Coal plant ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 restarted to preserve energy security in Bulgaria
ContourGlobal is returning half of Maritsa East 3 in Bulgaria to the grid, to operate at least until the end of March
Toshiba, Voith, ABB to repair Bulgaria’s Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant
Bulgaria's NEK signed contracts for units 1 and 3 of the Chaira system with Toshiba and the consortium Voith-ABB, respectively
Wrecked pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira gets one unit back online
One of four units in the Chaira pumped storage facility is back on the grid, the first repaired after the entire system crashed in 2022
Bulgaria to replace broken turbines in Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant
Bulgaria's NEK launched a tender for the supply and replacement of two out of four turbines in pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira
Nuclear energy sector expanding to supply data centers, high-tech industries
Nuclear technologies will have a broader role than traditional grid electricity supply, the World Nuclear Association's Director General Sama Bilbao y León said
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Bulgaria needs EUR 102 million to repair pumped storage hydropower plant
The upcoming reconstruction of the Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant, which is out of order, is expected to be completed in 2025
BSE-Sofia takes over Bulgarian Energy Exchange
The state-owned Bulgarian stock exchange (BSE-Sofia) acquired 100% of the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) in a deal worth EUR 2.6 million. IBEX was established January 2014, as a fully-owned subsidiary of the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH). “EUR 2 million was paid upon the acquisition of the shares, while the remaining EUR 600.000 will […]