February 19 (SeeNews) - North Macedonia's power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) said it signed a contract worth 2.8 billion denars ($49 million/45.5 million euro), VAT included, with local diversified company Markovski Company for excavation of coal and tailings at the Brod-Gnotino mine of the REK Bitola thermal power plant.