Natural gas price in Bulgaria
Day Ahead 03.11.2026: 85.79 EUR/MWh (−9.67 % vs the previous gas day) — volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of natural gas for delivery on 03.11.2026 on the BETP organised exchange market.
The Day Ahead product trades every working day for delivery in the following gas day; the price is formed by the trades concluded on BETP and updates automatically after each trading session.
See also: all Day Ahead trades · Monthly Report October 2026
What the exchange price of gas shows
The price of natural gas on the BETP organised exchange market is formed freely by the trades concluded between the market members – traders, producers, suppliers and large industrial consumers. The published price is the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) in EUR/MWh for the given product and delivery day – excluding VAT, transmission tariffs and other regulated components. The most-watched figure is the Day Ahead price – natural gas for delivery in the following gas day. The spot segment also trades the Within Day, Weekend and Monday products, and the forward segment trades weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly contracts.
Monthly natural gas prices on BETP
| Month | Day Ahead | Within Day | Weekend | Monday | Total volume (MWh) | Average price (VWAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 80.66 | 79.49 | 80.07 | 80.87 | 399 730 | 80.35 |
| September 2026 | 62.35 | 63.00 | 62.88 | 60.52 | 396 687 | 62.46 |
| August 2026 | 55.19 | 59.16 | 54.98 | 56.01 | 105 467 | 55.53 |
| July 2026 | 46.78 | 47.34 | 47.57 | 47.78 | 105 746 | 47.12 |
| June 2026 | 43.30 | 46.52 | 44.92 | 41.19 | 44 734 | 44.17 |
| May 2026 | 46.79 | 47.04 | 46.22 | 46.55 | 37 871 | 46.75 |
| April 2026 | 48.09 | 48.68 | 46.99 | 48.07 | 66 899 | 48.25 |
| March 2026 | 45.81 | 42.83 | 46.29 | 52.48 | 52 972 | 44.77 |
| February 2026 | 31.57 | 33.88 | 30.29 | – | 25 352 | 31.94 |
| January 2026 | 36.21 | 35.16 | 35.91 | – | 30 640 | 35.96 |
| December 2025 | 29.71 | 30.48 | 30.82 | – | 22 466 | 30.13 |
Regulated price versus exchange price
Bulgaria has both a regulated and a free (exchange) price of natural gas. The regulated price is approved every month by the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) and is the price at which the public supplier sells gas to the end suppliers and to the district-heating companies; it also drives the prices of household customers on the regulated market. The BETP exchange price is a market price – the result of supply and demand for a specific delivery day or period – and is the price at which participants on the free market trade. The two move in the same direction, because both follow the European gas hubs, but the exchange price reacts immediately to market conditions while the regulated price is set once a month under the EWRC methodology.
Indexes and historical data
Data by delivery day is in the spot segment archives, aggregated monthly figures in the monthly reports, and the BETP indexes give a reference value for the price of natural gas in Bulgaria.
Frequently asked questions
What is the price of natural gas today?
The current Day Ahead exchange price in EUR/MWh is shown at the top of this page and updates automatically after every BETP trading session.
How is the exchange price of gas formed?
From the trades concluded: for every product and delivery day BETP publishes the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) – the total value of all trades divided by the traded quantity in MWh.
What does EUR/MWh mean?
The price is quoted in euro per megawatt-hour of energy (EUR/MWh), as on every European gas exchange. All prices on this page are in EUR/MWh, excluding VAT.
Who can trade on BETP?
Market members – licensed traders, producers, suppliers and industrial consumers that have completed the membership procedure.
How does the exchange price compare with the EWRC regulated price?
The regulated price is set once a month under the EWRC methodology, while the exchange price is a market price that changes every day. To compare them, use the BETP monthly volume-weighted price from the table above against the EWRC-approved price for the same month.