Electricity prices in Bulgaria 2025
In 2025, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Bulgaria was € 0.1079 /kWh (▲5% vs 2024). Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2025
| Month | €/MWh | €/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | € 138.58 | € 0.1386 | 5,494 |
| February 2025 | € 156.37 | € 0.1564 | 5,900 |
| March 2025 | € 104.62 | € 0.1046 | 4,294 |
| April 2025 | € 86.12 | € 0.0861 | 3,982 |
| May 2025 | € 86.39 | € 0.0864 | 3,385 |
| June 2025 | € 87.05 | € 0.0870 | 3,572 |
| July 2025 | € 101.96 | € 0.1020 | 3,943 |
| August 2025 | € 78.22 | € 0.0782 | 3,726 |
| September 2025 | € 95.00 | € 0.0950 | 3,574 |
| October 2025 | € 122.43 | € 0.1224 | 4,299 |
| November 2025 | € 121.10 | € 0.1211 | 4,416 |
| December 2025 | € 117.34 | € 0.1173 | 5,117 |
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.