BULGARIA

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

						Annual Average Growth Rate (%)
	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
Population (million)	8.9	9.0	8.2	7.7	7.6	-0.41	-0.81
Population Density (inhabitants/sq.km)	79.9	81.1	73.7	69.8	68.4	-0.41	-0.81
Urban population as percent of total	62.5	67.1	68.4	70.2
Area (1000 km2)	111

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

						Annual Average Growth Rate (%)
	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
GDP (millions of constant 2000 US$)	11,805	14,997	12,599	16,033	19,290	0.33	4.85
GDP per capita (2000 US$/capita)	1,332	1,668	1,542	2,071	2,542	0.73	5.71
PPP (millions of constant 2000 int$)	44,726	60,731	48,190	60,889	74,840	0.37	5.01
PPP per capita (2000 int$/capita)	5,047	6,755	5,898	7,867	9,860	0.78	5.88

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

	1980	1990	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
GDP(1)	20040	16755	12596	31012	35768	40956	48353
GDP(2) per capita	2261	1922	1542	4038	4658	5361	6357
GDP by sector (%)
-Agriculture(3)	14.4	17.7	12.3	7.7	7	5.1	6
-Industry(3)	53.8	51.3	26.7	24.2	25.2	26.5	25.1
-Services(3)	31.8	31	49.6	50.4	49.5	50.5	51.1
-Adjustments(4)			11.4	17.7	18.3	17.9	17.8

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED ENERGY RESERVES

Estimated energy reserves in (*) (Solid and Liquid in million tons, Uranium in metric tons, Gas in billion cubic metres, Hydro in TWhr per year)
	Solid (1)	Liquid (2)	Gas (3)	Uranium (4)	Hydro (5)
Amount	2,187	2,000	6	5,870	15,000

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS

(Energy values are in Exajoule exept where indicated)						Annual Average Growth Rate (%)
Total Energy Requirements	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
Total	1.07	1.21	0.79	0.84	0.74	-1.51	-0.77
Solids	0.39	0.39	0.27	0.29	0.27	-1.88	-0.13
Liquids	0.42	0.40	0.17	0.19	0.17	-4.50	0.14
Gases	0.15	0.23	0.14	0.13	0.10	-0.38	-3.34
Hydro	0.01	< 0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	-1.14	3.58
Nuclear	0.07	0.16	0.20	0.20	0.17	5.56	-1.93
Combustible Renewables and Waste	< 0.01	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.03	4.96	5.62
Other Renewables	0.01	0.01	-0.02	-0.03	-0.02	?	0.50
Final Energy Consumption	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
Total	0.33	0.41	0.41	0.45	0.41	1.12	-0.11
Solids	0.22	0.23	0.18	0.17	0.19	-1.06	0.69
Liquids	0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01	-8.55	-6.55
Gases	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01	0.02	< 0.01	-11.17	0.68
Hydro	0.01	< 0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	-1.14	3.58
Nuclear	0.07	0.16	0.20	0.20	0.17	5.56	-1.93
Combustible Renewables and Waste	< 0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.03	4.82	5.49
Other Renewables	..	..	..	< 0.01	< 0.01	..	..
Net Import (Export-Import)	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
Total	0.76	0.76	0.38	0.41	0.35	-3.41	-0.96
Solids	0.18	0.16	0.10	0.11	0.07	-3.01	-3.06
Liquids	0.42	0.36	0.17	0.20	0.19	-4.47	1.32
Gases	0.14	0.23	0.13	0.11	0.10	-0.51	-2.76
Combustible Renewables and Waste	> -0.01	> -0.01	< 0.01	0.01	< 0.01	?	14.68

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND INSTALLED CAPACITY

Electricity Situation						Annual Average Growth Rate (%)
Electricity Generation	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
Total	34.84	42.14	40.93	44.37	42.97	0.81	0.54
Nuclear	6.17	14.67	18.18	18.65	15.26	5.56	-1.93
Hydro	3.71	1.88	2.95	4.73	4.05	-1.14	3.58
Geothermal	..	..	..	< 0.01	0.24	..	..
Thermal	24.96	25.60	19.80	20.98	23.42	-1.15	1.88
Installed Capacity	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	1980 to 2000	2000 to 2009
Total	8.81	11.13	11.03	11.97	12.03	1.13	0.97
Nuclear	1.32	2.76	3.48	2.72	2.72	4.97	-2.69
Hydro	1.87	1.97	1.88	2.57	2.57	0.03	3.52
Geothermal	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Thermal	5.62	6.40	5.67	6.68	6.68	0.05	1.84

TABLE 7: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31. DECEMBER 2012

Reactor Unit	Type	Net Capacity [MW(e)]	Status	Operator	Reactor Supplier	Construction Date	First Criticality Date	First Grid Date	Commercial Date	Shutdown Date	UCF for 2012
KOZLODUY-5	PWR	953	Operational	KOZNPP	AEE	1980-07-09	1987-11-05	1987-11-29	1988-12-23		89.4
KOZLODUY-6	PWR	953	Operational	KOZNPP	AEE	1982-04-01	1991-05-29	1991-08-02	1993-12-30		88.5
KOZLODUY-1	PWR	408	Permanent Shutdown	KOZNPP	AEE	1970-04-01	1974-06-30	1974-07-24	1974-10-28	2002-12-31
KOZLODUY-2	PWR	408	Permanent Shutdown	KOZNPP	AEE	1970-04-01	1975-08-22	1975-08-24	1975-11-10	2002-12-31
KOZLODUY-3	PWR	408	Permanent Shutdown	KOZNPP	AEE	1973-10-01	1980-12-04	1980-12-17	1981-01-20	2006-12-31
KOZLODUY-4	PWR	408	Permanent Shutdown	KOZNPP	AEE	1973-10-01	1982-04-25	1982-05-17	1982-06-20	2006-12-31
BELENE-1	PWR	953	Cancelled Constr.	KOZNPP	ASE	1987-01-01				2012-03-28
BELENE-2	PWR	953	Cancelled Constr.	KOZNPP	ASE	1987-03-31				2012-03-28

Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System