April 29 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's electricity production dropped by an annual 22.6% in February, reaching 3,186 GWh, and was 14.4% lower than in January, the statistical office said on Monday.
Production of solid fuels marked the steepest yearly fall, of 64.5% to 989,000 tonnes, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a regular data release. It also posted the largest monthly drop, at 36.5%.
In comparison, petrol output posted the highest annual rise, at 20.7% to 140,000 tonnes, while production of liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) marked the largest monthly increase, at 25% to 5,000 tonnes.
Bulgaria's total output of oil products grew by 15.5% on the year to 543,000 tonnes in February, which also represented a 3.8% climb month-on-month.
In terms of energy products deliveries, solid fuels recorded the biggest annual fall, at 60.2% to 1.03 million tonnes, and the steepest monthly decline, at 36.5%.
On an annual basis, deliveries increased only for petrol, by 28.2% to 50,000 tonnes.
There were no monthly increases reported for any of the energy products observed in the review month.
Overall deliveries of oil products were 8.6% lower than in January and 8.6% lower compared to February 2023, at 317,000 tonnes, the data from NSI showed.
Below are the figures on Bulgaria's output and deliveries of electricity and fuels in February:
.Production |
Quantity |
y/y % change |
m/m % change |
Electricity |
3,186 GWh |
-22.6 |
-14.4 |
Solid fuels |
989,000 t |
-64.5 |
-36.5 |
Oil products |
543,000 t |
15.5 |
3.8 |
-petrol |
140,000 t |
20.7 |
-4.1 |
-diesel |
242,000 t |
6.6 |
2.5 |
-LPG |
5,000 t |
0.0 |
25.0 |
Natural gas |
1 mcm |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.Deliveries |
|
|
|
Electricity |
2,969 GWh |
-6.7 |
-20.0 |
Solid fuels |
1,032,000 t |
-60.2 |
-36.5 |
Oil products |
317,000 t |
-8.6 |
-8.6 |
-petrol |
50,000 t |
28.2 |
-3.8 |
-diesel |
179,000 t |
-10.1 |
-13.5 |
-LPG |
36,000 t |
-18.2 |
-7.7 |
Natural gas |
249 mcm |
-3.5 |
-16.2 |
mcm = million cubic metres.
Source: NSI