The current is the same (as mentioned), but you need to exert a force on the electrons to keep the electrons going. See it as pushing water through a narrow pipe, you need a pressure difference the keep the water flowing. The electrons lose speed due to collisions. The collisions generate heat.
Force on electrons is exerted via the E field (F = q*E), q = charge of electron, E = electric field in V/m, F is force in N.
V = E*s V is voltage in V, s = distance, in a uniform field, you can also say E = V/s, s is distance.
The Volt (unit of voltage) is defined based on energy. Imagine you have a certain electric field and you would move 1 Coulomb of charge (Q). If you need 1J to move this 1 Coulomb charge From A to B. The voltage between B and A is 1V so V = En/Q (V = voltage, En = energy, Q is charge).
Because of voltage is directly related to energy: En = V*Q is valid Differentiating Q gives electrical current I (I = dQ/dt). Differentiating Energy gives power (P in Watt), hence:
P = U*I.