Electricity consumption in North Macedonia in March 2026 totaled 667,016 MWh. Natural gas use reached 16.22 million cubic meters, while coal consumption was 289,340 tons and petroleum products totaled 75,475 tons. Data from the State Statistical Office show that 79.6% of electricity consumption was covered by domestic production. Almost all coal consumption (99.9%) was used for electricity generation.
Generation mix: thermal falls as hydropower and solar expand
Total gross electricity production in March 2026 was 531,062 MWh, down 3.9% year-on-year. Thermal power plants generated 166,935 MWh (31.4%), a decrease of 36.8% versus March 2025. Hydropower output reached 204,000 MWh (38.4%), up 120.3%. CHP plants produced 11,726 MWh (2.2%), down 79%.
Wind farms generated 23,349 MWh, accounting for 4.4% of total production in March. Biogas power plants produced 3,208 MWh. Solar power plants, including prosumers, delivered 121,846 MWh, representing 22.9% of total gross electricity production in the month.
Cross-border flows: imports lower while exports decline
Electricity imports in March 2026 amounted to 172,504 MWh, compared with 190,601 MWh in the same month of the previous year. Exports fell to 36,550 MWh, from 75,976 MWh recorded in March 2025. The figures show a reduction in export volumes alongside lower import levels versus the prior year’s month.
The March data indicates changes across the supply structure, with hydropower and solar generation increasing while thermal and CHP output declined. Trade flows also moved compared with March 2025, with exports dropping to a lower level than in the previous year’s period.
