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Nuclear energy sector expanding to supply data centers, high-tech industries
10 September 2024 - Nuclear technologies will have a broader role than traditional grid electricity supply, the World Nuclear Association's Director General Sama Bilbao y León said
Danube river hydropower project of 840 MW eligible for EU funding
02 August 2024 - The proposed Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower complex on the Danube entered the EU's List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
09 July 2024 - The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Bulgaria’s NEK gets help to prepare construction of two large pumped storage hydropower plants
14 June 2024 - The pair of new renewable energy sources, named Batak and Dospat, will each add generation capacity of approximately 800 MW
Bulgaria’s NEK launches floating solar, battery, pumped storage projects
18 April 2024 - NEK intends to invest in two floating solar power and two pumped storage hydropower plants and battery energy storage projects
Coal power plants in Bulgaria cutting production amid losses, pollution breaches
29 March 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria have halved output as renewables and gas power are cheaper and due to CO2 emission costs and pollution control
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.
Krško nuclear power plant preventively shut down
06 October 2023 - Krško nuclear power plant is located 100 kilometers east of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, close to the border with Croatia
Bulgaria needs EUR 102 million to repair pumped storage hydropower plant
04 May 2023 - The upcoming reconstruction of the Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant, which is out of order, is expected to be completed in 2025
Second unit of Krško nuclear power plant projected to come online in 2035
27 January 2023 - The second unit in the Krško nuclear power plant could be in operation in 2035, but project permits are still pending
Krško nuclear power plant to extend operation for another 20 years
18 January 2023 - The Slovenian government has issued an environmental approval to extend the operating life of the Krško nuclear power plant until 2043
US-based KKR set to take over ContourGlobal
20 May 2022 - US-based KKR is set to take over Bulgarian thermal power plant Maritsa East 3, as well as wind and solar capacities in Austria and Italy