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Bulgaria

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Energy market

The price of electricity today

The day-ahead auction result, in Sofia time.

Interval by interval

Average price today 275.75€/MWh 0.276 €/kWh now 235.95€/MWh interval 11:30–11:45 Tomorrow —€/MWh not published yet Last 30 days 193.44€/MWh average weighted by duration

Grid snapshot

Demand, generation and balance, updated every minute.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

National consumption
3,183MW
▼ −324 MW vs a day ago
Domestic production
2,661MW
522 MW below consumption. The real border balance is measured separately.
Exporting now
815MW
Measured on the interconnectors: 30.6% of current production flows to neighbours.
▼ −131 MW vs a day ago
Solar production
0MW
Nuclear now
885MW
33.3% of production, baseload.
Day-ahead price
236.0EUR/MWh
CO₂ estimated
612g/kWhestimated

Physical cross-border flows

Electricity measured crossing every border in September 2026, valued at this zone's day-ahead price.

95.1% of the month's hours measured

Physical exports 1,099,029 MWh estimated market value 208,823,331 €, at 190.01 €/MWh
Physical imports 238,637 MWh estimated market value 27,252,971 €, at 114.20 €/MWh
Estimated market value 181,570,360 € the month averaged 166.29 €/MWh
Border with Out, MWh at €/MWh In, MWh at €/MWh Difference €
Romania 607,475 196.57 66,574 55.78 115,700,350
Serbia 257,123 167.85 9,725 71.77 42,460,182
North Macedonia 144,153 194.19 13,253 51.52 27,310,273
Greece 80,816 218.73 68,382 110.36 10,130,431
Türkiye 9,462 61.39 80,702 181.06 −14,030,876

181,570,360 € for 860,392 MWh that stayed in the country works out at 211.03 € per megawatt-hour, in a month that averaged 166.29.

  • Energy that stayed, at the month's average price −143,076,761 78.8%
  • What came in arrived above that average −12,430,582 6.8%
  • What went out left below it −26,063,017 14.4%

The first line is energy the country needed and got. The other two — 38,493,599 € together — come not from how much moved but from when: cheap hours to sell in, expensive hours to buy in. That is the price of a timing mismatch, not a loss.

Official validation AWAITING OFFICIAL ANRE DATA

Physical cross-border flows and commercial electricity trades measure different phenomena. ANRE data is shown as an independent official benchmark and should not be interpreted as an exact reconciliation.

All months, every border

Not an invoice. Cross-border electricity is not sold country to country: the markets are coupled and the physical flow is the outcome of a shared auction. These figures value the measured flow at this zone's own day-ahead price, so both directions can be compared on the same scale.

Flows are measured, quarter-hour by quarter-hour; hourly borders are spread across the four quarters they cover, so every megawatt-hour meets the price that was actually in force. Energy entering the country is not the same as energy consumed here — some of it passes through.

Who we sold energy to

Who we sold energy to when they needed it — last 30 days

data for the last 30 days · 30 days covered

  • Romania 593.37 GWh
    1,060 MW on average · 61.3%
  • Serbia 227.09 GWh
    380 MW on average · 23.5%
  • North Macedonia 82.83 GWh
    183 MW on average · 8.6%
  • Greece 55.07 GWh
    236 MW on average · 5.7%
  • Türkiye 9.07 GWh
    66 MW on average · 0.9%

What we sent our neighbours, per border. Energy summed from quarter-hour averages over the days actually covered by the archive. The average power is over the hours in which it flowed this way, not over every hour. A country can appear in both lists: with the same neighbour we import in some hours and export in others.

Who we bought energy from

Who sold us energy when we needed it — last 30 days

data for the last 30 days · 30 days covered

  • Greece 126.56 GWh
    260 MW on average · 33.4%
  • Romania 107.22 GWh
    670 MW on average · 28.3%
  • Türkiye 81.94 GWh
    141 MW on average · 21.7%
  • North Macedonia 44.44 GWh
    166 MW on average · 11.7%
  • Serbia 18.25 GWh
    150 MW on average · 4.8%

What our neighbours sent us, per border. Energy summed from quarter-hour averages over the days actually covered by the archive. The average power is over the hours in which it flowed this way, not over every hour. A country can appear in both lists: with the same neighbour we import in some hours and export in others.

