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Bulgaria reports an increase in the share of renewable energy sources in transportation

by AI | 10.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI

In the EU, the share of renewable energy sources in transportation reaches 10.8 percent, with a target of 29 percent by 2030.

photo: Minko Chernev/BTA

BRUSSELS – In Bulgaria, the share of renewable energy sources (RES) in transport in 2023 was 8.1 percent (2.7 percent below the EU average), which represents an increase of 0.4 percent compared to 2022, according to data from Eurostat. In this indicator, the country ranks 17th in the European Union (EU). The share of RES in transport in the EU reached 10.8 percent, an increase of 1.2 percent compared to 2022, when it was 9.6 percent.

RES used in transport include liquid biofuels, biomethane, and the share of renewable electricity used primarily in road and rail transport. This share is 18.2 percent lower than the 2030 target of 29 percent for the use of renewable energy sources in transport. Sweden is the EU country with the highest share of RES in transport and the only country that has already reached the 2030 target with a level of 33.7 percent of renewable sources. Second place is Finland (20.7 percent), followed by the Netherlands (13.4 percent) and Austria (13.2 percent).

The lowest shares were registered in Croatia (0.9 percent), Latvia (1.4 percent), and Greece (3.9 percent).
The largest increase in the use of renewable energy sources in transport between 2022 and 2023 was registered in Sweden (4.9 percent), Austria, and Portugal (both 2.5 percent), while the largest decrease was registered in Latvia (1.7 percent), Croatia (1.5 percent) and Romania (0.9 percent), where a retreat from the set goals is observed.

Achieving the target will require an average annual increase of 2.6 percent between 2024 and 2030. This is more than five times the average annual increase recorded from 2014 to 2023 – from 0.43 percent, adds Eurostat.

Earlier, the EC announced that it will grant nearly 1.25 billion euros free of charge for a total of 41 cross-border energy infrastructure projects in the EU, which are of common or mutual interest. The Commission also announced that it is providing funding for 39 projects in the EU to deploy a network of alternative fuel vehicle charging stations for over 400 million euros. One of these projects is for the construction of 126 charging stations in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. (February 7)