Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | VVER V-320 |
| Owner | Bulgarian Energy Holding Company |
| Operator | Kozloduy NPP Plc |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 9 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 5 November 1987 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 29 November 1987 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 23 December 1988 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1003 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1040 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3120 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 953 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 887 | 667 | 136.95 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 887 | 7027 | 3933.16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | 953 | 4663 | 3355.08 | 53.20 | 51.50 | 51.50 | 40.20 | 40.20 |
| 1990 | 953 | 5592 | 3380.91 | 63.80 | 41.80 | 46.60 | 40.50 | 40.30 |
| 1991 | 953 | 2777 | 1950.37 | 31.70 | 31.70 | 41.70 | 23.40 | 34.70 |
| 1992 | 953 | 4982 | 3540.69 | 56.70 | 47.00 | 43.00 | 42.30 | 36.60 |
| 1993 | 953 | 4675 | 3278.01 | 53.40 | 47.50 | 43.90 | 39.30 | 37.10 |
| 1994 | 953 | 4350 | 2880.40 | 49.70 | 48.00 | 44.60 | 34.50 | 36.70 |
| 1995 | 953 | 5988 | 4699.34 | 68.40 | 59.40 | 46.70 | 56.30 | 39.50 |
| 1996 | 953 | 6468 | 4720.27 | 73.60 | 73.80 | 50.10 | 56.40 | 41.60 |
| 1997 | 953 | 6034 | 4410.25 | 68.90 | 68.70 | 52.20 | 52.80 | 42.80 |
| 1998 | 953 | 6467 | 3741.00 | 73.80 | 73.30 | 54.30 | 44.80 | 43.00 |
| 1999 | 953 | 4838 | 3423.21 | 55.20 | 50.40 | 53.90 | 41.00 | 42.90 |
| 2000 | 1000 | 5406 | 4340.81 | 61.50 | 54.40 | 54.00 | 49.40 | 43.40 |
| 2001 | 953 | 5940 | 5049.55 | 67.80 | 61.50 | 54.60 | 60.50 | 44.70 |
| 2002 | 953 | 7003 | 5095.85 | 79.90 | 79.40 | 56.30 | 61.00 | 45.90 |
| 2003 | 953 | 8579 | 5596.69 | 97.90 | 98.60 | 59.10 | 67.00 | 47.30 |
| 2004 | 953 | 5906 | 4842.04 | 67.20 | 67.20 | 59.60 | 57.80 | 48.00 |
| 2005 | 953 | 6641 | 5513.48 | 75.80 | 75.20 | 60.50 | 66.00 | 49.00 |
| 2006 | 953 | 6691 | 6047.02 | 76.40 | 75.70 | 61.40 | 72.40 | 50.30 |
| 2007 | 953 | 7090 | 6669.92 | 80.90 | 80.20 | 62.40 | 79.90 | 51.90 |
| 2008 | 953 | 7796 | 7341.29 | 88.80 | 87.80 | 63.60 | 87.70 | 53.70 |
| 2009 | 953 | 7759 | 7181.55 | 88.60 | 87.70 | 64.80 | 86.00 | 55.20 |
| 2010 | 953 | 7620 | 7293.30 | 87.00 | 85.90 | 65.70 | 87.40 | 56.60 |
| 2011 | 953 | 7878 | 7639.25 | 89.90 | 89.70 | 66.80 | 91.50 | 58.20 |
| 2012 | 953 | 7876 | 7534.46 | 89.70 | 89.10 | 67.70 | 90.00 | 59.50 |
| 2013 | 953 | 7551 | 6569.82 | 86.20 | 85.10 | 68.40 | 78.70 | 60.30 |
| 2014 | 963 | 7912 | 7580.91 | 90.30 | 89.70 | 69.20 | 89.90 | 61.40 |
| 2015 | 963 | 7856 | 7502.66 | 89.70 | 89.30 | 70.00 | 88.90 | 62.40 |
| 2016 | 963 | 7875 | 7562.34 | 89.60 | 88.60 | 70.60 | 89.40 | 63.40 |
| 2017 | 963 | 7580 | 7369.19 | 86.50 | 85.90 | 71.20 | 87.40 | 64.20 |
| 2018 | 963 | 7788 | 7561.29 | 88.90 | 88.30 | 71.80 | 89.60 | 65.10 |
| 2019 | 1003 | 7808 | 7825.41 | 89.10 | 88.50 | 72.30 | 92.10 | 66.00 |
| 2020 | 1003 | 7768 | 7881.46 | 88.40 | 87.80 | 72.80 | 89.50 | 66.70 |
| 2021 | 1003 | 7771 | 7946.42 | 88.70 | 88.30 | 73.30 | 90.40 | 67.50 |
| 2022 | 1003 | 7923 | 8104.37 | 90.40 | 90.00 | 73.80 | 92.20 | 68.20 |
| 2023 | 1003 | 7888 | 7932.76 | 90.00 | 88.30 | 74.20 | 90.30 | 68.90 |