Bulgaria
Bulgaria suspends ill-designed solar energy support program
14 April 2025 - In a suspended scheme for solar thermal collectors and PV panels, beneficiaries need to buy and install them, and then they get reimbursed
Eurowind Energy signs virtual PPA in Romania with automotive manufacturer
03 April 2025 - Autoliv contracted the supply of electricity from a wind park that Eurowind Energy built in Romania and Alight's solar project in Finland
Bulgaria aims to make Europe’s biggest energy community
03 April 2025 - The upcoming solar power program in Bulgaria for municipalities and small businesses will create Europe's biggest energy community, Minister Zhecho Stankov claims
Greek companies expand to Bulgaria with solar power investments
02 April 2025 - PPC and Masdar's Greek subsidiary Terna Energy are separately building two solar power plants in Bulgaria, valued at EUR 190 million in total
Bulgaria’s IBEX opens registration for market of guarantees of origin of electricity
01 April 2025 - The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is registering entities interested in participating in a market for guarantees of origin
Greece’s IPTO connects to balancing energy platform PICASSO
20 March 2025 - The Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece has joined PICASSO, soon after ESO, its counterpart in neighboring Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s plastic waste recycling rate much lower than in official statistics, report reveals
20 March 2025 - Over half of Bulgarian municipalities reported recycling rates for municipal waste of under 10% for 2019 – some were virtually at zero
PPC begins construction of 165 MW solar farm with BESS in Bulgaria
18 March 2025 - PPC Group is accelerating its expansion in the Balkans by laying the foundation stone for its Colosseum solar power project in Bulgaria
Terna Energy to build solar power plant of 130 MW in Bulgaria
06 March 2025 - Masdar's subsidiary Terna Energy is developing a project for a 130 MW photovoltaic plant near Burgas in Bulgaria
Eurowind Energy launches 1.2 GW wind power project in Romania
06 March 2025 - Eurowind Energy plans nine wind power plants of an overall 1.2 GW in Romania, while Geo Power has a giant hybrid energy project in Bulgaria
REIB insures Romania’s biggest photovoltaic plant
13 February 2025 - Renewable Energy Insurance Broker (REIB) provided insurance packages for every phase of development of the Rătești solar park
Bulgaria’s ESO joins European balancing platform PICASSO
11 February 2025 - Bulgaria's Electricity System Operator became the first TSO in Southeast Europe to connect to cross-border balancing platform PICASSO