Bulgaria
Fines for sale of low-quality solid fuels for households come into effect
11 January 2019 - Bulgaria has introduced fines for the sale of low-quality solid fuels for household heating. The...
Recycling firm Integra Plastics building EUR 40 million plant
21 December 2018 - Bulgarian polyolefin recycling company Integra Plastics has started building a EUR 40 million plant in...
RDF-burning CHP plant project given go-ahead
12 December 2018 - The Bulgarian government has given the green light to the managing authority of Operational Programme...
EEX, IBEX to launch Bulgarian power futures
10 December 2018 - Germany’s European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) have signed an...
President Rumen Radev vetoes higher taxes for older cars sought over air pollution
16 November 2018 - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has vetoed changes to the corporate income tax law introducing higher...
Resalta implements one of largest, newest energy monitoring systems in Bulgaria for Serdika Center
15 November 2018 - Slovenia-based Resalta, a leading energy service company (ESCO) in South-East Europe (SEE), has recently completed...
Sofia to deploy 15 electric buses in 2019 as it secures EUR 7.35 million loan from EBRD, GESF
22 October 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Energy Special Fund (GESF)...
Inercom Bulgaria divests solar projects in fresh bid to buy CEZ assets
18 October 2018 - Inercom Bulgaria EAD has filed a fresh merger notification to the country’s Commission for the...
EUR 230 million to be invested in improvements of Bulgaria’s water supply, wastewater treatment
10 October 2018 - A total of EUR 230 million is to be invested to improve Bulgaria’s water supply...
Sofia transport operator plans to buy 30 electric buses
05 October 2018 - Urban transport operator Sofia Electrical Transport Company (SETC), wholly-owned by the City of Sofia, is...
IBEX, ESO join EU XBID Local Implementation Project
18 September 2018 - The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) and the country’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) have become...
BEH gets EBRD’s financial backing to help with energy market liberalization
14 August 2018 - State-owned energy company Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has secured a EUR 100 million investment from...
Biomyc develops biodegradable packaging solution to substitute polystyrene, protect oceans from pollution
09 August 2018 - The Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS), a type of plastic, is widely used in the packaging...
Bulgaria’s NEK reports net loss in H1, to cancel some projects
06 August 2018 - Power utility Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) reported a BGN 74 million (EUR 37.8 million) net...
China’s Sunpower to design biomass power plant in Bulgaria
31 July 2018 - A subsidiary of China’s environmental protection solutions company Sunpower Group will design a biomass power...
Antitrust watchdog blocks CEZ deal with Inercom
25 July 2018 - Bulgaria’s antitrust regulator has blocked the sale of Czech energy group CEZ’s assets in Bulgaria...