Bulgaria
Bulgaria to add 1,500 MW of solar power capacity in 2024
22 February 2024 - Dimitar Zarchev said there is a need for flexibility capacity for times of surplus production of energy, to use it when it is needed
Hyundai shortlisted for installing new nuclear units in Kozloduy
20 February 2024 - Bulgaria has called on potential contractors to express interest in the construction of a new nuclear power plant with AP1000 technology
Bulgaria, US sign intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation
13 February 2024 - The two countries have signed a deal to build a new nuclear power plant at the site of the existing NPP Kozloduy, the Bulgarian goverment said
Bulgaria invites expressions of interest in construction of new nuclear power plant in Kozloduy
24 January 2024 - Investors can submit expressions of interest in the construction of the a nuclear power plant with AP1000 technology
Projects worth EUR 5.6 billion underway in Bulgaria to replace coal
22 January 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria may close much faster than planned. Companies submitted over 70 proposals for the Just Transition Fund.
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania join forces in offshore wind, green hydrogen
19 January 2024 - Greece, Bulgaria and Romania signed a declaration of intent to develop offshore wind energy projects
ContourGlobal urges Bulgaria to help coal plants for sake of energy security
17 January 2024 - CEO of ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 Vassil Shtonov said Bulgaria needs to keep coal plants afloat until large gas power plants are built
Coal plants in Bulgaria to be shut not by government but by market – minister
15 January 2024 - The country has officially set 2038 as the year when the phaseout of the coal power plants will be completed
Rezolv Energy advances projects for biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria, Romania
11 January 2024 - Rezolv received a green light in Bulgaria for a 229 MW solar park. In neighboring Romania it is building a 1.06 GW PV system.
Bulgarian coal regions get EUR 1.2 billion in grants from EU’s Just Transition Fund
22 December 2023 - Bulgaria's coal regions have EUR 1.2 billion in grants from the EU's Just Transition Fund to decarbonize and transform the local economy
Bulgarian hydrogen solutions firm gets first order for 1 MW electrolyzer
20 December 2023 - Sofia-based Hydrogenera is shifting to megawatt-scale electrolyzer units for the production of hydrogen with a new order
Bulgarian fishers oppose draft offshore wind power law
18 December 2023 - A group of legislators proposed a law to enable offshore wind power turbines to be built in the northern part of Bulgaria's Black Sea waters
Belgium-based ABEE to invest EUR 1.1 billion in battery production in Bulgaria
15 December 2023 - ABEE launched a EUR 1.1 billion project for a battery plant, recycling facility and an R&D center in 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