Electricity prices in Bulgaria 2022
In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Bulgaria was € 0.2623 /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2022
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | € 296.71 | € 0.2967 | 5,444 |
| February 2022 | € 188.10 | € 0.1881 | 5,115 |
| March 2022 | € 251.62 | € 0.2516 | 5,172 |
| April 2022 | € 176.05 | € 0.1761 | 4,133 |
| May 2022 | € 202.39 | € 0.2024 | 3,669 |
| June 2022 | € 223.60 | € 0.2236 | 3,746 |
| July 2022 | € 324.84 | € 0.3248 | 3,922 |
| August 2022 | € 433.16 | € 0.4332 | 3,853 |
| September 2022 | € 375.38 | € 0.3754 | 3,663 |
| October 2022 | € 206.21 | € 0.2062 | 3,768 |
| November 2022 | € 220.95 | € 0.2210 | 4,458 |
| December 2022 | € 248.23 | € 0.2482 | 5,036 |
Bulgaria has one of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in the EU, anchored by the 2 000 MW Kozloduy nuclear plant which alone covers 35–40% of national generation. Coal from the Maritsa basin still provides another 35% — making Bulgaria one of the EU's most coal-dependent grids alongside Poland.
Hydro and wind round out the mix at ~10% each, with solar growing fast (over 4 GW installed by end-2025). Electricity System Operator (ESO) runs the single BG bidding zone and operates IBEX, the day-ahead market. Bulgaria is a regional power exporter, sending roughly 6 TWh annually to Greece, Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia.
Plans to retire the lignite plants by 2038 are being met with strong pushback from coal regions; the government's energy strategy bets on extending Kozloduy by adding two AP1000 reactors at the same site in the late 2030s.