Electricity production in Bulgaria increased by 15.98 percent for the period January 1, 2022 - August 14, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

From the beginning of the year to August 14, electricity production was reported in the amount of 32,632,605 megawatt hours, while for the same period last year it was 28,135,960 megawatt hours.

This is shown by the data from the latest operational report on the energy balance in the country of the Electricity System Operator (ESO), which is published on the operator's website.

Electricity consumption in the country increased by 0.16 percent for the specified period.

From the beginning of the year to August 14, 24,181,524 megawatt hours of electricity were consumed, while for the same period in 2021, consumption was 24,143,165 megawatt hours.

The participation of base plants in the energy mix in our country increased by 23.49 percent for the period January 1, 2022 - August 14, 2022 compared to the same period last year.

27,441,899 megawatt-hours of electricity were produced from base plants, while a year earlier the electricity from them was 22,222,423 megawatt-hours. 

ESO data indicate that for the period January 1 - August 14, 2022, compared to the same period of 2021, the balance (export-import) increased by 111.66 percent.

ESO statistics show that this indicator has been gradually falling since the beginning of the year, but since then it has regularly been above 100 percent.

In the previous report last week, the indicator for the balance (export-import) was 114.07 percent.

The participation of renewable energy sources (RES) in the transmission network increases by 23 percent for the period January 1, 2022 - August 14, 2022 on an annual basis.

In addition, RES participation in the distribution network increased by 15.64 percent.

A decline in electricity produced by hydropower plants continues to be observed - this time by 28.89 percent for the period January 1 - August 14, 2022 compared to January 1 - August 14, 2021, the ESA report also indicates.

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