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Electricity Prices in Bulgaria

In the first half of 2026, households in Bulgaria paid 13.41 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in Bulgaria ranks 23rd dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 16.7% of the household price in Bulgaria in the first half of 2026: 11.17 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.24 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Bulgaria paid 17.43 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in Bulgaria paid 13.41 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 16.7% of the household price in Bulgaria in the first half of 2026: 11.17 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.24 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Bulgaria ranks 23rd dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in Bulgaria was 13.55 euro cents/kWh, 53.2% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Bulgaria is 3.2% higher than a year earlier and 31.0% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Bulgaria paid 17.43 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 17.7% of the medium sized business price in Bulgaria in the first half of 2026: 14.35 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 3.08 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Bulgaria ranks 20th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in Bulgaria was 16.95 euro cents/kWh, 23.2% lower than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Bulgaria is 14.2% higher than a year earlier and 50.9% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in Bulgaria, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included13.41 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes11.17 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies11.17 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price16.7%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first23 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+3.2%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+31.0%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 16.7% of the price in the first half of 2026: 11.17 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.24 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Bulgaria: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Bulgaria from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 13.41 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 3.75 7.50 11.25 15.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for households in Bulgaria from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 13.41 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Bulgaria: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20076.03 euro cents/kWh1.18 euro cents/kWh7.21 euro cents/kWh
H1 20085.93 euro cents/kWh1.18 euro cents/kWh7.11 euro cents/kWh
H2 20086.85 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh8.23 euro cents/kWh
H1 20096.85 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh8.23 euro cents/kWh
H2 20096.85 euro cents/kWh1.33 euro cents/kWh8.18 euro cents/kWh
H1 20106.75 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh8.13 euro cents/kWh
H2 20106.92 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh8.30 euro cents/kWh
H1 20116.88 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh8.26 euro cents/kWh
H2 20117.27 euro cents/kWh1.47 euro cents/kWh8.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 20127.06 euro cents/kWh1.40 euro cents/kWh8.46 euro cents/kWh
H2 20127.96 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh9.55 euro cents/kWh
H1 20137.71 euro cents/kWh1.53 euro cents/kWh9.24 euro cents/kWh
H2 20137.35 euro cents/kWh1.47 euro cents/kWh8.82 euro cents/kWh
H1 20146.89 euro cents/kWh1.43 euro cents/kWh8.32 euro cents/kWh
H2 20147.46 euro cents/kWh1.49 euro cents/kWh8.95 euro cents/kWh
H1 20157.85 euro cents/kWh1.57 euro cents/kWh9.42 euro cents/kWh
H2 20157.98 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh9.57 euro cents/kWh
H1 20167.97 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh9.56 euro cents/kWh
H2 20167.81 euro cents/kWh1.57 euro cents/kWh9.38 euro cents/kWh
H1 20177.96 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh9.55 euro cents/kWh
H2 20178.19 euro cents/kWh1.64 euro cents/kWh9.83 euro cents/kWh
H1 20188.16 euro cents/kWh1.63 euro cents/kWh9.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 20188.38 euro cents/kWh1.67 euro cents/kWh10.05 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.31 euro cents/kWh1.66 euro cents/kWh9.97 euro cents/kWh
H2 20197.98 euro cents/kWh1.60 euro cents/kWh9.58 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.31 euro cents/kWh1.66 euro cents/kWh9.97 euro cents/kWh
H2 20208.18 euro cents/kWh1.64 euro cents/kWh9.82 euro cents/kWh
H1 20218.53 euro cents/kWh1.71 euro cents/kWh10.24 euro cents/kWh
H2 20219.09 euro cents/kWh1.82 euro cents/kWh10.91 euro cents/kWh
H1 20229.11 euro cents/kWh1.82 euro cents/kWh10.93 euro cents/kWh
H2 20229.56 euro cents/kWh1.91 euro cents/kWh11.47 euro cents/kWh
H1 20239.48 euro cents/kWh1.90 euro cents/kWh11.38 euro cents/kWh
H2 20239.93 euro cents/kWh1.99 euro cents/kWh11.92 euro cents/kWh
H1 20249.89 euro cents/kWh1.98 euro cents/kWh11.87 euro cents/kWh
H2 202410.14 euro cents/kWh2.03 euro cents/kWh12.17 euro cents/kWh
H1 202510.83 euro cents/kWh2.17 euro cents/kWh13.00 euro cents/kWh
H2 202511.29 euro cents/kWh2.26 euro cents/kWh13.55 euro cents/kWh
