The National Statistical Institute (NSI) is a state institution in Bulgaria that collects, processes and disseminates official statistical information on social, economic and demographic processes in the country. The NSI's activities are aimed at providing objective and reliable data that support informed decision-making by the state, business and society. The Institute works in accordance with international statistical standards and is an active participant in the European Statistical System.
| I.2025 | II.2025 | III.2025 | IV.2025 | V.2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity | |||||
| Gross production | 4 223 | 4 215 | 3 472 | 3 298 | 2 585 |
| Net production | 3 842 | 3 844 | 3 209 | 3 069 | 2 420 |
| Import | 449 | 305 | 453 | 373 | 489 |
| Export | 568 | 538 | 693 | 716 | 446 |
| Total net consumption | 3 690 | 3 602 | 2 943 | 2 684 | 2 408 |
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
| Contact organisation unit | 'Environmental and Energy Accounts' Department |
| Contact name | Daniela Koleva - solid fuels Antonia Parvanova - oil and petroleum products Iveta Minkova - natural gas Tsvetelina Veselinova - electricity |
| Contact person function | Chief expert State expert State expert Chief expert |
| Contact mail address | 2, P.Volov Str., Sofia 1038, Bulgaria |
| Contact email address | TsVeselinova@NSI.bg |
| Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 590 +359 2 9857 589 +359 2 9857 191 +359 2 9857 476 |
| Contact fax number | |
| Metadata update | |
| Metadata last certified | 16 August 2023 |
| Metadata last posted | 16 August 2023 |
| Metadata last update | 16 August 2023 |
| Statistical presentation | |
| Data description | Monthly data on production, imports (incl.entries) by country of origin, exports (incl. exits) by country of destination, marine bunkers (for petroleum products only), stock change and deliveries of the following energy products: solid fuels, oil and petroleum products, natural gas and electricity. |
| Classification system | · Nomenclature of energy products as part of PRODPROM to 2007 · Nomenclature of energy products (PRODENERGY) since 01.01.2008 |
| Sector coverage | Economic activities, covered in data production are: Extraction of coal, oil and natural gas; Production of petroleum products; Production of BKB; Production of electricity; Transport via pipelines; Trade (imports/entries and exports/exits) of energy products. |
| Statistical concepts and definitions | Production, imports (incl. entries) by country of origin, exports (incl. exits) by country of destination, marine bunkers (for petroleum products only), stock change and deliveries of solid fuels, oil and petroleum products, natural gas and electricity. |
| Statistical unit | Statistical unit observed is enterprise. |
| Statistical population | Enterprises that produce, import and/or export, bunker, store and deliver energy products; operators, performing licensed activities of natural gas transmission and storage. |
| Reference area | For the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. |
| Time coverage | Since January 2001. |
| Base period | Not applicable. |
| Unit of measure | |
Solid fuels - thousand tons Oil and petroleum products - thousand tons Natural gas - million m3 at 15C and TJ (Gross calorific value) Electricity - GWh, for the period 2001-2016 in thousand tons and TJ also | |
| Reference period | |
Calendar month. | |
| Institutional mandate | |
| Legal acts and other agreements | · Law on Statistics · Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics and its amendments (consolidated version): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02008R1099-20200105&from=EN |
| Data sharing | The data are provided to Eurostat and the International Energy Agency. |
| Confidentiality | |
| Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:087:0164:0173:EN:PDF |
| Confidentiality - data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. Publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
| Release policy | |
| Release calendar | Statistical information on the production and deliveries of energy products are published 60 days after the reference month. |
| Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
| User access | Statistical data are published on the NSI website, rubric 'Energy' in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers. |
| Frequency of dissemination | |
Monthly | |
| Accessibility and clarity | |
| News release | Regular monthly press releases. |
| Publications | Not applicable. |
| On-line database | Detailed results are available to all users of the NSI website in section 'Environment and Energy', rubric 'Energy' - Production and deliveries of energy products: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/5019, as wll as in Information system for online requests for statistical information 'INFOSTAT', section 'Environment and Energy', rubric 'Energy' - Production and deliveries of energy products: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=133 |
| Micro-data access | Not applicable. |
| Other | Information service upon request according to the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services. |
| Documentation on methodology | Annex B - Monthly energy statistics of the Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics and its ammendments. |
