In a message to its members, the Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association describes the decisions made by KEVR in relation to electricity prices in the period July 2021 - July 2022 as follows:
KEVR determined the estimated market price by groups of producers depending on the primary energy source for the period 01.07.2021 - 30.06.2022 in the amount as follows:
Producers of electrical energy produced from solar energy – BGN 111.53/MWh;
Producers of electrical energy produced by wind energy – BGN 114.76/MWh;
Producers of electric energy produced by hydroelectric power plants with an installed capacity of up to 10 MW – BGN 114.99/MWh;
Producers of electrical energy produced from biomass – BGN 119.40/MWh.
With Decision No. Ц-25/01.07.2021, KEVR determined for the period 01.07.2021 - 30.06.2022 preferential prices for the purchase of electrical energy produced by photovoltaic power plants, which are planned to be built on rooftops and facade structures as follows:
Photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of up to 5 kWp inclusive, which are planned to be built on roof and facade structures of buildings connected to the electricity distribution network and on real estates attached to them in urbanized areas - BGN 193.33/MWh, with a net specific production 1,380 kWh/kWp;
Photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of over 5 kWp up to and including 30 kWp, which are planned to be built on roof and facade structures of buildings connected to the electricity distribution network and on real estate attached to them in urbanized areas - BGN 160.11/MWh, with a net specific production of 1,380 kWh/kWp.
With Decision No. Ц-27/01.07.2021, KEVR approved a price for access to the electricity transmission network for producers of electricity from renewable sources with dynamically changing generation, which is due from producers of electricity from solar and wind energy, connected to the power transmission and power distribution networks, for the entire amount of electricity produced, in the amount of BGN 5.40/MWh, excluding VAT.
On 07/01/2021, with decision No. Ц-27/07/01/2021 of KEVR, final prices were approved in the "Electricity" sector for the new regulatory period 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022. After taking into account all pricing elements and when applying the pricing methodology, the weighted average increase in the price of electricity for consumers on a regulated market for the entire country is 4.40%.
The decision approved a price for "obligations to society" in the amount of BGN 7.18/MWh, excluding VAT, the revenues from which are collected by the Electricity System Security Fund /FSES/. Included in this price are the costs of purchasing electricity from producers from renewable sources who sell at preferential prices, the costs of purchasing energy from cogeneration and the costs of long-term contracts.
In the decision of the regulator on the price of electricity from 1.07.2021, several significant factors were taken into account that occurred after the preliminary calculations were carried out and led to changes - the main reason for the increase in electricity prices is the increased costs of FSES for compensation of electricity , produced by heating plants and factory plants. The reason for the increased costs of these energy companies are the increased prices of the primary fuel purchased by them - natural gas, as well as carbon emissions.
In the final decision of the regulator, the additional increase in electricity after the inclusion of TPP "Maritsa-East 2" in the mix for the regulated market with an annual quota of 1,000,000 MWh, according to the order of the Minister of Energy, was also taken into account.