Energy sources

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

Lignite
1,398MW
52.5% of total
Nuclear
885MW
33.3% of total
Natural gas
191MW
7.2% of total
Onshore wind
91MW
3.4% of total
Hard coal
55MW
2.0% of total
Run-of-river hydro
18MW
0.7% of total
Hydro reservoir
13MW
0.5% of total
Biomass
5MW
0.2% of total
Waste
4MW
0.2% of total
Other sources
1MW
0.1% of total
Solar
0MW
0.0% of total
Pumped-storage hydro
0MW
0.0% of total

Source shares

Every source, with its share and the emission factor used in the carbon estimate.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

Lignite: 1398 MW Nuclear: 885 MW Natural gas: 191 MW Onshore wind: 91 MW Hard coal: 55 MW Run-of-river hydro: 18 MW Hydro reservoir: 13 MW 2,661 MW total
  • Lignite 53% 1,398MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    1,054 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    553.6 g/kWh
  • Nuclear 33% 885MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    12 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    4.0 g/kWh
  • Natural gas 7% 191MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    490 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    35.1 g/kWh
  • Onshore wind 3% 91MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    11 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.4 g/kWh
  • Hard coal 2% 55MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    820 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    16.8 g/kWh
  • Run-of-river hydro 1% 18MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    24 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.2 g/kWh
  • Hydro reservoir 0% 13MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    24 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.1 g/kWh
  • Biomass 0% 5MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    230 g CO₂eq/kWh · weak factor, the figure is fragile
    Adds to the national average
    0.4 g/kWh
  • Waste 0% 4MW
    Renewable
    no — incineration is partly fossil, and the biogenic fraction is not published separately
    Emission factor
    580 g CO₂eq/kWh · weak factor, the figure is fragile
    Adds to the national average
    1.0 g/kWh
  • Other sources 0% 1MW
    Renewable
    no
    Emission factor
    490 g CO₂eq/kWh · weak factor, the figure is fragile
    Adds to the national average
    0.2 g/kWh
  • Solar 0% 0MW
    Renewable
    yes
    Emission factor
    45 g CO₂eq/kWh
    Adds to the national average
    0.0 g/kWh

Renewable energy

Share of clean sources in total production.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

Onshore wind: 91 MW · Run-of-river hydro: 18 MW · Hydro reservoir: 13 MW · Biomass: 5 MW · Solar: 0 MW 4,8% of production
  • Onshore wind91 MW
  • Run-of-river hydro18 MW
  • Hydro reservoir13 MW
  • Biomass5 MW
  • Solar0 MW

Energy radar

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

363 726 1.089 1.452 Solar: 0 MW Wind: 91 MW Hydro: 31 MW Nuclear: 885 MW Gas: 191 MW Coal: 1452 MW Solar Wind Hydro Nuclear Gas Coal
Serbia 572 MW export Romania 494 MW export Greece 296 MW import North Macedonia 181 MW export Türkiye 137 MW import BULGARIA cross-border energy flows THE NATIONAL POWER SYSTEM IN ITS REGIONAL CONNECTIONS Import into Bulgaria (energy coming in) Export from Bulgaria (energy going out) Total cross-border exchange 1.680 MW Import 433 MW Export 1.247 MW 0 50 100 200 km N

The arrows and figures are measurements, as of 19 October at 08:32. The transmission grid is not shown: we do not have its routes for this country yet.

Exchanges with neighbours

Green = Bulgaria exports, orange = Bulgaria imports.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

Serbia Serbia: 572 MW Romania Romania: 494 MW Greece Greece: 296 MW North Macedonia North Macedonia: 181 MW Türkiye Türkiye: 137 MW 0

The price right now, across Europe

The interval in progress, live data from right now, in every bidding zone we have a price for.

live data · as of 19/10/2026, 11:30:00

Bulgaria is 9 of 46, counting from the dearest. Exactly as dear as in 2 other zones. Average across zones: 186 EUR/MWh.