| Quality documentation | Quality report for the data, prepared according to the requirements of the Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics - prepared on every 5 years. |
| Quality management | |
| Quality assurance | The data are validated and corrected by the NSI in case of inaccuracies found. |
| Quality assessment | Following the reporting of the data, Eurostat and the International Energy Agency carry out data validation procedure in which, if necessary, additional clarifications related to the reported data are sent, or corrections are made in case of inaccuracies. |
| Relevance | |
| User needs | Information is used for analytical, forecasting and management purposes by Ministries and other organizations, companies and citizens. |
| User satisfaction | No consumer satisfaction survey was conducted. |
| Completeness | Data completely cover the requirements of the Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics and its amendments in terms of the observed indicators and the range of energy products. |
| Accuracy and reliability | |
| Overall accuracy | |
| Sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Timeliness and punctuality | |
| Timeliness | Respondents provide data on monthly surveys within 20 days after the reporting month. The data are reported in the following terms: - solid fuels - up to 60 days after the reporting month, - oil and oil products - preliminary data up to 25 days after the reporting month, final data - up to 55 days after the reporting month, - natural gas - preliminary data up to 30 days after the reporting month, final data - up to 55 days after the reporting month, - electricity - up to 60 days after the reporting month. |
| Punctuality | Data are published on the dates indicated in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the NSI. |
| Coherence and comparability | |
Data are comparable with the data of the EU Member States for the whole observed period - from 2001. | |
| Comparability - geographical | Data are geographically comparable for the entire period for which they are available - from 2001. |
| Comparability - over time | Data are comparable in time for the entire period for which they are available - from 2001. |
| Coherence - cross domain | Data for the indicators Import (Entries), Exports (Exits) and Marine bunkering are consistent with the data of External Trade in Goods Statistics for the respective month, except in cases where methodological differences between the two areas exist. |
| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
| Cost and burden | |
Costs related to the collection and production of statistical data are announced annually in the National Statistical Program. No specific studies on the burden of the respondents. | |
| Data revision | |
| Data revision - policy | No established official policy for data revision. |
| Data revision - practice | Revision is made in case of change of the used classifications, methodologies, or in case of detection of incorrect data - omissions or inaccuracies in the data submitted by the respondents. |
| Statistical processing | |
| Source data | Statistical surveys: - Monthly report for solid fuels - Monthly report for oil and petroleum products - Monthly report for natural gas - Monthly report for electricity. |
| Frequency of data collection | Monthly |
| Data collection | Data collection is carried out with a questionnaires in Excel format, sent by e-mail. |
| Data validation | Questionnaires contain logical and arithmetical controls for preliminary control at the moment of the filling in the data by the respondents. Validation of the obtained data is performed in two stages: at regional level - in RSO and at national level - in NSI, and is expressed in comparison of data with the previous periods and other internal sources of information. |
| Data compilation | Aggregation of data at national level using Visual Basic. |
| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Comment | |
Up to 2019 data on production and imports of crude oil were confidential and were not published. From 2020 only the production is confidential. | |
ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
| Contact organisation unit | 'Environmental and Energy Accounts' Department |
| Contact name | Daniela Koleva - solid fuels Antonia Parvanova - oil and petroleum products Iveta Minkova - natural gas Tsvetelina Veselinova - electricity |
| Contact person function | Chief expert State expert State expert Chief expert |
| Contact mail address | 2, P.Volov Str., Sofia 1038, Bulgaria |
| Contact email address | TsVeselinova@NSI.bg |
| Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 590 +359 2 9857 589 +359 2 9857 191 +359 2 9857 476 |
| Contact fax number | |
| Statistical presentation | |
| Data description | Monthly data on production, imports (incl.entries) by country of origin, exports (incl. exits) by country of destination, marine bunkers (for petroleum products only), stock change and deliveries of the following energy products: solid fuels, oil and petroleum products, natural gas and electricity. |
| Classification system | · Nomenclature of energy products as part of PRODPROM to 2007 · Nomenclature of energy products (PRODENERGY) since 01.01.2008 |
