Despite these difficulties, Economy Minister Valon Saracini today introduced the current situation in the construction of small hydropower plants. "The construction phase is 14 small hydropower plants with a total installed capacity of 16 MW and expected investment of 25 to 30 million, of which a portion will be completed by the end of 2013, and the other to the first half of 2014. The remaining 36 sites for construction of small hydropower plants are in the final stages of securing the necessary documents to start construction, "said Minister Sarachini. According to official data of the Ministry in Macedonia so far built 16 small power plants with installed capacity of 11 MW and a total investment of 20 million euros.