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Power plants in Bulgaria

A directory of 55 power plants in Bulgaria with a combined installed capacity of 13,280 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

55power plants
13,280MW total capacity
6fuel types
5with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Bulgaria)

Solar: 23 plants23SolarCoal: 12 plants12CoalGas: 8 plants8GasHydro: 7 plants7HydroNuclear: 1 plants1NuclearWind: 1 plants1Wind

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Bulgaria electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

276gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
71.9%low-carbon electricity
32.8%renewables
28.1%fossil fuels
Nuclear: 39 %39NuclearCoal: 22 %22CoalSolar: 18 %18SolarHydro: 7 %7HydroGas: 5 %5GasBiomass: 4 %4BiomassWind: 4 %4WindOil: 1 %1Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Bulgaria’s power emissions

Across the 5 Bulgaria power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 0.56 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Republika power station (coal), accounts for about 46% of that 5-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Toplofikacia Pernik Ead, EVN Bulgaria Toplofikacia EAD [100%], Toplofikacia Sliven EAD [100%] — control roughly 83% of that 5-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Republika power station: 0.26 Mt CO2/yr0.26Republika …Plovdiv North power station: 0.13 Mt CO2/yr0.13Plovdiv No…Sliven power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Sliven pow…Maritsa 3 power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Maritsa 3 …Rupite power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Rupite pow…

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

Toplofikacia Pernik Ead: 0.26 Mt CO2/yr0.26Toplofikac…EVN Bulgaria Toplofikacia EAD [100%]: 0.13 Mt CO2/yr0.13EVN Bulgar…Toplofikacia Sliven EAD [100%]: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Toplofikac…TEC Maritsa 3 AD: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1TEC Marits…Virtus Investment AD [100%]: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Virtus Inv…

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Bulgaria

#PlantFuelMW
1KOZLODUYNuclear2,080
2Maritsa Itzok-2 power stationCoal1,602
3Varna power stationGas1,180
4Maritsa Iztok-2 power stationGas1,000
5Maritsa Itzok-3 power stationCoal908
6PSCHAIRA GENHydro864
7AES GalabovoCoal690
8Bobov Dol power stationCoal630
9Sofia Iztok power stationGas407
10Lom Power StationCoal400
11PSBELMEKENHydro375
12Sofia power stationGas315
13Rupite power stationGas276
14SESTRIMOHydro240
15Neftochim Refinery power stationGas216
16Brikel power stationCoal200
17RUSECoal180
18Deven power stationCoal174
19SVETI NIKOLAWind156
20PESHTERAHydro135

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Solar (23)Coal (12)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Bulgaria. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/bulgaria/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Bulgaria?

There are 52 current or operating power-plant records in Bulgaria in this open dataset, with about 13,280 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Bulgaria?

KOZLODUY is the largest at about 2,080 MW (nuclear).

What fuels generate electricity in Bulgaria?

The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (23 plants), across 6 fuel types in total.

How clean is Bulgaria's electricity grid?

Bulgaria's grid carbon intensity is about 276 gCO₂/kWh, with 71.9% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).