August 29 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's electricity production stood at 2,963 GWh in June, which represented an annual decline of 26.5% but was 17.7% higher than in May, the statistical office said on Tuesday.
Production of solid fuels marked the heaviest fall on an annual basis, of 66.6% to 794,000 tonnes, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a regular data release.
Bulgaria's total output of oil products decreased by 18.2% on the year to 543,000 tonnes in June. That was only 1.5% more than in the previous month.
In terms of deliveries of energy products, modest increases were observed only in the supply of liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and transport diesel, of 3.0% and 7.6%, respectively. Deliveries of natural gas were 19.4% lower on the year and declined 3.3% compared to May, while the volume of petrol delivered was 22.4% less than in the same month of 2022, NSI data showed.
Below are the figures on Bulgaria's output and deliveries of electricity and fuels in June:
| .Production |
Quantity |
y/y % change |
m/m % change |
| Electricity |
2,963 GWh |
-26.5 |
17.7 |
| Solid fuels |
794,000 t |
-66.6 |
-24.2 |
| Oil products |
543,000 t |
-18.2 |
1.5 |
| -petrol |
134,000 t |
-14.6 |
-10.1 |
| -diesel |
268,000 t |
-11.8 |
7.6 |
| -LPG |
8,000 t |
-11.1 |
33.3 |
| Natural gas |
1 mcm |
-50.0 |
0.0 |
| .Deliveries |
|
|
|
| Electricity |
2,300 GWh |
-4.7 |
-7.0 |
| Solid fuels |
786,000 t |
-67.5 |
-16.1 |
| Oil products |
388,000 t |
-1.5 |
4.9 |
| -petrol |
45,000 t |
-22.4 |
-2.2 |
| -diesel |
227,000 t |
7.6 |
9.1 |
| -LPG |
34,000 t |
3.0 |
-20.9 |
| Natural gas |
145 mcm |
-19.4 |
-3.3 |
mcm = million cubic metres.
Source: NSI.