Bulgaria opens calls for battery storage subsidies within renewable energy projects
18 March 2024 - Bulgaria earmarked EUR 273 million in subsidies for battery systems required to be installed together with renewable electricity plants
Greece, Bulgaria offer best returns on battery investments in Europe
27 February 2024 - Investments in battery storage offer the opportunity for profitable energy arbitrage, according to Rystad Energy
Bulgaria to add 1,500 MW of solar power capacity in 2024
22 February 2024 - Dimitar Zarchev said there is a need for flexibility capacity for times of surplus production of energy, to use it when it is needed
Hyundai shortlisted for installing new nuclear units in Kozloduy
20 February 2024 - Bulgaria has called on potential contractors to express interest in the construction of a new nuclear power plant with AP1000 technology
Bulgaria, US sign intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation
13 February 2024 - The two countries have signed a deal to build a new nuclear power plant at the site of the existing NPP Kozloduy, the Bulgarian goverment said
Bulgaria invites expressions of interest in construction of new nuclear power plant in Kozloduy
24 January 2024 - Investors can submit expressions of interest in the construction of the a nuclear power plant with AP1000 technology
Projects worth EUR 5.6 billion underway in Bulgaria to replace coal
22 January 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria may close much faster than planned. Companies submitted over 70 proposals for the Just Transition Fund.
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania join forces in offshore wind, green hydrogen
19 January 2024 - Greece, Bulgaria and Romania signed a declaration of intent to develop offshore wind energy projects
ContourGlobal urges Bulgaria to help coal plants for sake of energy security
17 January 2024 - CEO of ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 Vassil Shtonov said Bulgaria needs to keep coal plants afloat until large gas power plants are built
Coal plants in Bulgaria to be shut not by government but by market – minister
15 January 2024 - The country has officially set 2038 as the year when the phaseout of the coal power plants will be completed
Rezolv Energy advances projects for biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria, Romania
11 January 2024 - Rezolv received a green light in Bulgaria for a 229 MW solar park. In neighboring Romania it is building a 1.06 GW PV system.
Bulgarian coal regions get EUR 1.2 billion in grants from EU’s Just Transition Fund
22 December 2023 - Bulgaria's coal regions have EUR 1.2 billion in grants from the EU's Just Transition Fund to decarbonize and transform the local economy