1.8% of the gross inland consumption or a total increase of 49.2% in 2040 compared to 2017; 0.4% of greenhouse gas emissions or an increase of 9.2% in 2040 compared to 2017. For the implementation of the Mitigation measures in the Energy sector, investments of 13,156.8 mil. EUR are needed, for the period from 2020 to 2040. If the investments from the private sector are exempted, the remaining investments amount to around 3,000 mil. EUR or an average of 143 mil. € annually, (referring to the budget of the country, the local self-governments, the City of Skopje, JSC ESM). It is important to emphasize that these investments contribute to reducing the total system costs (38,532 mill. EUR discounted in 2012) compared to the reference scenario costs (39,786 mill. EUR), which is a reduction of 3%. If all of the measures are implemented in parallel and the "Energy efficiency first principal is applied, then the total investment can be