North Macedonia’s gross electricity generation fell 22.3% year on year to 460,035 MWh in July, despite higher hydro and wind output.
Thermal plants produced 153,556 MWh, or 33.4% of total generation, down 16.5% from July 2025.
Hydropower increased 23.7% to 99,349 MWh, while wind production rose 28.3% to 30,810 MWh.
Solar remained the country’s largest individual generation source during the month, producing 167,044 MWh, or 36.3% of total output, although solar production was 7.6% lower year on year.
Electricity consumption reached 486,007 MWh, with domestic generation covering 94.7% of demand.
Imports fell to 93,154 MWh from 114,930 MWh a year earlier, while exports dropped much more sharply to 67,182 MWh from 151,919 MWh.
The figures show a power system increasingly shaped by renewable generation but still dependent on thermal plants and cross-border trading to balance demand.
The sharp fall in exports also indicates that lower domestic production is reducing North Macedonia’s ability to place surplus electricity into neighbouring markets.