  1. 1 IE 350EUR/MWh
  2. 2 CH 253EUR/MWh
  3. 2 RS 253EUR/MWh
  4. 4 IT (CENTRE_NORTH) 250EUR/MWh
  5. 4 IT (NORTH) 250EUR/MWh
  6. 6 AT 243EUR/MWh
  7. 7 SI 238EUR/MWh
  8. 8 HR 237EUR/MWh
  9. 9 BG 236EUR/MWh
  10. 9 RO 236EUR/MWh
  11. 9 HU 236EUR/MWh
  12. 12 SK 232EUR/MWh
  13. 13 CZ 229EUR/MWh
  14. 13 FR 229EUR/MWh
  15. 13 BE 229EUR/MWh
  16. 16 LT 226EUR/MWh
  17. 17 SE (SE4) 225EUR/MWh
  18. 18 DK (DK2) 224EUR/MWh
  19. 18 PT 224EUR/MWh
  20. 18 DE and LU 224EUR/MWh
  21. 18 DK (DK1) 224EUR/MWh
  22. 22 NL 223EUR/MWh
  23. 23 ME 221EUR/MWh
  24. 24 MK 210EUR/MWh
  25. 25 ES 197EUR/MWh
  26. 26 AL 187EUR/MWh
  27. 26 XK 187EUR/MWh
  28. 28 IT (CALABRIA) 186EUR/MWh
  29. 28 IT (CENTRE_SOUTH) 186EUR/MWh
  30. 28 IT (SICILY) 186EUR/MWh
  31. 28 IT (SOUTH) 186EUR/MWh
  32. 32 NO (NO2) 179EUR/MWh
  33. 33 NO (NO1) 169EUR/MWh
  34. 34 LV 168EUR/MWh
  35. 35 NO (NO5) 164EUR/MWh
  36. 36 GR 150EUR/MWh
  37. 37 SE (SE3) 147EUR/MWh
  38. 38 PL 128EUR/MWh
  39. 39 IT (SARDINIA) 127EUR/MWh
  40. 40 NO (NO3) 102EUR/MWh
  41. 41 SE (SE2) 35EUR/MWh
  42. 41 EE 35EUR/MWh
  43. 41 FI 35EUR/MWh
  44. 44 TR 34EUR/MWh
  45. 44 SE (SE1) 34EUR/MWh
  46. 46 NO (NO4) 21EUR/MWh

Wholesale prices for the interval covering this moment, bidding zone by bidding zone — countries with several zones appear once per zone, with its code in brackets. The average is arithmetic across zones, not weighted by demand: a small zone counts as much as a large one. The figures exclude network tariffs, excise duty and VAT.

What balancing cost, in the last 24 hours

The source for this country does not publish this dataset. Nothing is estimated in its place.

Who consumes: the base, the work rhythm, the day

An estimate from the shape of the consumption curve, not a measurement by customer category — that is not published in real time. Three parts: what never stops, what runs in shifts on working days, what switches on during the day.

archive up to 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

The base, non-stop
2,731MW
71.7% of the week's average · the Sunday-night floor: fridges, servers, installations that never stop
The work rhythm
227MW
6.0% of the week's average · how much more a working night carries than a Sunday night: the shifts
The day
851MW
22.3% of the week's average · what exceeds the working-night floor, on average: offices, shops, homes awake

Over the last seven days consumption averaged 3,809 MW and ranged between 2,822 and 4,977 MW.

How it was measured: the median of the 02–05 hours over 8 Sunday mornings (2,731 MW) and over 30 working mornings, Tuesday to Friday (2,958 MW), across the last 8 weeks; the average over the last seven days. The parts are cut from one another in order and add up exactly to the average.

The parts are shapes of the curve, not customer categories: the base holds every household's fridge as well as a plant that never stops; the day holds single-shift factories too. “Industrial” and “household” would be words these data cannot defend.

The operator's consumption forecast

How much the country is expected to consume, hour by hour, according to the forecast the transmission operator publishes for today and tomorrow. The line is the forecast; the bars, consumption measured so far.

forecast issued 19/10/2026, 10:53:05 · ENTSO-E

Operator's forecast Measured consumption, hourly average
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 00:00 — 3,511 MW 01:00 — 3,322 MW 02:00 — 3,235 MW 03:00 — 3,179 MW 04:00 — 3,183 MW today tomorrow now 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Today's peak
5,258MW
at 19:00
Today's low
3,327MW
at 04:00
Next hour
4,800MW
at 12:00
Tomorrow's peak
5,167MW
at 19:00

The forecast is the transmission operator's, published on its own platform — not a model of ours. It is revised during the day; for each hour the latest issue is shown. The running hour, in the bars, only shows what has accumulated so far.

