Bulgaria's YTD power output down 17%, consumption falls 1.9%

Domestic power consumption fell by 1.91% on the year to 9,748 GWh, ESO said in a weekly data release.

The country turned to a power trade deficit of 340.2 GWh in the review period from a surplus of 1,459 GWh a year earlier.

The volume of renewable energy in the transmission network leapt by 37.67% to some 566.3 GWh, whereas the volume of renewable energy in the distribution system added 16.39% to some 570.4 GWh.

At the same time, the output of hydropower plants slipped by 4.4% year-on-year to 614.9 GWh in the period under review.