According to the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, electricity production in February 2026 fell by 15.1% compared to January, reaching 3,502 GWh, while electricity consumption declined by 13.6% month-on-month to 3,469 GWh.
Natural gas consumption also decreased in February 2026, falling by 13.4% to 311 million cubic meters, while domestic production remained unchanged at 1 million cubic meters. Compared to February 2025, electricity production dropped by 16.9%, while consumption decreased by 3.7%. Over the same annual period, natural gas consumption increased slightly by 1%.
In the oil products segment, production of unleaded petrol declined by 5% to 115,000 tons, while consumption decreased by 2.6% to 37,000 tons. Diesel production rose by 1.3% to 230,000 tons, while consumption fell significantly by 13.3% to 183,000 tons.
Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased by 3%, reaching 34,000 tons, while production rose sharply by 33.3% to 4,000 tons.
In the solid fuels segment, production dropped sharply by 40.4% to 1,337 thousand tons, while consumption also declined by 39.7% to 1,386 thousand tons, indicating a strong contraction in coal-related energy activity during the period.
