Bulgaria electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Bulgaria is
BGN 0.266 per kWh or USD 0.155.
The electricity price for businesses is
BGN 0.261 kWh or
USD 0.152.
These retail prices were collected in September 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Energy and water regulatory commission (KEVR)
Electricity price analysis for Bulgaria
- Residential electricity prices in Bulgaria are 93.92% of the world average electricity price and 63.88% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Bulgaria are 88.37% of the world average price and 69.35% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 107.95% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Bulgaria are 117.16% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 100.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Bulgaria
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Bulgaria is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 50.71%,
wind 3.12%,
solar 4.16%,
hydro 7.76%,
nuclear 34.25%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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