Bulgaria
Bulgaria freezes electricity, heating, water prices for households
16 December 2021 - Bulgarian lawmakers that were elected on November 14 voted to freeze electricity and heating prices for households until the end of March
Environmentalists protest against waste incinerator project in Sofia
14 December 2021 - Burning waste results in emissions of mercury, dioxins and furans, Za Zemiata said as it protested against an incineration project in Sofia
Bulgarian water and sewerage utilities face bankruptcy due to high electricity prices
08 December 2021 - The government and regulatory authorities are trying to find the solution, but for now they have different views on the issue
Eurowind Energy, Solarpro to build 250 MW solar power plant in Bulgaria
29 November 2021 - Eurowind from Denmark has the ambition to install 2 GW of renewable energy capacity in Bulgaria with Renalfa and its subsidiary Solarpro
City of Sofia loses court case over high levels of air pollution
15 November 2021 - The Sofia City Court ruled the local authority is responsible for excessive levels of particulate matter in the city's air
Romania, Bulgaria intend to build small nuclear power plants
10 November 2021 - The first small modular reactor (SMR) in Europe could be built in Romania, and Bulgaria is also interested in the technology.
Sofia wastewater plant expands biogas production unit
07 November 2021 - The new digester at Sofiyska voda's wastewater treatment plant, worth EUR 3.1 million, increased its biogas production capacity by 25%
Bulgaria-Romania day-ahead market coupling completed
27 October 2021 - The Bulgaria-Romania electricity market project integrated their border into the European single day-ahead market coupling
Bulgarian government subsidizes businesses with EUR 51 per MWh
26 October 2021 - Bulgaria’s interim government has also decided to speed-up the implementation of the aid scheme planned for next year
Bulgaria developing plans to phase out coal by 2040
12 October 2021 - After the upcoming election, Bulgaria's parliament is set to choose between three scenarios for a coal exit: by 2035, 2038 and 2040
IBEX completes first phase of day-ahead market coupling with Romania
06 October 2021 - The day-ahead market coupling will significantly increase competition and reduce market concentration, IBEX said.
Bulgarian government to subsidize electricity price for industrial consumers
29 September 2021 - Prices have increased 72% from the beginning of the year, and today the price on the day-ahead market is at EUR 133 per MWh.
Bulgaria’s 116 GW offshore wind potential in Black Sea is decarbonization opportunity
27 September 2021 - The Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea offer 116 GW of technical wind potential, 26 GW of which can be easily utilized.
Bulgarians protest to keep ban on building hydropower plants in protected areas
25 August 2021 - Citizens protested throughout Bulgaria against the government's proposal to scrap the ban on the construction of hydropower plants in protected areas
Securing EU money for Bulgaria’s energy transition will be difficult without coal phaseout date
09 August 2021 - Professor Koso Stoychev said Slovakia, Romania and Greece have set dates for phasing out coal, and that Bulgaria must do the same.
Bulgaria hints at possible closure of all coal-fired power plants by mid-2025
02 August 2021 - The current version of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan may lead to a rapid coal exit in Bulgaria as the Maritsa East complex would be shut down