April 15 (SeeNews) - The power consumption of Montenegrin households fell 0.98% on an annual basis in March, reaching 126.219 GWh, power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) said.
On a monthly comparison basis, household electricity consumption dropped 4.22% in March, EPCG said in a statement last week.
The average monthly household electricity bill in Montenegro was 34.76 euro ($37.03) in March, down from 36.64 euro in February.
The highest average monthly electricity bill, of 44.49 euro, was paid by households in Tivat, on the Adriatic coast, while the lowest one, of 16.93 euro, was registered in the northern town of Zabljak.
In February, the electricity consumption of domestic households was down 5.2% on the year and was 17.35% lower compared to January.
The Montenegrin government owns 98.5% of EPCG, with the remainder belonging to a number of smaller shareholders.
($ = 0.939 euro)