Bulgaria
Bulgaria developing plans to phase out coal by 2040
12 October 2021 - After the upcoming election, Bulgaria's parliament is set to choose between three scenarios for a coal exit: by 2035, 2038 and 2040
IBEX completes first phase of day-ahead market coupling with Romania
06 October 2021 - The day-ahead market coupling will significantly increase competition and reduce market concentration, IBEX said.
Bulgarian government to subsidize electricity price for industrial consumers
29 September 2021 - Prices have increased 72% from the beginning of the year, and today the price on the day-ahead market is at EUR 133 per MWh.
Bulgaria’s 116 GW offshore wind potential in Black Sea is decarbonization opportunity
27 September 2021 - The Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea offer 116 GW of technical wind potential, 26 GW of which can be easily utilized.
Bulgarians protest to keep ban on building hydropower plants in protected areas
25 August 2021 - Citizens protested throughout Bulgaria against the government's proposal to scrap the ban on the construction of hydropower plants in protected areas
Securing EU money for Bulgaria’s energy transition will be difficult without coal phaseout date
09 August 2021 - Professor Koso Stoychev said Slovakia, Romania and Greece have set dates for phasing out coal, and that Bulgaria must do the same.
Bulgaria hints at possible closure of all coal-fired power plants by mid-2025
02 August 2021 - The current version of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan may lead to a rapid coal exit in Bulgaria as the Maritsa East complex would be shut down
MET Group acquires 60 MW Suvorovo wind farm in Bulgaria
02 August 2021 - The gas and power trader and electricity producer has acquired 100% of the firm from Spain-based Grupo Enhol.
Bulgarian-Turkish-Chinese consortium wins bid for Sofia’s RDF-fired CHP plant
30 July 2021 - Consortium led by Bulgarian construction firm Mix-Construction has been selected for the construction of a combined heat and power facility
Solarpro, GreenYellow start strategic partnership with 4 MW PV plant for Solvay
28 July 2021 - Bulgaria’s PV group Solarpro and French solar project developer GreenYellow launched a strategic partnership.
Copper producer Aurubis installing largest solar power plant in Bulgaria for own needs
29 June 2021 - Aurubis hired ČEZ Group's subsidiary CEZ ESCO to build a 10 MW solar power plant near its production site in Bulgaria, located close to Sofia
Two Bulgarian coal power plants to be converted to natural gas, hydrogen
04 June 2021 - The Varna TPP has signed a contract to install two gas-fired units while the Bobov Dol TPP plans a conversion to gas and hydrogen.
Bulgarian citizens turn to court over air pollution in Sofia
03 June 2021 - Six people filed a legal complaint in Bulgaria over the air quality plan in capital city Sofia and are waiting to see if the case would go to court
2 GW of renewable energy projects apply for grid connection in Bulgaria
19 May 2021 - The TSO of Bulgaria received requests for connecting 1.97 GW in renewable energy projects to the grid, over four times more than in the same period of 2020.
Nuclear energy to still be main source of electricity in Bulgaria in 2030 – GlobalData
13 May 2021 - The Bulgarian government is collaborating with the US and Russia in the development of new nuclear power plants.
Apply for EEA’s renewables, energy efficiency grants for Romania, Bulgaria
11 May 2021 - The EEA Financial Mechanism secured grants of EUR 4.6 million in Romania for renewables and EUR 10.7 million in Bulgaria for energy efficiency in buildings