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Bulgaria: Electricity production rises 6% in 2025 as renewables gain ground

Bulgaria’s electricity production grew by 6.07% in 2025, reaching 38.13 TWh, according to data from the Bulgarian electricity transmission system operator ESO. Electricity consumption also rose by 4.81% over the same period, totaling 36.52 TWh, resulting in net electricity exports of 1.61 TWh for the year.

Baseload power plants, including coal and nuclear, produced a combined 27.46 TWh of electricity in 2025, marking a 2.8% increase compared to 2024. Meanwhile, the share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources (RES) continued to rise. In the transmission network, RES production grew by 19.38%, reaching 3,837.9 GWh, while in the distribution network, RES output increased by 20.19%, totaling 3,818.7 GWh.

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