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North Macedonia Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 22 August to 19 September 2026

In the 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026, electricity demand in North Macedonia averaged 444 MW and typically peaked at 18:00 local time (683 MW) and bottomed out at 11:00 (114 MW). With solar and wind taken off, the remaining load fell to 25 MW at 11:00 and then rose 406 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. Hours are local clock time (Europe/Skopje).

Key Facts

  • Over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026, average demand in North Macedonia was 444 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 18:00 local time (683 MW) and the lowest was 11:00 (114 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 360 MW, between 14:00 to 17:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 832 MW, in the hour starting 27 Aug 2026, 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).
  • Solar output averaged 110 MW at its 09:00 peak, 25% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar and wind (net load) averaged 373 MW, fell to 25 MW at 11:00 and rose 406 MW over the three hours from 14:00 to 17:00, 91% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

28 days to 2026-09-19, Europe/Skopje time
North Macedonia average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in North Macedonia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 11:00 (114 MW) and highest at 18:00 (683 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 200 400 600 800 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in North Macedonia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. It was lowest at 11:00 (114 MW) and highest at 18:00 (683 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
North Macedonia average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Skopje)DemandNet generation
00:00566 MW431 MW
01:00511 MW344 MW
02:00486 MW300 MW
03:00469 MW280 MW
04:00465 MW281 MW
05:00473 MW318 MW
06:00472 MW353 MW
07:00406 MW373 MW
08:00287 MW326 MW
09:00176 MW303 MW
10:00130 MW255 MW
11:00114 MW250 MW
12:00127 MW248 MW
13:00202 MW259 MW
14:00274 MW279 MW
15:00371 MW318 MW
16:00496 MW461 MW
17:00634 MW625 MW
18:00683 MW668 MW
19:00682 MW686 MW
20:00675 MW676 MW
21:00666 MW648 MW
22:00672 MW629 MW
23:00628 MW589 MW
North Macedonia duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in North Macedonia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 11:00 (25 MW) and then rose 406 MW between 14:00 to 17:00. 0 200 400 600 800 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar and wind) in North Macedonia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 11:00 (25 MW) and then rose 406 MW between 14:00 to 17:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
North Macedonia duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Skopje)DemandNet load (demand minus solar and wind)
00:00566 MW516 MW
01:00511 MW466 MW
02:00486 MW457 MW
03:00469 MW440 MW
04:00465 MW435 MW
05:00473 MW431 MW
06:00472 MW423 MW
07:00406 MW342 MW
08:00287 MW180 MW
09:00176 MW42 MW
10:00130 MW34 MW
11:00114 MW25 MW
12:00127 MW39 MW
13:00202 MW107 MW
14:00274 MW162 MW
15:00371 MW256 MW
16:00496 MW400 MW
17:00634 MW568 MW
18:00683 MW620 MW
19:00682 MW605 MW
20:00675 MW597 MW
21:00666 MW605 MW
22:00672 MW617 MW
23:00628 MW576 MW
North Macedonia average solar and wind output by local hour Average solar and wind generation in North Macedonia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 09:00 at 110 MW. 0 30 60 90 120 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar and wind generation in North Macedonia by local clock hour over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026. Solar peaked at 09:00 at 110 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19
North Macedonia average solar and wind output by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Skopje)SolarWind
00:0018 MW32 MW
01:0016 MW30 MW
02:001 MW28 MW
03:001 MW29 MW
04:000 MW29 MW
05:0012 MW30 MW
06:0018 MW31 MW
07:0035 MW29 MW
08:0081 MW25 MW
09:00110 MW24 MW
10:0072 MW23 MW
11:0067 MW22 MW
12:0066 MW22 MW
13:0072 MW23 MW
14:0089 MW23 MW
15:0089 MW25 MW
16:0069 MW27 MW
17:0035 MW31 MW
18:0028 MW36 MW
19:0038 MW39 MW
20:0038 MW40 MW
21:0026 MW36 MW
22:0019 MW35 MW
23:0019 MW33 MW
Average North Macedonia demand, net generation, solar, wind and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarWindNet load
00:00 566 MW 431 MW 18 MW 32 MW 516 MW
01:00 511 MW 344 MW 16 MW 30 MW 466 MW
02:00 486 MW 300 MW 1 MW 28 MW 457 MW
03:00 469 MW 280 MW 1 MW 29 MW 440 MW
04:00 465 MW 281 MW 0 MW 29 MW 435 MW
05:00 473 MW 318 MW 12 MW 30 MW 431 MW
06:00 472 MW 353 MW 18 MW 31 MW 423 MW
07:00 406 MW 373 MW 35 MW 29 MW 342 MW
08:00 287 MW 326 MW 81 MW 25 MW 180 MW
09:00 176 MW 303 MW 110 MW 24 MW 42 MW
10:00 130 MW 255 MW 72 MW 23 MW 34 MW
11:00 114 MW 250 MW 67 MW 22 MW 25 MW
12:00 127 MW 248 MW 66 MW 22 MW 39 MW
13:00 202 MW 259 MW 72 MW 23 MW 107 MW
14:00 274 MW 279 MW 89 MW 23 MW 162 MW
15:00 371 MW 318 MW 89 MW 25 MW 256 MW
16:00 496 MW 461 MW 69 MW 27 MW 400 MW
17:00 634 MW 625 MW 35 MW 31 MW 568 MW
18:00 683 MW 668 MW 28 MW 36 MW 620 MW
19:00 682 MW 686 MW 38 MW 39 MW 605 MW
20:00 675 MW 676 MW 38 MW 40 MW 597 MW
21:00 666 MW 648 MW 26 MW 36 MW 605 MW
22:00 672 MW 629 MW 19 MW 35 MW 617 MW
23:00 628 MW 589 MW 19 MW 33 MW 576 MW

Each value is the mean over 28 complete local days from 22 August to 19 September 2026, weekdays and weekends together, for the hour starting at that local clock time. Net load is demand minus solar and wind generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 832 MW; it is a published reading, not an average, and is not part of the profile above.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-09-19. Profiles are computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly series.

Assumptions

  • Hours are local clock time in Europe/Skopje. A local day is used only if it is whole inside the 30 day window and at least 22 of its hours are complete; the profile uses the 28 most recent such days. Daylight saving follows the local clock: on a clock change day the missing hour is absent and the repeated hour is averaged over both readings.
  • The average mixes weekdays and weekends and covers only 28 days, so it describes recent conditions, not a seasonal norm.
  • The evening ramp is the largest rise over three hours in the average profile, starting between 14:00 and 20:00 local time.