Bulgaria generated 3.835 TWh of electricity in August, equivalent to 3.84 TWh when rounded. Output was up 1.5% from July and 21.6% year on year. Electricity consumption increased 2.6% month on month to 2.721 TWh and was 6.2% higher than a year earlier.
Fuel production and consumption
Natural gas consumption declined 7.8% from July to 153 million cubic metres, while production reached about 1 million cubic metres. Unleaded petrol production rose 3.5% to 146,000 tonnes, although consumption fell 11.3%. Diesel output dropped 10.8% to 264,000 tonnes, and consumption decreased 22.9%.
Solid-fuel production increased 3% to 1.395 million tonnes. Consumption of solid fuels fell 1% to 1.428 million tonnes.
