the cheapest resource to warm our homes, » said the survey.

Asked by the MP, Gracia Bakracheska, whether there will be an improvement in the air quality in nine years, for vulnerable categories of children and sick people, the prime minister responded that all measures apply to every individual.

– And I will repeat, it’s not just the air, we are talking about cleaner, and a greener and healthier environment. That is, not to have wild dumps, every household has access to drinking water, to have an organized wastewater drainage system. So all this is the cause, all these are the problems we must face. Only 11 percent of the territory is covered by organizing wastewater, it will be clear what I am talking about- Prime Minister Mickoski concluded.

Prime Minister Mickoski responded to MP Olga Lozanovska’s question at the Assembly of Parliament on the impact of transport on air pollution, which according to analyzes is the second polluter. The prime minister said that in the final stages, through the Ministry of Transport, the publication of a public procurement that would purchase 120 electric buses. It is important to him that the buses will be distributed along the municipalities where there is organized public city transport. He added that the government procedure was harmonized by customs tariffs with the EU in the field of importing cars and buses.

-For those battery systems, known in the profession as electricity charging tanks, we have a customs rate of fifteen percent so far while the EU has 2.7%. By doing so, everyone who wants to invest and contribute to a healthier environment pays much more than their colleagues in the EU. There are a series of sets of measures in that direction. Also here are the construction of railroads 10 and 8, where unfortunately by our neighbors there is very little attention to Corridor 8, but I hope they will soon be aware that the corridor should be drawn in the railway infrastructure. We plan to modernize and electrify the railway line from Skopje to Gostivar, modernization and reconstruction of the Corridor 10 railway from Tabanovce to Gevgelija with the construction of a new track, which means we will have two tracks. Things are moving. We can’t finish all the things that have been standing for decades, but I appreciate that in these eleven months, much of the things moved- concluded Prime Minister Mickoski.