Household electricity price in Bulgaria

Name: Bulgaria household electricity price history
Creator: Eurostat electricity price statistics
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The latest official average in this dataset for households in Bulgaria was 0.134 EUR/kWh in January–June 2026. It covers homes using 2,500-4,999 kWh a year and includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies. That is 38% below the unweighted country median for the same period; the median is an unweighted comparison of countries, not the EU average.

Reference period: January–June 2026 · Source: Eurostat electricity price statistics · Source snapshot refreshed: October 31, 2026 · Last checked: November 1, 2026. This is an official half-year benchmark, not a live supplier tariff.

Looking for today's lower-priced hours in Bulgaria? Open the daily price curve. It shows a labelled household estimate or wholesale reference, depending on available coverage.

Average household price€0.134/kWh2,500-4,999 kWh a year

Price rank11th cheapestof 39 countries reporting for this period

Half-year trend-1.0%versus second half of 2025

Annual benchmark at 3,500 kWh€469Published price × annual use; not a supplier quote

Example bill arithmetic

What this benchmark means at three annual usage levels

These examples simply multiply 0.134 EUR/kWh by annual consumption. They use the published national benchmark in euro and are not supplier quotes.

2,500 kWh/year€335 a year€28 monthly average

3,500 kWh/year€469 a year€39 monthly average

4,500 kWh/year€603 a year€50 monthly average

Actual bills can differ because tariffs may have standing charges, time bands, discounts, regulated components and local-currency effects that do not scale as one flat rate.

Nearby in the ranking

How Bulgaria compares

Rank 1 is the cheapest. These three countries have the closest average household price to Bulgaria.

#8 🇦🇱 Albania€0.119 #9 🇷🇸 Serbia€0.120 #10 🇲🇹 Malta€0.127

#11 🇧🇬 Bulgaria€0.134

Daily timing

Prices also change by hour

Eurostat updates this comparable household benchmark twice a year; supplier tariffs can change more often. The daily curve shows wholesale or dynamic-price timing, not this national household average.

See Bulgaria's daily market price curve

Household price history

Bulgaria electricity prices over time

Eurostat publishes this all-in household benchmark every six months. It includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies for homes using 2,500-4,999 kWh a year.

Latest€0.134/kWhfirst half of 2026

Half-year change-1.0%versus second half of 2025

Long-term change+86.0%since second half of 2007

PeriodHousehold priceChangePurchasing power

Periodfirst half of 2026Household price€0.134/kWhChange-1.0%Purchasing power0.210 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2025Household price€0.136/kWhChange+4.2%Purchasing power0.221 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2025Household price€0.130/kWhChange+6.8%Purchasing power0.212 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2024Household price€0.122/kWhChange+2.5%Purchasing power0.202 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2024Household price€0.119/kWhChange-0.4%Purchasing power0.197 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2023Household price€0.119/kWhChange+4.7%Purchasing power0.198 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2023Household price€0.114/kWhChange-0.8%Purchasing power0.189 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2022Household price€0.115/kWhChange+4.9%Purchasing power0.207 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2022Household price€0.109/kWhChange+0.2%Purchasing power0.198 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2021Household price€0.109/kWhChange+6.5%Purchasing power0.198 PPS/kWh

Show 28 earlier half-year releases

Periodfirst half of 2021Household price€0.102/kWhChange+4.3%Purchasing power0.190 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2020Household price€0.098/kWhChange-1.5%Purchasing power0.182 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2020Household price€0.100/kWhChange+4.1%Purchasing power0.185 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2019Household price€0.096/kWhChange-3.9%Purchasing power0.180 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2019Household price€0.100/kWhChange-0.8%Purchasing power0.188 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2018Household price€0.101/kWhChange+2.7%Purchasing power0.195 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2018Household price€0.098/kWhChange-0.4%Purchasing power0.190 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2017Household price€0.098/kWhChange+2.9%Purchasing power0.195 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2017Household price€0.096/kWhChange+1.8%Purchasing power0.190 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2016Household price€0.094/kWhChange-1.9%Purchasing power0.202 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2016Household price€0.096/kWhChange-0.1%Purchasing power0.207 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2015Household price€0.096/kWhChange+1.6%Purchasing power0.207 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2015Household price€0.094/kWhChange+5.3%Purchasing power0.200 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2014Household price€0.090/kWhChange+7.6%Purchasing power0.190 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2014Household price€0.083/kWhChange-5.7%Purchasing power0.177 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2013Household price€0.088/kWhChange-4.5%Purchasing power0.186 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2013Household price€0.092/kWhChange-3.2%Purchasing power0.194 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2012Household price€0.096/kWhChange+12.9%Purchasing power0.203 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2012Household price€0.085/kWhChange-3.2%Purchasing power0.180 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2011Household price€0.087/kWhChange+5.8%Purchasing power0.185 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2011Household price€0.083/kWhChange-0.5%Purchasing power0.174 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2010Household price€0.083/kWhChange+2.1%Purchasing power0.187 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2010Household price€0.081/kWhChange-0.6%Purchasing power0.183 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2009Household price€0.082/kWhChange-0.6%Purchasing power0.183 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2009Household price€0.082/kWhChangeNo changePurchasing power0.184 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2008Household price€0.082/kWhChange+15.8%Purchasing power0.193 PPS/kWh

Periodfirst half of 2008Household price€0.071/kWhChange-1.4%Purchasing power0.166 PPS/kWh

Periodsecond half of 2007Household price€0.072/kWhChangeNo changePurchasing power0.180 PPS/kWh

This is a country average for one consumption band, not a tariff quote for a specific home. Download the full history as CSV.

