Bulgaria to set up 10 hydrogen fueling stations by 2025
Ten hydrogen vehicle fueling stations will be installed in Bulgaria by 2025, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Anguel Popov has announced. The construction of the stations is envisaged under the national program for alternative fuel markets. Popov also said that the possible locations for the hydrogen fueling stations are being examined and […]
Macedonia, Bulgaria ink MoU to develop regulatory basis for day-ahead market coupling
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on electricity day-ahead market coupling, as part of plans to complete the coupling in the second quarter of 2019. The MoU, inked by Macedonian Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi and Bulgarian Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova, is aimed at creating […]
Slovenian – Croatian market coupling set for June 19
Croatian power exchange (CROPEX) and its Slovenian counterpart, BSP SouthPool, have announced they will merge on June 19 and join the rest of Europe through the Multi-regional Coupling (MRC) project. The launch is the finalization of day-ahead market coupling implementations on Slovenian borders and first implementation of implicit allocation for Croatian bidding zone, which will […]
Bulgaria to add 647 MW in installed capacity, RES contribute with 401 MW
Bulgarian electricity transmission system operator ESO has announced its plan to add additional installed capacity of 647 MW by 2027. Renewable energy will be accounted for 401 MW. The forecast is based on ESO’s ten-year plan for the development of the electricity transmission network. This is expected to increase the country’s annual electricity production to […]
IBEX has successfully started intraday electricity market
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) launched the intraday market (IDM) segment in Bulgaria on April 11. The minimum amount of electricity that can be traded is 100 kWh, and the price step is 10 euro cents. According to the IBEX’ statement, 20 participants already registered on this segment and they all can now submit […]
IBEX announces intraday market kick off
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) announced the launch of the intraday market (IDM) on April 11. “On April 11 at 14:00 CET, the IDM market segment will be open for real trading with delivery after 00:00 CET on the April 12. We kindly invite all market participants that are still not registered as a […]
Bulgarian company eyeing investment in solar energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian company Lada Nar is eyeing investment opportunities in the energy sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), primarily in solar energy. The Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BH (FIPA) Goran Milinić talked to Erdinch Ramadan, representative of the Bulgarian company, and the Ambassador of BiH to Bulgaria Radomir Bogdanović about the possibilities […]
Bulgaria and Greece will soon be connected by new transmission line
A new overhead electric line will soon connect Greece and Bulgaria. This new single circuit 400kV interconnection line between the substations Maritsa East in Bulgaria and Nea Santa in Greece will be of approximately 150 km in length. According to the Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Valentin Yovev a detailed development […]
