January 25 (BTA) - Electricity production increased by
24.45 per cent in the first 23 days of January 2022 compared to
January 1-23, 2021, according to the latest data on Bulgaria's
energy balance posted on the website of the Electricity System
Operator (ESO) on Tuesday. Electricity production between
January 1 and 23, 2022 was reported at 3,789,691 MWh, up from
3,045,267 MWh a year earlier.

There was also a 349.62 per cent increase in the balance
(export-import)  compared to a year earlier.

The share of baseload plants in production increased by 31.57
per cent year on year, said ESO. They generated 3,223,941 MWh of
 electricity in January 1-23, 2022, compared to 2,450,363 MWh a
year earlier.

ESO reported an increase in the share of RES in the transmission
 network by 38.46 per cent and in the distribution network by
37.22 per cent.

There was a decrease in the share of electricity from hydropower
 plants by 22.62 per cent in the first 23 days of January 2022
compared to a year earlier, ESO said. RY/DD


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