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Bulgaria: Electricity production up 7.5% in 2025, driven by strong growth in renewables

According to data released by Bulgaria’s electricity transmission system operator ESO, the country’s electricity production between January 1 and November 2, 2025, rose by 7.51 percent compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 33.68 TWh.

Electricity consumption also increased, growing by 6.42 percent to a total of 31.61 TWh. As a result, Bulgaria recorded net electricity exports of 2.07 TWh during this period.

Baseload power plants, including coal and nuclear facilities, generated a total of 24.15 TWh in 2025—an increase of 6 percent compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, electricity production from renewable energy sources connected to the transmission network grew by 18.65 percent to 3,494.6 GWh, and renewable generation in the distribution network rose by 21.42 percent to 3,531.2 GWh.

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