Bulgaria consumes over 7,300 MW electricity in the evening

A record-high consumption of electricity in the country during the recent extremely cold days was reported today by the Electricity System Operator (ESO). On Tuesday evening, Bulgarians consumed 7,354 MW of electricity, exceeding the previous record registered in the winter of 2010. Electricity consumption on Tuesday was 153 million kWh and is expected to exceed 154 million kWh on Wednesday, or more than 7,300 MW during peak hours. ESO reports an increased minimum consumption of electricity as well, which is already 5,700 MW in the early hours of the day. On January 31, electricity consumption rose by 6%, compared to the previous day. ESO has switched on an additional cold reserve, hydroelectric power plants are also operating and the export of electricity continues.

The electricity distribution company EVN reported that the load in their grid reached 1,993 MW, which is record-high for the system. The previous maximum consumption demand stood at 1,655 MW in the winter of 2010 when there was a crisis with the gas supplies to Bulgaria. A week earlier, the consumption of electricity in Southern Bulgaria was 20% lower, the company added. EVN does not rule out new consumption records because of the continuing cold spell.

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