MEPSO seeks a 97.68 percent higher transmission tariff from January 2027, bills could rise 4–5 percent

The Macedonian transmission system operator MEPSO on October 16 submitted a request to the Energy Regulatory Commission (RKE) to raise the electricity transmission tariff from 0.3018 to 0.5966 denars per kilowatt-hour from January 1, 2027. That is an increase of 97.68 percent, rounded in headlines to about 98 percent. There is no RKE decision yet.

Why does it ask for so much? According to the calculations in Racin's October 21 report, MEPSO seeks regulated revenue of about 3.39 billion denars for 2027, against 1.88 billion approved for 2026, or about 80 percent more, while expecting to transmit less energy: 5.68 billion kilowatt-hours against 6.24 billion this year. Less energy transmitted means the same costs are spread over a smaller quantity, which raises the unit price.

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How much would a household feel? It is not a 98 percent rise in the bill, because transmission is only one part of it, alongside generation, distribution and other costs. According to the same calculation, if the whole increase were passed on to households it would add about 0.35 denars per kilowatt-hour including 18 percent VAT. That is about 70 denars a month at consumption of 200 kWh, 139 denars at 400 kWh, 209 at 600 and 278 at 800 kWh, or about 4–5 percent of the bill from this item alone. These are the outlet's illustrative calculations, not an official projection.

Besides MEPSO, the RKE received requests from other entities. ESM-Energetika, which supplies the companies in Železara, asks for a rise of about 53 percent in its service, from 0.4 to 0.6 denars per kilowatt-hour, and NOMAGAS a 37 percent higher gas transmission price, citing larger investments. Elektrodistribucija, as of the October 13 report, had not stated a distribution price because its procurement procedure for covering network losses was not complete. The four heat companies also seek a correction of the steam heating price, arguing that gas in October is about 60 percent more expensive than at the last decision in July. Steam heating rose both in January (5 percent) and from August 1 (almost 6 percent).

Most of the January bill, according to the October 13 report, will depend on the price of electricity produced by ESM, which is now 65 euros per megawatt-hour. ESM is due to submit a new offer by the end of November, and the prime minister said the government is trying to keep the price the same or even lower it. At the same time, wholesale electricity prices are above 200 euros per megawatt-hour and gas is 86 euros per megawatt-hour, the highest since December 2022, according to the same report.

The public can submit comments to the RKE until October 29. It will analyze MEPSO's costs and determine how much of the requested revenue is justified, so the final tariff is likely to be lower than requested. That is the usual procedure, but how much lower cannot be prejudged.

What is not known? It is not known how much of the request the RKE will approve, or when it will decide. Nor is it known what the price of ESM electricity will be from January, or whether the state will cover part of the increase. The distribution tariff has not yet been published in the available reports.

What does it mean? MEPSO's request is an opening position in a procedure, not a final price. Whether bills rise in January depends on the sum of all items, and on the generation price, which is the biggest unknown.

MKNews Hub · Macedonia · October 23, 2026