Bulgaria
Bulgaria to suspend transit tax for Russian gas
12 December 2023 - Bulgaria is shelving its controversial transit tax for Russian gas to avoid another delay in entering the Schengen Area
Two more electricity corridors planned to connect Balkans with Italy
11 December 2023 - Bulgaria and Albania are planning green power corridors to connect with Italy, through Montenegro and via a subsea line, respectively
Bulgaria earmarks EUR 8.2 million for Stara Zagora hydrogen valley
07 December 2023 - Minister of Innovation and Growth Milena Stoycheva said the Stara Zagora hydrogen valley project would get EUR 8.2 million in EU funds
Energy independence of the University of Cyprus
24 November 2023 - The University of Cyprus is preparing to materialize its old plan for a 10 MW photovoltaic park, but with batteries
Bulgarian city seeks to set up country’s first energy community
20 November 2023 - Setting up energy communities in Bulgaria has been made possible by recent legislative changes
Hithium, Solarpro shake hands for largest battery energy storage project in SEE
16 November 2023 - The battery energy storage system in Bulgaria will be the first joint project of Hithium and Solarpro, part of Renalfa Solarpro Group
Cyprus, Bulgarian capital Sofia preparing photovoltaics programs for vulnerable households
09 November 2023 - 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
26 October 2023 - 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
19 October 2023 - 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
13 October 2023 - 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
11 October 2023 - 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
10 October 2023 - 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
03 October 2023 - 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
29 September 2023 - A study found that Bulgaria is expected to increase its total wind power capacity by...
Green electricity corridor envisaged to run from Greece to Poland
27 September 2023 - A proposed corridor between Greece and Poland would carry solar power from the Balkans to northwestern Europe and wind power in the opposite direction
Green hydrogen pilot project launched at Chiren gas storage facility in Bulgaria
21 September 2023 - Bulgartransgaz joined forces with domestic and Italian and US partners in a pilot project for green hydrogen at the Chiren storage facility