Between January 1 and February 16, 2025, Bulgaria experienced a significant increase in electricity production, which rose by 19.61% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 6.57 TWh. Similarly, electricity consumption in the country grew by 7.62%, totaling 6.27 TWh. As a result, Bulgaria’s net electricity exports amounted to 0.307 TWh in the first part of 2025.
Baseload power plants, including coal and nuclear facilities, contributed 5.54 TWh to the total electricity production, marking a 22.3% increase compared to 2024. The share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources (RES) also saw a rise. In the transmission network, the RES share grew by 12.9%, reaching 369.4 GWh, while in the distribution network, the RES share increased by 14.91%, amounting to 373.1 GWh.