Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia have not yet reported a new increase in electricity prices, TRT Balkan reported. As "Sloboden Pechat" already wrote, the last increase in electricity bills for Macedonian citizens dates back to December 18, and has been applied since January 1 this year and is on average less than one percent. ERC then announced that the increase in electricity prices by blocks will range from 0,62 to 2,24 percent, or on average the increase will be 0,92 percent. Cheap electricity is also more expensive by a minimum of 0,9 percent. Now, in the first block a kilowatt-hour is charged at 6,58 denars, in the second block the price is 7,71 denars, in the third block 9,57 denars, while in the fourth block a kilowatt-hour is charged at a price of 20,4 denars.
– With these prices in 2024, Macedonia had the most expensive electricity price per kilowatt-hour of 6,08 denars, in Albania it was 5,72 denars, in Montenegro – 5,49, in Serbia – 4,81, in Bosnia and Herzegovina – 4,45 and in Kosovo – 4,05 denars – the announcement reads. TRT Balkan on Instagram.
Since January 1 this year, electricity in Croatia has increased by 3,7 percent, so together with the 6,5 percent increase from October 1, 2024, electricity bills for Croatian citizens have increased by a total of 10 percent in a three-month period. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, electricity has increased by 10,4 percent for households since August 1, 2024, and citizens later reported receiving bills even higher than the expected increase.

In Republika Srpska, since the beginning of the year, electricity for households has become more expensive by an average of 7,9, while businessmen will pay a price that is 15 percent higher. Unlike the previously mentioned countries, Albania has announced the first reduction in the price of electricity in the country's 35-year history. According to the new pricing system set by the Albanian Electricity Regulatory Commission, from February 1, Albanian households consuming up to 700 kilowatt-hours will pay 0,087 euros per kilowatt-hour, instead of the previous 0,097 euros. Households consuming more than 700 kilowatt-hours will pay at the old price.

Considering that out of a total of 1.070.000 households, 95 percent fall within the consumption range of 0-700 kilowatt-hours, most families will have lower electricity bills, TRT Balkan adds.
According to data from January 3, 2025, electricity prices for end users ranged from 9,1 cents per kilowatt-hour in Budapest to 40,4 cents in Berlin, while the EU average was 25,5 cents per kilowatt-hour. The most expensive cities for electricity, besides Berlin, were Brussels (38,5 euros/kWh), Copenhagen (37,5 euros/kWh), London (36,8 euros/kWh) and Bern (36,4 euros/kWh). The lowest electricity prices were in Budapest (9,1 euros/kWh), Kiev (9,8 euros/kWh), Belgrade (10,5 euros/kWh) and Podgorica (11,1 euros/kWh). Mostly, electricity prices in the capitals of Central and Eastern Europe were lower than the EU average, except in Prague (35,3 euros/kWh), which was the only city in the region with prices above the EU average, Kamatica reported.