Bulgaria’s energy landscape experienced notable contractions in February 2026, as reported by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute. Electricity production fell by 15.1% from January levels, totaling 3,502 GWh. Concurrently, electricity consumption also declined by 13.6% month-on-month, reaching 3,469 GWh. This decrease reflects broader trends in energy usage and production within the country.
The natural gas sector mirrored these declines, with consumption decreasing by 13.4% to 311 million cubic meters, while domestic production remained static at 1 million cubic meters. In a year-over-year comparison with February 2025, electricity production saw a more pronounced decline of 16.9%, and consumption decreased by 3.7%. Interestingly, natural gas consumption showed a slight annual increase of 1%, indicating some resilience in this segment despite the monthly drop.
In the oil products market, February 2026 also brought mixed results. Production of unleaded petrol fell by 5%, totaling 115,000 tons, while consumption decreased by 2.6% to 37,000 tons. Conversely, diesel production increased slightly by 1.3%, reaching 230,000 tons, although consumption dropped significantly by 13.3%, amounting to 183,000 tons.
The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector presented a different narrative, with consumption rising by 3% to 34,000 tons, and production experiencing a substantial increase of 33.3%, reaching 4,000 tons.
The solid fuels segment faced severe challenges, with production plummeting by 40.4% to 1,337 thousand tons. Consumption followed suit with a decline of 39.7%, totaling 1,386 thousand tons. This sharp contraction underscores a significant downturn in coal-related activities within Bulgaria’s energy sector during this period.
