Energy
Bulgaria
Coal
exports
1.091 million metric tons (2023 est.)
imports
753,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
production
20.97 million metric tons (2023 est.)
consumption
20.557 million metric tons (2023 est.)
proven reserves
2.174 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
total petroleum production
4,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
crude oil estimated reserves
15 million barrels (2021 est.)
refined petroleum consumption
101,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Electricity
exports
7.748 billion kWh (2023 est.)
imports
4.415 billion kWh (2023 est.)
consumption
34.221 billion kWh (2023 est.)
installed generating capacity
12.939 million kW (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses
1.972 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Natural gas
exports
2.75 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
imports
2.544 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
production
10.444 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption
2.607 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves
5.663 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Nuclear energy
Number of operational nuclear reactors
2 (2025)
Percent of total electricity production
40.3% (2023 est.)
Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors
2.01GW (2025 est.)
Number of nuclear reactors permanently shut down
4 (2025)
Electricity access
electrification - rural areas
99.6%
electrification - urban areas
100%
electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
102.171 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
wind
4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar
8.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
nuclear
40.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
fossil fuels
35.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity
7.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste
4.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)