Bulgaria electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Bulgaria is
EUR 0.293 per kWh or USD 0.338.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.341 kWh or
USD 0.394.
These retail prices were collected in December 2025 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 June 2026 are available for download.
Sources: Energy and water regulatory commission (KEVR)
Electricity price analysis for Bulgaria
- Residential electricity prices in Bulgaria are 100.68% of the world average electricity price and 68.18% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Bulgaria are 124.34% of the world average price and 96.21% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 85.92% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Bulgaria are 112.02% 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 2024, electricity in Bulgaria is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 30.50%,
wind 3.76%,
solar 14.78%,
hydro 7.91%,
nuclear 43.04%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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