On March 31, 2011, at the Hotel National in Kochani, with the President of Macedonia, Georgi Ivanov, in attendance, a presentation entitled "Geothermal Energy in Macedonia - Kochani Basin” was delivered. The purpose of the presentation was to promote geothermal energy in Macedonia, with special emphasis on the Kochani Basin and highlight incentives offered by the Municipality of Kochani to invest in geothermal projects. The presentation was delivered by professors from the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje and Goce Delchev University in Shtip who prepared the paper.