Increase by 11.0%: The energy exchange closed at a base energy price of BGN 180.74 per MWh with a delivery date of April 25, 2024.

The energy exchange within trading in the “day-ahead market” segment closed at an average base energy price (1-24 hours) of BGN 180.74 per MWh with a delivery date of April 25, 2024 and a volume of 72,758.60 MWh, the data show from trade. This is an increase of 11.0 % from the closing value of the previous trade.

The price of peak energy (9-20 hours) is BGN 178.15 per MWh, for a quantity of 38,650.90 MWh.

Off-peak energy (34,107.70 MWh) is priced at BGN 183.33 per MWh (1-8; 21-24 hours).

The exchange started at an average price of BGN 163.31 per MWh and a quantity of 2784.4 MWh.

The lowest price was recorded for 16 hours – BGN 136.56 per MWh (2928.4 MWh).

The highest price of electricity traded in the “day-ahead market” segment was reached in 08 hours – BGN 287.41 per MWh for a quantity of 3313.6 MWh.

In 24 hours, the price of traded electricity in this segment is BGN 155.96 per MWh with a volume of 2569.1 MWh, according to data at https://ibex.bg/.

Compared to the value of BGN 162.79 per MWh (83.23 euros per MWh) for April 24, the price of traded electricity with a delivery date of April 25, 2024 increased to BGN 180.74 per MWh (a jump of 11%) according to BNEB data or 92.41 euro per MWh.

When trading in the “intraday” market segment on April 24, 2024, the total traded volume of BNEB at the time of publication of the information was 5,183.70 MWh at a weighted average daily price of BGN 177.55 per MWh.

As of the publication of the information, the operational data of the Electricity System Operator (ESO) of Bulgaria for generation and load, which do not reflect the commercial exchange, as well as the energy exchanges on the line of ENTSO-E, indicate that the system involves:

Name MW

NPP 35.68% 1975.35
Condensation thermal power plants 13.84% 766.27
Heating thermal power plants 4.48% 248.01
Factory thermal power plant 1.97% 108.83
HPP 0.18% 9.77
Small hydroelectric plants 4.20% 232.55
VyaEP 0.70% 38.91
FEC 38.55% 2133.96
Bio EC 0.41% 22.61

Load of RB 3597.4

The CO2 intensity is 230g (gCO₂eq/kWh) for Bulgaria at the time of publication of the information. For comparison in Poland – 803, Czech Republic – 507g, Germany – 327g, Romania – 249g, Greece – 349g, and the lowest is in France – 35g, Switzerland – 54g, Portugal – 66g, Spain – 68g, Belgium – 84g.