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Bulgaria with the cheapest electricity in EU

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In Bulgaria, electricity costs remain the lowest in the EU, according to an analysis of Eurostat data for 2019, made by the Institute of Energy Management. Bulgaria ranks last among EU Member States with final price for electricity of 0.0976 euros/kWh. This is a price about three times lower than the highest, which is paid in Germany - 0.2992 euros/kWh. Bulgarian prices are comparable to those in Turkey and Moldova.

A comparison with neighboring markets shows that households in Romania pay 42% higher electricity bills and those in Greece - 70% higher. However, the electricity costs of households in Bulgaria’s western neighbors are averagely 18% lower, investor.bg reports.



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