Heating Bills in Skopje to Rise by 140 Denars from August 1

Starting August 1, households receiving heating through the largest system, which includes EMV Supply, EMV Distribution and EMV Heat Production, will face an average price increase of 5.96%. The decision was approved by the Energy, Water Services and Municipal Waste Management Regulatory Commission (KRRE).

For households supplied by the former Skopje Sever heating plant, now called Energy Ecolink, the price will increase by an average of 3.6%. Meanwhile, the increase for household customers of EMV Energetika will be around 5%.

KRRE Chairman Aco Ristov said the decision to adjust the price by 5.96% was made following detailed economic and technical analyses of the operations of the energy companies supplying heat to consumers in the City of Skopje. According to him, the average bill will rise from 2,353 denars to 2,493 denars, an increase of 140 denars.

Ristov noted that the public, which has followed the process from the outset, has already been informed that the energy companies had submitted requests for increases ranging from 30% to 130%. He said that in the coming period, it is important to merge all ESM heating companies, an initiative supported by KRRE that aims to optimize resources, improve efficiency and ensure a favorable price for consumers.

Referring to the results of the analyses, the KRRE chief also announced that, on an annual basis, Skopje residents who use heating pay the lowest annual rate compared with residents of Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sofia and Sarajevo.

During one heating season, 1,521 new consumers were connected, bringing the total number of consumers supplied with heating to 67,494.