Down by 26.9%: The energy exchange closed at a base energy price of BGN 118.69 per MWh with a delivery date of April 27, 2024.

The energy exchange within trading in the “day-ahead market” segment closed at an average price for base energy (1-24 hours) of BGN 118.69 per MWh with a delivery date of April 27, 2024 and a volume of 63,708.90 MWh, indicate trade data. This is a decrease of 26.9% from the closing value of the previous trade.

The price of peak energy (9-20 hours) is BGN 72.91 per MWh, for a quantity of 34,947.70 MWh.

Off-peak energy (28,761.20 MWh) is priced at BGN 164.47 per MWh (1-8; 21-24 hours).

The exchange started at an average price of BGN 176.87 per MWh and a quantity of 2166.9 MWh.

The lowest price was reported for the time 13-15 hours – BGN 0.06 per MWh (3185.1 – 3055.5 MWh).

The highest price of electricity traded in the “day-ahead market” segment was reached in 20 hours – BGN 225.21 per MWh for a quantity of 3106.7 MWh.

In 24 hours, the price of traded electricity in this segment is BGN 127.6 per MWh with a volume of 2222.8 MWh, according to https://ibex.bg/ data.

Compared to the value of BGN 162.34 per MWh (EUR 83.00 per MWh) for April 26, the price of traded electricity with a delivery date of April 27, 2024 drops to BGN 118.69 per MWh (a decrease of 26.9%) according to BNEB data or 60.69 euros per MWh.

When trading in the “intraday” market segment on April 26, 2024, the total traded volume of BNEB at the time of publication of the information was 5,523.80 MWh at a weighted average daily price of BGN 153.60 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 33.07% 1976.11
Condensation thermal power plants 15.59% 931.61
Heating thermal power plants 3.75% 224.01
Factory thermal power plant 2.05% 122.53
HPP 0.16% 9.57
Small hydroelectric plants 3.94% 235.38
VyaEP 0.37% 21.82
FEC 40.69% 2430.83
Bio EC 0.38% 22.78

Load of RB 3614.98

The intensity of CO2 is 215g (gCO₂eq/kWh) for Bulgaria at the time of publication of the information. For comparison in Poland – 647, Czech Republic – 462g, Germany – 342g, Romania – 220g, Greece – 265g, and the lowest is in France – 33g, Switzerland – 81g, Austria – 88g, Portugal – 81g.