| Sector coverage | Economic activities, covered in data production are: Extraction of coal, oil and natural gas; Production of petroleum products; Production of BKB; Production of electricity; Transport via pipelines; Trade (imports/entries and exports/exits) of energy products. |
| Statistical concepts and definitions | Production, imports (incl. entries) by country of origin, exports (incl. exits) by country of destination, marine bunkers (for petroleum products only), stock change and deliveries of solid fuels, oil and petroleum products, natural gas and electricity. |
| Statistical unit | Statistical unit observed is enterprise. |
| Statistical population | Enterprises that produce, import and/or export, bunker, store and deliver energy products; operators, performing licensed activities of natural gas transmission and storage. |
| Reference area | For the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. |
| Time coverage | Since January 2001. |
| Base period | Not applicable. |
| Statistical processing | |
| Source data | Statistical surveys: - Monthly report for solid fuels - Monthly report for oil and petroleum products - Monthly report for natural gas - Monthly report for electricity. |
| Frequency of data collection | Monthly |
| Data collection | Data collection is carried out with a questionnaires in Excel format, sent by e-mail. |
| Data validation | Questionnaires contain logical and arithmetical controls for preliminary control at the moment of the filling in the data by the respondents. Validation of the obtained data is performed in two stages: at regional level - in RSO and at national level - in NSI, and is expressed in comparison of data with the previous periods and other internal sources of information. |
| Data compilation | Aggregation of data at national level using Visual Basic. |
| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Quality management | |
| Quality assurance | The data are validated and corrected by the NSI in case of inaccuracies found. |
| Quality assessment | Following the reporting of the data, Eurostat and the International Energy Agency carry out data validation procedure in which, if necessary, additional clarifications related to the reported data are sent, or corrections are made in case of inaccuracies. |
| Relevance | |
| User needs | Information is used for analytical, forecasting and management purposes by Ministries and other organizations, companies and citizens. |
| User satisfaction | No consumer satisfaction survey was conducted. |
| Completeness | Data completely cover the requirements of the Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics and its amendments in terms of the observed indicators and the range of energy products. |
| Data completeness - rate | Number of data cells provided is equal to the number of required data cells, according to the specifics of each energy product. |
| Accuracy and reliability | |
| Overall accuracy | |
| Sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Sampling errors - indicators | Not applicable. |
| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
| Coverage error | Isolated cases of companies that have ceased or changed their activities, having a negligible impact on aggregated data at the national level. |
| Over-coverage - rate | No over-coverage. |
| Common units - proportion | Very high share of the common units, as the respondents for indicators Imports (Entries) / Exports (Exits) from the monthly surveys are determined on the basis of administrative data. |
| Measurement error | Isolated cases of incorrect or missing data. |
| Non response error | No non-response errors. |
| Unit non-response - rate | Not applicable. |
| Item non-response - rate | Not applicable. |
| Processing error | No processing errors. |
| Imputation - rate | Not applicable. |
| Model assumption error | Not applicable. |
| Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable. |
| Data revision - policy | No established official policy for data revision. |
| Data revision - practice | Revision is made in case of change of the used classifications, methodologies, or in case of detection of incorrect data - omissions or inaccuracies in the data submitted by the respondents. |
| Data revision - average size | Not currently calculated. |
| Timeliness and punctuality | |
| Timeliness | Respondents provide data on monthly surveys within 20 days after the reporting month. The data are reported in the following terms: - solid fuels - up to 60 days after the reporting month, - oil and oil products - preliminary data up to 25 days after the reporting month, final data - up to 55 days after the reporting month, - natural gas - preliminary data up to 30 days after the reporting month, final data - up to 55 days after the reporting month, - electricity - up to 60 days after the reporting month. |
| Time lag - first results | Not applicable. |
| Time lag - final results | Data are published on the 60th day after the reporting month. |
| Punctuality | Data are published on the dates indicated in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the NSI. |
| Punctuality - delivery and publication | Data are submitted in time according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the NSI. |
| Coherence and comparability | |
Data are comparable with the data of the EU Member States for the whole observed period - from 2001. | |