Units out of service

Unavailable capacity, now and over the next two weeks

2,759 MW out now

Unit Lost Period
NPP_KOZLODUYNuclear · NPP KZL G10 1,040 MW 8 Oct – 19 Nov forced
TPP_MI_2Lignite · TPP_MI2_G8 230 MW 2 Oct – 31 Oct forced
PSHPP_CHAIRA_GENPumped-storage hydro · PSHPP_CHAIRA_GP1 227 MW 31 Dec – 31 Dec forced
PSHPP_CHAIRA_GENPumped-storage hydro · PSHPP_CHAIRA_GP4 227 MW 31 Dec – 31 Dec forced
TEC_BOBOVDOL_EADLignite · TPP_BOBOV_DOL_G2 190 MW 24 Aug – 1 Dec maintenance
TEC_BOBOVDOL_EADLignite · TPP_BOBOV_DOL_G1 190 MW 1 May – 1 Nov forced
TPP_MI_2Lignite · TPP_MI2_G4 177 MW 18 Oct – 31 Oct forced
TPP_MI_2Lignite · TPP_MI2_G2 165 MW 17 Sept – 25 Oct forced
NPP_KOZLODUYNuclear · NPP KZL G9 114 MW 16 Oct – 19 Oct maintenance
TPP_MI_2Lignite · TPP_MI2_G3 99 MW 28 Sept – 31 Oct forced

and 1 more

How much prosumers produce right now

The source for this country does not publish this dataset. Nothing is estimated in its place.

Today's solar, hour by hour

Measured hourly average for the current local day. The running hour only shows what has accumulated so far.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

9 18 00:00 — 18 MW 01:00 — 1 MW 02:00 — 0 MW 03:00 — 0 MW 04:00 — 0 MW 00 06 12 18 23

Today's wind, hour by hour

Measured hourly average for the current local day. The running hour only shows what has accumulated so far.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

79 159 00:00 — 159 MW 01:00 — 109 MW 02:00 — 79 MW 03:00 — 75 MW 04:00 — 91 MW 00 06 12 18 23

Today's storage, hour by hour

Deduced, not read from a key: the generation the feed includes in its total without itemising — by its behaviour, battery discharge. The bar is the hour's average, the dotted line the hour's peak power.

stale data · as of 19/10/2026, 04:00:00

74 147 00:00 — 147 MW 01:00 — 1 MW 02:00 — 0 MW 03:00 — 0 MW 04:00 — 1 MW MW — vârf 00 06 12 18 23

The Transelectrica feed has no storage key. The figure is the difference between the published total and the named sources: constant at night, near zero by day — the behaviour of a discharging battery. It is a deduction labelled as such, not a measurement.

How we estimated 612 g CO₂/kWh

This is an estimate, not a measurement. There is no official carbon-intensity measurement for this country, so we compute it from the production mix.

Σ(source generation × source factor) / Σ(generation), over positive values, with life-cycle factors.

The factors are life-cycle values — they include construction and fuel, not just combustion. That is why solar, wind and nuclear are not zero. Source: IPCC AR5 WG3, Anexa III, Tabelul A.III.2 (mediane), version 1.

SourceMWg/kWh
Lignite1,3981054
Nuclear88512
Natural gas191490
Onshore wind9111
Hard coal55820
Run-of-river hydro1824
Hydro reservoir1324
Biomass5230
Waste4580
Other sources1490
Solar045

Energy news

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The generation fleet, 2026

Installed capacity by source, as the operator reports it.

Installed capacity 23,752MW reported for 2026 Cleaner energy for tomorrow
Renewables 43.3% 10,285 MW
Largest source Solar 30.1%
Against 2025 +5,085 MW
Source Capacity (MW) Of total
Solar 7,159+1,055 30.1%
Other sources 5,406+4,024 22.8%
Lignite 4,119 17.3%
Nuclear 2,000 8.4%
Hydro reservoir 1,807 7.6%
Pumped-storage hydro 864 3.6%
Natural gas 742+12 3.1%
Onshore wind 715 3.0%
Run-of-river hydro 547 2.3%
Hard coal 330−6 1.4%
Biomass 57 0.2%
Waste 6 0.0%
Geothermal 0 0.0%
Oil 0 0.0%
Offshore wind 0 0.0%
All the capacity statistics
How the renewable share is computed

Σ(renewable sources, positive values only) / Σ(all sources, positive only).

Numerator: Onshore wind, Run-of-river hydro, Hydro reservoir, Biomass, Solar.

Denominator: 2,661 MW.

Pumped-storage hydro and waste are not counted as renewable — the first would double-count energy, the second is partly fossil and its biogenic fraction cannot honestly be separated.

Consumption — 24 hours

24 hours 48 hours 7 days 30 days 90 days 1 year all
4,0005,000 12:00 PM08:00 PM04:00 AM

17 points, PT5M resolution. Long ranges are served from precomputed aggregates — a one-year chart from per-minute data would push hundreds of thousands of points into the browser for nothing. Our archive starts at 2015-01-01 00:00 UTC.

By source

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Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform · shares are computed on positive values, because solar farms draw from the grid at night · JSON API: /api/v1/countries/BG/latest