Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s NECP: EUR 42.7 billion in investment needed to meet 2030 goals
16 October 2020 - Bulgaria said in its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that it targets zero greenhouse gas emissions for 2030
MET Group buys 42 MW wind farm in Bulgaria from Enel
14 October 2020 - Switzerland-based energy company MET Group has signed an agreement to buy a 100% stake in...
Bulgaria to add 2.65 GW of renewables capacity by 2030
15 September 2020 - In its draft Sustainable Energy Development Strategy until 2030 with a 2050 horizon, Bulgaria doesn’t...
Bulgaria: all companies set to enter the free electricity market from 1 October 2020
24 August 2020 - Authors: Dimitar Zwiatkov, partner and Maria Harizanova, associate at CMS Bulgaria On 1 October 2020, all non-residential...
Enery BG 1 plans to build 400 MW solar power plant in southern Bulgaria
24 August 2020 - Austrian-owned Enery BG 1 Ltd. plans to build a solar power plant in the municipality...
Greenpeace demands coal phaseout in Bulgaria by 2030
20 August 2020 - The government in Sofia should look up to Greece in its energy policy, according to...
Bulgaria plans to burn coal until 2050 – energy minister
13 August 2020 - Bulgaria plans to continue to use coal for the generation of electricity until 2050 due...
Contract signed for largest self-consumption PV plant in Bulgaria
30 July 2020 - Copper producer Aurubis Bulgaria and energy solution provider CEZ ESCO Bulgaria have signed a contract...
Bulgaria’s 300,000 firms to leave regulated power market amid liberalization
26 June 2020 - As of October 1, about 300,000 companies in Bulgaria will have an obligation to choose...
OMV Petrom, Eldrive to install 30 charging points for electric cars in Romania, Bulgaria
01 June 2020 - Oil and gas company OMV Petrom and charging points operator Eldrive will install 30 fast-charging...
TPP Bobov Dol intends to stop burning waste
30 April 2020 - Coal-fired power plant Bobov Dol intends to terminate the co-incineration of unregulated waste, according to...
Lovech in Bulgaria to renew public lighting in EUR 596 million project
18 March 2020 - MPEnergi from Norway is about to replace 4,483 street lamps with LED technology and install...
Environmental organizations ask EU to stop waste burning in coal power plants in Bulgaria
03 March 2020 - Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth, Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata are bringing a legal complaint to...
Bulgaria to continue to use coal power plants at least until 2030
27 February 2020 - Bulgaria will continue to use its coal power plants in the following decade and further...
Metro Bulgaria equipping supermarket roofs with solar power plants
03 January 2020 - Three retail units in total out of 11 will have photovoltaic arrays on top of...
Sofia upgrading air pollution response system, may restrict traffic
23 December 2019 - The center of Bulgaria’s capital city has good air quality for the first time since...