Cyprus, Bulgarian capital Sofia preparing photovoltaics programs for vulnerable households
Cyprus and Sofia Municipality are launching public calls for solar panels for free for a number of households. Another option in Cyprus is to install a PV system without upfront costs.
Arrests in Bulgaria for enabling solar power projects on fertile land
Two officials in Bulgaria are charged with illegally lowering the quality grades of agricultural land to allow solar power plant projects
Bulgarian President Radev trying to overturn both new energy laws
President Rumen Radev is trying to prevent the use of agricultural land for electricity production and he refused to enact the Law on Energy for failing to protect consumers
Bulgaria unveils two pumped storage hydropower projects of 800 MW each
Planning is underway in Bulgaria to install two underground pumped storage hydropower facilities with a combined capacity of 1.6 GW.
Bulgaria readies subsidies for energy storage within wind, solar projects
Bulgaria has opened a public consultation on the design of the first tender for subsidies for renewables with collocated energy storage
Electrohold to supply green electricity to retailer Billa Bulgaria under 10-year PPA
The power purchase agreement (PPA) with Billa envisages electricity supply over a period of 10 years at a fixed price
Bulgaria adopts changes to Energy from Renewable Sources Act
Bulgaria simplified renewables permitting, rolled out banking guarantees for projects and regulated citizen energy communities
Bulgaria could add as much as 42 GW from wind outside protected areas
A study found that Bulgaria is expected to increase its total wind power capacity by as much as 9.2 GW by 2040. The most suitable areas, in the northeast, have a combined onshore and offshore potential of up to 10.2 GW. The country’s Black Sea can host 176 GW in theory. The slow adoption of […]
