Nuclear power accounts for 40% of Bulgaria’s energy production

In 2024, 12 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 649 524 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity, an increase of 4.8% compared with 2023, according to Eurostat. The country most dependent on nuclear electricity in 2024 was France (67.3%). With 15,777 gigawatt-hours of nuclear energy generated in 2024, Bulgaria ranks alongside Hungary, Belgium, Finland and the Czech Republic, with around 40% of their total electricity production coming from nuclear power plants.

Edited by Miglena Ivanova

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov