EVN - THE STATE HAS 10%, THE HYDROPOWER PLANTS WERE HANDED OVER, AND THE CONTRACTS AND MILLION-EURO CHARGES REMAIN FAR FROM PUBLIC VIEW!

Twenty years after the privatisation of electricity distribution, the public still has no full insight into the contract for the sale to EVN, into the management of the state's 10% stake, or into the financial obligations taken on in the privatisation. In addition, there is the question of the small hydropower plants handed over to EVN and whether they were part of a mechanism to cover losses in the electricity distribution system. EVN and Elektrodistribucija charge citizens and companies for connections and grid infrastructure, but the public has no complete picture of how much money has been collected, how much has been invested and how much infrastructure value has been taken over from private investors. Although some tariffs are publicly regulated, the specific financial flows and contractual terms remain insufficiently transparent. If the state owns 10% of EVN, who looks after its interests? Why are the full privatisation contract and its annexes not publicly available? How much has EVN earned from the small hydropower plants, and how many millions of euros has it charged citizens and investors for connections? The power grid is infrastructure of public interest. Citizens have the right to know where the money they pay ends up! According to the Energy Regulatory Commission's official annual report for 2025:

• 7,102 complaints were filed by households directly with the universal supplier.
• 1,111 complaint procedures in the field of electricity were conducted before the Energy Regulatory Commission, an increase of 132.4% compared with 2024.
• 114 procedures before the Commission, across all energy sectors combined, were initiated by legal entities.
• 141 petitions concerning electricity were registered with the Ombudsman.