Bulgaria
Bulgaria to replace broken turbines in Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant
20 September 2024 - Bulgaria's NEK launched a tender for the supply and replacement of two out of four turbines in pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira
Bulgartransgaz, Greece’s DESFA collaborate to unleash hydrogen potential
17 September 2024 - Potential hydrogen market participants can submit expressions of interest to Bulgarian gas TSO Bulgartransgaz and Greece's DESFA
Bulgaria, Oman seek to boost energy cooperation
29 August 2024 - Bulgaria and Oman intend to develop mutual projects in the sectors of natural gas, hydrogen, renewable energy production, storage, and oil
Turkish solar panel maker to build EUR 123 million plant in Bulgaria
23 August 2024 - The Bulgarian Council of Ministers has given the green light for signing a memorandum of understanding with Smart Solar Technologies
ESO registers 45.5% surge in green electricity in Bulgarian transmission grid
21 August 2024 - ESO said total volume of wind, solar and biomass in the transmission grid jumped 45.5% from the beginning of 2024 on a year-to-year basis
Bulgaria launches call for grants for standalone energy storage units
21 August 2024 - Bulgaria prepared EUR 589 million in grants for standalone energy storage projects. The deadline for applications is November 21.
Investors plan 17,500 MW of new renewable energy capacity by 2033 in Bulgaria – TSO
20 August 2024 - The majority, 85% of 17,500 MW of renewable energy projects, are for solar power plants, the country's TSO ESO said
Greece’s second LNG terminal coming online on October 1
14 August 2024 - After a half-year delay, the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal is set to be commissioned on October 1, Bulgarian Minister Vladimir Malinov said
Bulgarian gas firms to make green hydrogen, mix it into gas grid
13 August 2024 - The Bulgarian Natural Gas Association (BAPG) is planning a project to produce green hydrogen and mix it into the gas distribution grid
Northeast Bulgarian town resists giant wind power project that wpd revived
09 August 2024 - Wpd is facing backlash for trying to amend and merge two old wind power projects in General Toshevo in northeast Bulgaria
Danube river hydropower project of 840 MW eligible for EU funding
02 August 2024 - The proposed Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower complex on the Danube entered the EU's List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects
East-West Energy Corridor to extend from Turkey to Montenegro
24 July 2024 - Bulgaria's ESO received a grant from the US for a feasibility study for the proposed East-West Energy Corridor between Turkey and Montenegro
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
09 July 2024 - The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Bulgaria experiences historic power output slump in June
09 July 2024 - Bulgaria's total power output in June was the weakest since 2019. The country only had a slight year-to-date surplus in electricity trade.
Bulgarian solar power producers rally as balancing prices push them toward bankruptcy
27 June 2024 - Owners of PV systems blocked a major road in Bulgaria to urge authorities to revise the methodology for determining balancing prices
Bulgaria outlines EU-funded tender for standalone energy storage units
26 June 2024 - The draft for the RESTORE tender for support to energy storage facilities in the electricity transmission system was issued for public consultation