Montenegro, Average electricity bill for households in January amounted to 41.55 euros

Average electricity bill for households in January 2023 amounted to 41.55 euros, 3.5 % higher than in January last year (40.14 euros) and 6.5 % higher compared to the previous month (39 euros).

Lowest average monthly consumption was recorded in Berane municipality (21.7 euros), while the highest consumption was in Tivat, where the average bill was 55.4 euros. 57.6 % of households will pay less than 30 euros for electricity consumed during January, 14.6 % will pay between 30 and 50 euros, 19.1 % between 50 and 100, while 8.7 % customers will receive bills higher than 100 euros. 155,173 of regularly paying customers were granted a 10 % discount, which represents some 40.4 % of total consumers in Montenegro.

Power utility EPCG also announced that the households consumed 143.33 million kWh in January 2023, which is 1.48 % more compared to January 2022 and 8.08 % more compared to the previous month.