site.btaElectricity Production from Baseload Power Plants Rises Further

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Electricity Production
from Baseload Power
Plants Rises Further


Sofia, February 8 (BTA) - Electricity production from Bulgarian baseload power plants between January 1 and February 6, 2022 increased by 34.6 per cent compared with January 1 to February 6, 2021, according to latest data posted on the website of the Electricity System Operator. Between January 1 and February 6, 2022 the country's baseload power plants produced 5,289,804 megawatt-hours of electricity compared with 3,945,764 MWh a year earlier. The increase accelerated after it stood at 31.57 per cent in January 1 to January 23, 2022, year on year.

Total electricity production between January 1 and February 6, 2022 grew by 24.62 per cent, year on year. It amounted to 6,148,609 MWh, up from 4,933,801 MWh.

Electricity consumption in Bulgaria between January 1 and February 6, 2022 increased by 5.25 per cent compared with January 1 to February 6, 2021. It amounted to 4,822,531 MWh, up from 4,581,921 MWh a year earlier.

Bulgaria's surplus in foreign trade in electricity between January 1 and February 6, 2022 increased by 276.86 per cent compared with January 1 to February 6, 2021. This implies a decline compared with the 349.62 per cent registered between January 1 and January 23, 2022 compared with January 1 to January 23, 2021.

The share of renewable energy sources in the total amount of electricity transmitted nationwide between January 1 and February 6, 2022 expanded by 17.85 per cent. The share of renewables in the amount of electricity distributed nationwide went up by 25.21 per cent. In January 1-23, 2022 compared with January 1-23, 2021 the respective rates of increase were 38.46 per cent and 37.22 per cent.

Electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants between January 1 and February 6, 2022 decreased by 29.1 per cent compared with January 1 to February 6, 2021. RY/VE
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