EVN Macedonia

EVN Macedonia (Macedonian: ЕВН Македонија) is an electricity distribution and supply enterprise based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Formed in 2006 following the division of the former national utility company ESM, it became part of the Austrian EVN Group. The company oversees around 800,000 electrical meters across the country, establishing itself as a significant entity within North Macedonia’s utility sector.

Functioning as a subsidiary of EVN Group, EVN Macedonia comprises several divisions such as EVN Home, EVN Supply, EVN Elektrani, and Elektrodistribucija, which focus on electricity generation, distribution, and supply operations. The company’s leadership team, including Stefan Peter, Jürgen Fleischhacker, Sasho Stojkoski, and Zoran Markovski, directs strategic efforts to expand market presence and drive growth within the nation’s energy market.

History

In 2005, the former state monopoly ESM (Електростопанство на Македонија [Elektrostopanstvo na Makedonija], translating to Electricity of Macedonia) was restructured into three separate entities:

• The distribution and supply firm, originally known as ESM AD, was sold to the Austrian EVN Group in 2006 and renamed EVN Macedonia (ЕВН Македонија).
• The state-owned company responsible for power generation, initially called ELEM (Електрани на Македонија [Elektrani na Makedonija], meaning Power plants of Macedonia), managing all power plants. In 2019, it was renamed ESM (Електрани на Северна Македонија, Power plants of North Macedonia) to reflect the country’s official name change, reinstating the acronym previously used between 1990 and 2006.
• MEPSO, the state-owned operator in charge of the transmission system.