Bulgaria
Draft law to be ‘catastrophic’ for Bulgarian power market
21 October 2022 - A new draft law imposing a 5% margin ceiling for wholesale transactions could have a ‘catastrophic’...
Bulgaria prepares EUR 102 million in grants for green energy in tourism sector
18 October 2022 - The tourism sector has access to funds for innovations, energy efficiency, green energy and energy storage systems and for working capital.
28 GW of renewable energy projects requesting grid connection in Bulgaria
07 October 2022 - Bulgaria is receiving requests for the connection of renewable energy plants with a combined capacity of 2 GW every month
Steag, LSG complete 66 MW solar park in Bulgaria, preparing to build another one
05 October 2022 - SENS LSG built a 66 MW solar park near Plovdiv. It is about to start the construction of 50 MW more in capacity in Bulgaria.
Gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria to start commercial operation on October 1
29 September 2022 - Greece and Bulgaria issued operating permits for the interconnector between the two countries' gas networks
Green transformation of Bulgarian coal power plant Bobov Dol
21 September 2022 - After introducing biomass, coal-fired Bobov Dol power plant in Bulgaria is preparing to build a 100 MW photovoltaic unit for a hydrogen project
CWP Global intends to invest EUR 613 million in onshore wind power plant in Bulgaria
21 September 2022 - The Dobrotich Wind project, located on the coast of the Black Sea, will not receive any kind of subsidies
Air pollution in TPP Maritsa 3 could lead to shutdown of all coal plants in Bulgaria
16 September 2022 - The plant is closed for exceeding the amount of SO2 and will remain closed until it meets the norms and standards
Bulgaria to deliver 200 MWh of electricity to North Macedonia
06 September 2022 - prices would have to be defined in accordance with the legislation of Bulgaria and North Macedonia and the EU's directives
Greece increases electricity exports to neighboring Balkan countries
29 August 2022 - Electricity exports from Greece to its neighbors in the north have increased in July and are expected to increase further in August.
Bulgarian town plans clean hydrogen industrial zone
12 August 2022 - The Razgrad municipality in Bulgaria plans to develop an industrial zone that will use clean hydrogen produced with solar power
Energy storage is among pillars of Bulgaria’s green recovery plan
09 August 2022 - All political parties in Bulgaria are determined to avoid breaching deadlines from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, says Dimitar Zwiatkow from law firm CMS Sofia
Automotive components producer Etem Gestamp signs PPA deal in Bulgaria
07 August 2022 - Private Equity Fund - Growth and Etem Gestamp have signed a ten year power purchase agreement for 4 GWh of solar energy
Bulgarian cement plant gets EU grant for innovative carbon capture, storage project
18 July 2022 - Devnya Cement got a EUR 190 million grant from the EU for the first full-chain carbon capture and storage project in the Balkans
Bulgarian IBEX to roll out 15-minute interval for power delivery in October
13 July 2022 - Bulgaria's IBEX will introduce a 15-minute product on October 1 within the intraday market for the Bulgarian-Romanian border
Greece, Bulgaria inaugurate IGB gas pipeline
11 July 2022 - The two prime ministers symbolically turned the valve at their IGB interconnector. It will initially get gas through the TAP pipeline.