December 8 (BTA) – Electricity production in Bulgaria dropped by 7.90 per cent between January 1 and December 6, 2020, compared to the same period of last year, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) said in a press release Tuesday, reporting on this country’s energy balance. The electricity production in the January 1-December 6, 2020 period was 37,655.814 MWh, compared to 40,886,896 MWh during the like period last year. Electricity consumption in Bulgaria amounted to 34,356,060 MWh between January 1 and December 6, 2020, down by 2.74 per cent compared to the like period in 2019. Between January 1 and October 18, 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, the balance between electricity export and import was negative, minus 40.70 per cent. The share of base load power plants was also negative, minus 9.95 per cent. These plants produced 31,441,538 MWh of electricity between January 1 and December 6 this year, compared to 34,916,066 MWh during the like period in 2019. Year-on-year, the share of renewable energy sources grew by 10.73 per cent in the transmission network and by 6.35 per cent in the distribution network, and the share of hydroelectricity increased by 0.48 per cent. RI/ZH //
(NW) Electricity Production in Bulgaria Down by 7.90% Since January Y/Y
