Bulgaria’s electricity production rose 15.6% year on year to 3,779 GWh in July, while domestic consumption declined 4.1% to 2,652 GWh. The gap between output and demand widened over the month. Compared with June, generation increased 19.5%, while consumption rose 7.5%.
Natural gas use and domestic production
Natural gas consumption reached 166 million cubic metres, up 16.1% month on month and 4.4% year on year. Domestic gas production amounted to just 1 million cubic metres. The figures show consumption growth alongside low local output.
Oil-product production versus consumption
Petrol production increased 7.6% from June to 141,000 tonnes, while petrol consumption fell 34% to 71,000 tonnes. Diesel output rose 16.1% to 296,000 tonnes, but diesel consumption climbed 40.9% to 327,000 tonnes, exceeding domestic production.
Liquefied petroleum gas consumption grew 12.5% to 36,000 tonnes, while LPG output fell 25% to 6,000 tonnes. These oil-product movements reflect different directions for supply and demand across fuels.
Solid-fuel output and consumption
Solid-fuel production increased 44.7% month on month to 1.354 million tonnes. Solid-fuel consumption rose 42.3% to 1.443 million tonnes. The data indicate stronger activity in electricity and solid fuels, alongside diesel demand that exceeded local refinery output.
