The Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,960 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 2,055 in the previous year and 2,074 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 298,426,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 17,335,171,000 in 2015, up by 2.50% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply industry reached BGN 16,962,199,000 in 2015, down by 1.45% year on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 21.47% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 21.71% for 2014 and 21.80% in 2013. A total of 38,760 people were employed in the Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply industry in 2015, compared to 35,711 in 2014 and 29,153 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.