Bulgarian exchange power 1.93% cheaper on Saturday at €251.63/MWh
The IBEX average price for 17 October is €251.63 per megawatt-hour excluding VAT. Peak hours fall by 3.8%, while traded volume drops by almost 11%.
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is the marketplace where producers, traders and large consumers buy and sell electricity. On the day-ahead market, the price for every hour is set in an auction the day before. For Saturday 17 October, the average price across the whole day (base) is €251.63 per megawatt-hour excluding VAT – 1.93% less than on Friday (€256.57). After a rise of almost 10% for Friday, the price eases slightly.
During peak hours (8:00 to 20:00), a megawatt-hour costs €234.61 on average – 3.80% less than Friday's €243.89. In the remaining hours (off-peak, 0:00–8:00 and 20:00–24:00) the price is €268.65, almost unchanged (−0.22% from €269.25). Evening and night power therefore stays more expensive than daytime power, by €34.04 per megawatt-hour.
Traded volume is 87,129.63 MWh, about 10.85% less than on Friday (97,734.23). Of this, 48,104.80 MWh falls in peak hours and 39,024.83 MWh in the remaining hours. So noticeably less power changes hands on Saturday, but the price falls only slightly. For comparison, 3e-news reports a German base price of €168.27/MWh for 17 October.
| Indicator | Sat, 17 Oct (today) | Sun, 18 Oct (tomorrow) | Fri, 16 Oct (previous day) | Change vs 16 Oct (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base – average price | 251.63 | – | 256.57 | −1.93 % |
| Peak (8:00–20:00) | 234.61 | – | 243.89 | −3.80 % |
| Off-peak | 268.65 | – | 269.25 | −0.22 % |
| Traded volume (MWh) | 87,129.63 | – | 97,734.23 | −10.85 % |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
Sources
- novini247 (препечатка от 3e-news) – IBEX „пазар ден напред“, доставка 17.10.2026: Base 251,63, пик 234,61, извън пика 268,65 EUR/MWh, 87 129,63 MWh (публ. 16.10.2026, 14:48)
- novini247 (препечатка от 3e-news) – IBEX „пазар ден напред“, доставка 16.10.2026: Base 256,57, пик 243,89, извън пика 269,25 EUR/MWh, 97 734,23 MWh (публ. 15.10.2026, 14:32)
- novini247 (препечатка от 3e-news) – OPCOM и европейски борси, доставка 17.10.2026; Германия базова цена 168,27 евро/MWh (публ. 17.10.2026, 08:16)
- 3e-news – Електроенергийни борси (обзор)