| Comparability - geographical | Data are geographically comparable for the entire period for which they are available - from 2001. |
| Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable. |
| Comparability - over time | Data are comparable in time for the entire period for which they are available - from 2001. |
| Length of comparable time series | Time series with no breaks for the period from 2001 to the last reporting month. |
| Coherence - cross domain | Data for the indicators Import (Entries), Exports (Exits) and Marine bunkering are consistent with the data of External Trade in Goods Statistics for the respective month, except in cases where methodological differences between the two areas exist. |
| Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | Not applicable. |
| Coherence - National Accounts | Not applicable. |
| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
| Accessibility and clarity | |
| News release | Regular monthly press releases. |
| Publications | Not applicable. |
| On-line database | Detailed results are available to all users of the NSI website in section 'Environment and Energy', rubric 'Energy' - Production and deliveries of energy products: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/5019, as wll as in Information system for online requests for statistical information 'INFOSTAT', section 'Environment and Energy', rubric 'Energy' - Production and deliveries of energy products: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=133 |
| Data tables - consultations | Not applicable. |
| Micro-data access | Not applicable. |
| Other | Information service upon request according to the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services. |
| Metadata - consultations | Not applicable. |
| Documentation on methodology | Annex B - Monthly energy statistics of the Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics and its ammendments. |
| Metadata completeness – rate | The metadata elements provided match the total number of metadata elements applied. |
| Quality documentation | Quality report for the data, prepared according to the requirements of the Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics - prepared on every 5 years. |
| Cost and burden | |
Costs related to the collection and production of statistical data are announced annually in the National Statistical Program. No specific studies on the burden of the respondents. | |
| Confidentiality | |
| Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:087:0164:0173:EN:PDF |
| Confidentiality – data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. Publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
| Comment | |
Up to 2019 data on production and imports of crude oil were confidential and were not published. From 2020 only the production is confidential. | |
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 29.08.2025 | Production and deliveries of energy products - June 2025 |
| 29.09.2025 | Production and deliveries of energy products - July 2025 |
| 30.09.2025 | Electricity and natural gas prices for household and final non-household customers - First half of 2025 |
| 30.10.2025 | Production and deliveries of energy products - August 2025 |
| 28.11.2025 | Production and deliveries of energy products - September 2025 |
| 28.11.2025 | Renewables - 2024 |
| 28.11.2025 | Overall energy balance sheet - 2024 |
| 19.12.2025 | Combined heat and power units (CHP units) - 2024 |
| 19.12.2025 | District heating and cooling systems - 2024 |
| 30.12.2025 | Production and deliveries of energy products - October 2025 |
| 6.01.2026 | Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption - 2024 |
| 29.01.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - November 2025 |
| 2.03.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - December 2025 |
| 31.03.2026 | Electricity and natural gas prices for household and final non-household customers - Second half of 2025 |
| 1.04.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - January 2026 |
| 29.04.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - February 2026 |
| 29.05.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - March 2026 |
| 29.06.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - April 2026 |
| 30.07.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - May 2026 |
| 28.08.2026 | Production and deliveries of energy products - June 2026 |
| Date | Name | File |
|---|---|---|
| 16.07.2025 | Statistical Yearbook 2024 |
16539.09 kb |
| 17.03.2025 | Energy Balances 2023 |
2219 kb |
| 14.06.2024 | Bulgaria 2024 |
13033.13 kb |
| 3.06.2024 | Statistical Yearbook 2023 |
19438.96 kb |
| 13.03.2024 | Energy Balances 2022 |
2234 kb |
| 7.06.2023 | Statistical Yearbook 2022 |
19391.51 kb |
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) is a state institution in Bulgaria that collects, processes and disseminates official statistical information on social, economic and demographic processes in the country. The NSI's activities are aimed at providing objective and reliable data that support informed decision-making by the state, business and society. The Institute works in accordance with international statistical standards and is an active participant in the European Statistical System.
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