Electric motors, generators and transformers market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 107 supply contracts for electric motors, generators and transformers through award notices on TED; the 76 of them that state a value (71%) add up to €131 million. Bulgaria imported €612 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electric motors, generators and transformers in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8504, 8501, 8503 and 8502; all buyers, not only public ones), up 10.9% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 104 companies have won 317 public supply contracts for electric motors, generators and transformers in Bulgaria, in 271 award notices from 51 public buyers.
- 98.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 28.4% of all awards.
- 20.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Bulgaria — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €14.4 billion in 2025, 12.4% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Electric motors, generators and transformers market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/311-electric-motors-generators-and-transformers, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 104
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 271
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 51
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €611.9M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Bulgaria: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 317
- in 271 award notices
- Awarded value
- €201.8M
- from 70% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 104
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 51
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 117 |
| 2025 | 107 |
| 2026 | 93 |
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| 2024 | €38.5M |
| 2025 | €130.6M |
| 2026 | €32.6M |
- Other12
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| Electricity utilities | 248 |
| Urban transport operators | 15 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 15 |
| Universities, schools and research | 7 |
| Economic affairs | 6 |
| Hospitals and health services | 5 |
| Ports | 5 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 4 |
| Other | 12 |
- Yugozapaden197BG41
- Yugoiztochen66BG34
- Yuzhen tsentralen25BG42
- Severoiztochen16BG33
- Severozapaden8BG31
- Severen tsentralen5BG32
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| Yugozapaden | 197 |
| Yugoiztochen | 66 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 25 |
| Severoiztochen | 16 |
| Severozapaden | 8 |
| Severen tsentralen | 5 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 10 · 3.2% |
| Medium-sized | 7 · 2.2% |
| Small | 12 · 3.8% |
| Micro | 1 · 0.3% |
| SME (size not stated) | 287 · 90.5% |
- Austria2
- China1
- RUS1
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| Austria | 2 |
| China | 1 |
| RUS | 1 |
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| 2023 | €551.7M |
| 2024 | €506.3M |
| 2025 | €611.9M |
- София179
- Ковачево61
- Пловдив22
- София8
- Козлодуй7
- Варна6
- Варна5
- София4
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| София | 179 |
| Ковачево | 61 |
| Пловдив | 22 |
| София | 8 |
| Козлодуй | 7 |
| Варна | 6 |
| Варна | 5 |
| София | 4 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8504, 8501, 8503, 8502 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
98.7%
4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
28.4%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
20.3%
Among 296 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- МОТОБУЛ ЕАД85 public contracts in total
- КОНТРАГЕНТ 35 ЕООД41 public contracts in total
- АКТАЕЛ-Н ЕООД17 public contracts in total
- ЕЛПРОМ - ТРАФО СН АД13 public contracts in total
- СМАРТ ПАУЪР ГРИД ООД45 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Bulgaria
- Green Energy (Sofia)Trade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
- SPS – Smart Production SolutionsTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- IFAM – Intronika – RoboticsTrade fair · Ljubljana, Slovenia
- E-world energy & waterTrade fair · Essen, Germany
- HANNOVER MESSETrade fair · Hanover, Germany
- The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe)Trade fair · Munich, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for electric motors, generators and transformers in Bulgaria?
- 104 companies won 271 contract award notices for these categories from 51 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are МОТОБУЛ ЕАД, КОНТРАГЕНТ 35 ЕООД, АКТАЕЛ-Н ЕООД, ЕЛПРОМ - ТРАФО СН АД, СМАРТ ПАУЪР ГРИД ООД.
- How big is the electric motors, generators and transformers market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 107 supply contracts for electric motors, generators and transformers through award notices on TED; the 76 of them that state a value (71%) add up to €131 million. Bulgaria imported €612 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electric motors, generators and transformers in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8504, 8501, 8503 and 8502; all buyers, not only public ones), up 10.9% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of electric motors, generators and transformers meet buyers and distributors in Bulgaria?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Green Energy (Sofia), SPS – Smart Production Solutions, IFAM – Intronika – Robotics, E-world energy & water, HANNOVER MESSE, The smarter E Europe (incl. Intersolar Europe) — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for electric motors, generators and transformers in Bulgaria?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Bulgaria and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.