H1 202611.17 euro cents/kWh2.24 euro cents/kWh13.41 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Bulgaria, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included17.43 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes14.52 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies14.35 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price17.7%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first20 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+14.2%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+50.9%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 17.7% of the price in the first half of 2026: 14.35 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 3.08 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Bulgaria: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Bulgaria from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 17.43 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. In half years where taxes and levies were a net credit, the chart shows the whole price and no tax layer, because a stacked chart cannot draw a negative layer; the table lists every figure. 0.00 6.25 12.50 18.75 25.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Bulgaria from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 17.43 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. In half years where taxes and levies were a net credit, the chart shows the whole price and no tax layer, because a stacked chart cannot draw a negative layer; the table lists every figure.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Bulgaria: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20075.62 euro cents/kWh1.18 euro cents/kWh6.80 euro cents/kWh
H1 20085.57 euro cents/kWh1.18 euro cents/kWh6.75 euro cents/kWh
H2 20086.44 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh7.82 euro cents/kWh
H1 20096.39 euro cents/kWh1.38 euro cents/kWh7.77 euro cents/kWh
H2 20096.34 euro cents/kWh1.33 euro cents/kWh7.67 euro cents/kWh
H1 20106.39 euro cents/kWh1.43 euro cents/kWh7.82 euro cents/kWh
H2 20106.54 euro cents/kWh1.44 euro cents/kWh7.98 euro cents/kWh
H1 20116.38 euro cents/kWh1.40 euro cents/kWh7.78 euro cents/kWh
H2 20116.57 euro cents/kWh1.43 euro cents/kWh8.00 euro cents/kWh
H1 20126.84 euro cents/kWh1.48 euro cents/kWh8.32 euro cents/kWh
H2 20127.66 euro cents/kWh1.69 euro cents/kWh9.35 euro cents/kWh
H1 20138.03 euro cents/kWh1.73 euro cents/kWh9.76 euro cents/kWh
H2 20137.16 euro cents/kWh1.55 euro cents/kWh8.71 euro cents/kWh
H1 20147.36 euro cents/kWh1.60 euro cents/kWh8.96 euro cents/kWh
H2 20147.47 euro cents/kWh1.62 euro cents/kWh9.09 euro cents/kWh
H1 20156.82 euro cents/kWh1.49 euro cents/kWh8.31 euro cents/kWh
H2 20157.72 euro cents/kWh1.67 euro cents/kWh9.39 euro cents/kWh
H1 20169.92 euro cents/kWh2.10 euro cents/kWh12.02 euro cents/kWh
H2 20167.78 euro cents/kWh1.68 euro cents/kWh9.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 20177.53 euro cents/kWh1.62 euro cents/kWh9.15 euro cents/kWh
H2 20177.80 euro cents/kWh1.67 euro cents/kWh9.47 euro cents/kWh
H1 20188.00 euro cents/kWh1.72 euro cents/kWh9.72 euro cents/kWh
H2 20188.35 euro cents/kWh1.80 euro cents/kWh10.15 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.77 euro cents/kWh1.88 euro cents/kWh10.65 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.58 euro cents/kWh1.84 euro cents/kWh10.42 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.05 euro cents/kWh1.74 euro cents/kWh9.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 20208.33 euro cents/kWh1.78 euro cents/kWh10.11 euro cents/kWh
H1 20218.42 euro cents/kWh3.13 euro cents/kWh11.55 euro cents/kWh
H2 202117.61 euro cents/kWh1.15 euro cents/kWh18.76 euro cents/kWh
H1 202220.84 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh20.84 euro cents/kWh
H2 202221.52 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh21.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 202316.01 euro cents/kWh1.90 euro cents/kWh17.91 euro cents/kWh
H2 202313.58 euro cents/kWh2.76 euro cents/kWh16.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 202411.25 euro cents/kWh2.38 euro cents/kWh13.63 euro cents/kWh
H2 202415.87 euro cents/kWh0.00 euro cents/kWh15.87 euro cents/kWh
H1 202514.53 euro cents/kWh0.73 euro cents/kWh15.26 euro cents/kWh
H2 202514.02 euro cents/kWh2.93 euro cents/kWh16.95 euro cents/kWh
H1 202614.35 euro cents/kWh3.08 euro cents/kWh17.43 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Bulgaria: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Bulgaria?

In the first half of 2026, households in Bulgaria paid 13.41 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 16.7% of the household price in Bulgaria in the first half of 2026: 11.17 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.24 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Bulgaria ranks 23rd dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Bulgaria?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Bulgaria paid 17.43 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 17.7% of the medium sized business price in Bulgaria in the first half of 2026: 14.35 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 3.08 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Bulgaria ranks 20th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Bulgaria dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Bulgaria was 13.55 euro cents/kWh, 53.2% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.