Market history

Monthly wholesale prices for Bulgaria

This is the monthly average of published wholesale reference prices, not the household price above. It shows how the underlying electricity market changed month by month.

MonthAverageMonth rankDaily spread

Wholesale market prices are not the prices households pay. Use the half-year history above for the all-in household benchmark.

Solar yield and production forecasts

How solar production varies across Bulgaria

These typical annual yields come from PVGIS climate data for a 10 kWp, S-facing system at 35 degrees with 14% system losses. Open a city for its current weather-based solar forecast and monthly production profile.

Plovdiv1,369 kWh/kWpTypical annual solar yield13,685 kWh/year for the standard 10 kWp systemOpen Plovdiv Solar ForecastPhoto: Община Пловдив, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sofia1,311 kWh/kWpTypical annual solar yield13,111 kWh/year for the standard 10 kWp systemOpen Sofia Solar ForecastPhoto: Deensel, CC BY 2.0

Collage of the landmarks of Varna, Bulgaria

Varna1,345 kWh/kWpTypical annual solar yield13,453 kWh/year for the standard 10 kWp systemOpen Varna Solar ForecastPhoto: Collage by Todor Bozhinov. Photograph authors and links (from top to bottom, left to right): Asparuhov most at night: File:Asparuhov most.jpg , Abator, cc-by-2.5 View of Varna from the beach: File:Varna Plage.JPG , Harrieta171, miltilicense Euxinograd Palace: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg , Dimcho Panayotov (Benkovski), copyrighted free use Varna Archaeological Museum: File:Euxinograd Palace - view 1.jpg , Extrawurst, multilicense Varna Dramatic Theatre detail: File:Theater Varna.jpg , Nikola Gruev, GFDL Varna Cathedral: File:Varno katedralo.jpg , Umberto, multilicense Drazki torpedo boa, CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore all Bulgaria solar forecasts

Source: European Commission JRC PVGIS. Long-term climate estimates; actual roof output and weather vary. These annual values are not a forecast for tomorrow.

From price level to household decisions

What this electricity price means for flexible homes

The published country average describes the overall price level in Bulgaria. It does not reveal the cheapest hour, a home's exact tariff or the value of a particular device. Those decisions need the daily curve and the home's own equipment, limits and priorities.

Solar PV

At this benchmark, 1,000 kWh of grid imports represents about €134. That is context, not a solar-savings forecast: export credit, self-consumption and the actual tariff still decide the result.

Run a roof-level solar forecast

Home battery

A national average cannot prove that charging low and discharging high will pay. The usable spread must cover round-trip losses, cycle wear and tariff rules while preserving the reserve the household needs.

Read the battery-arbitrage guide

EV charging

An EV is a large load that can often move in time. The useful comparison is the car's required energy across the available charging window—not an assumption that every off-peak or dynamic tariff is automatically cheaper.

Coordinate solar, battery and EV charging

Heat pump

Heating can sometimes shift part of its demand toward solar or lower-priced hours, but comfort, weather, efficiency and manufacturer-supported controls come before chasing the lowest interval.

Read the heat-pump guide

A worked example, using assumed tariff rates

What changes when you move 5 kWh?

Timing changes your bill only if your import rate changes with the hour, or if it lets you use more of your own solar. A falling wholesale chart alone does not lower a fixed-rate bill.

One 5 kWh use, with the same energy delivered to the appliance in every case. Rates below are illustrative household import rates, not today's market data.
Scenario	Original cost	Alternative cost	Difference per use
Flat rate: €0.30/kWh at either hour	€1.50	€1.50	€0.00
Move use from €0.35 to €0.20/kWh	€1.75	€1.00	€0.75
Charge a battery at €0.20/kWh, with 90% round-trip efficiency	€1.75	€1.11	€0.64 before wear

Direct shift: 5 × (€0.35 − €0.20) = €0.75. Battery: delivering 5 kWh needs 5.56 kWh of charging at 90% efficiency. Battery wear, standby use, power limits and backup reserve can reduce or prevent that benefit. This is a one-use illustration, not an annual savings forecast.

With solar, compare the import cost you avoid with the export payment you give up. Use a solar production forecast for tomorrow alongside your own tariff, thenplan charging and battery headroom.

Next step: open the daily price curve before making a timing decision. This benchmark is not a quote, tariff recommendation or promise of savings.

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Source and method

Eurostat electricity price statistics nrg_pc_204, first half of 2026, household consumption band 2,500-4,999 kWh a year. The price includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies.

PPS means purchasing power standard. It adjusts for each country's general price level and does not measure household income.

Source: Eurostat, Electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), processed by GridPassport.

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