Bulgaria
Bulgarian citizens demand referendum on wind farms on agricultural land
09 December 2024 - Citizens from four Bulgarian districts protested in Varna, calling for a referendum on constructing solar and wind farms on agricultural land
Bulgaria fails to meet conditions for EUR 653 million in EU grants
02 December 2024 - Bulgaria is risking delays in or losing payments from a EUR 653 million grant package under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility
Bulgarian waterworks firm installs in-pipe hydropower generator
21 November 2024 - A waterworks and sewerage firm in Bulgaria produces electricity using an in-pipe hydropower device in a supply line
Hyundai, Westinghouse sign engineering contract for new nuclear power units in Bulgaria
05 November 2024 - Bulgaria’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2035, Westinghouse said
Bulgaria awards EU funds to 249 projects for renewables with energy storage
04 November 2024 - Developers of 249 projects in Bulgaria will receive EUR 268 million in total grants for renewable electricity plants with energy storage
Rezolv Energy breaks ground on one of biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria
30 October 2024 - Rezolv Energy is building the St. George PV plant of 225 MW in peak capacity at the abandoned Silistra airport in northeastern Bulgaria
Enery commissions PPA-backed PV plant of 113 MW in Bulgaria
17 October 2024 - Enery inaugurated its largest solar power facility. The 113 MW unit is in Tsenovo in northeastern Bulgaria.
Bulgarian mattress factory covers its consumption 100% with solar, batteries
09 October 2024 - A photovoltaic system of 5.6 MW with a battery capacity of 15 MWh will meet the entire electricity needs of the TED mattress factory
Bulgaria introduces deposit or bank guarantee for investors in energy storage
30 September 2024 - The intention is to curb speculative investments in the energy sector and encourage genuine interest in energy storage projects
Rezolv signs VPPA for Vifor wind power project in Romania
27 September 2024 - Rezolv Energy signed the sixth virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for its Vifor wind power project in Romania's east
Solaris Holding inaugurates hybrid park on waste landfill in Bulgaria
26 September 2024 - The firm has inaugurated a PV plant with a storage facility on a former industrial waste site in Pernik, near Bulgaria’s capital Sofia
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