Bulgaria reported higher electricity generation in April 2026, with output increasing by 1% month-on-month to 3,761 GWh, according to the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. Electricity demand fell at the same time, dropping by 15.6% to 2,776 GWh.
Compared with April 2025, electricity production was up 14%. Over the same annual period, electricity consumption increased by 3.1%.
Natural gas consumption declines month-on-month
In the gas sector, natural gas consumption decreased by 21.1% month-on-month to 247 million cubic meters. Gas production was unchanged at 1 million cubic meters.
On a year-on-year basis, natural gas consumption remained higher than in April 2025, rising by 12.8%. The production figure was reported as unchanged for the month.
Oil products: petrol and diesel show mixed production and demand trends
In oil products, unleaded petrol production declined by 3% to 128,000 tons, while petrol consumption rose by 14.9% to 54,000 tons. Diesel production increased by 2.5% to 246,000 tons, but diesel consumption fell by 30.7% to 167,000 tons.
LPG consumption decreased by 15.2% to 28,000 tons, while LPG production stayed stable at 7,000 tons.
Solid fuels: both production and consumption fall
Solid fuels indicators declined in April 2026. Production fell by 34.9% to 624,000 tons, while consumption decreased by 33.4% to 682,000 tons.
No further figures were provided beyond the solid fuels production and consumption totals for the month.
