Bulgarian exchange power 14.57% dearer on Monday at €263.39/MWh
The IBEX average price for 26 October is €263.39 per megawatt-hour excluding VAT. Peak hours rise the most, by 22.65%, and traded volume grows by almost 19%.
On the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX), 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 Monday 26 October, the average price across the whole day (base) is €263.39 per megawatt-hour excluding VAT. That is 14.57% more than on Sunday (€229.89) and ends a run of three declines in a row.
During peak hours (8:00 to 20:00), a megawatt-hour costs €267.57 on average, 22.65% more than Sunday's €218.15. In the remaining hours (off-peak) the price is €259.21, up 7.68% from €240.73. Daytime power is again dearer than night power, by €8.36 per megawatt-hour; on Sunday it was the other way round.
Traded volume is 93,899.48 MWh, about 18.9% more than on Sunday (78,999.75). Of this, 51,287.95 MWh falls in peak hours and 42,611.52 MWh in the remaining hours. The rise is typical for the start of the working week, when factories and offices are back at full capacity.
| Indicator | Mon, 26 Oct (today) | Tue, 27 Oct (tomorrow) | Sun, 25 Oct (previous day) | Change vs 25 Oct (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base – average price | 263.39 | – | 229.89 | +14.57 % |
| Peak (8:00–20:00) | 267.57 | – | 218.15 | +22.65 % |
| Off-peak | 259.21 | – | 240.73 | +7.68 % |
| Traded volume (MWh) | 93,899.48 | – | 78,999.75 | +18.86 % |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
Sources
- novini247 (препечатка от 3e-news, данни IBEX/БНЕБ) – „пазар ден напред“, доставка 26.10.2026: Base 263,39 (+14,57%), пик 267,57 (+22,65%), извън пика 259,21 (+7,68%) EUR/MWh, 93 899,48 MWh (публ. 25.10.2026, 16:16)
- 3e-news – рубрика „Електроенергийни борси“: Енергийната борса затвори при цена за базова енергия от 263.39 EUR/MWh (+14,57%), доставка 26.10.2026 (прегледано 26.10.2026)
