A total of 249 projects for electricity generation from renewable sources and electricity storage, worth about 268.9 million euros will be financed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Ministry of Energy reported. The..
The European Commission has called on Bulgaria and 25 other EU countries to introduce a fast-track approval procedure for renewable energy projects. The new rules should have been in place by 1 July this year. The EC has launched infringement..
An increase of more than 140% in the electricity from photovoltaic plants and a collapse of the output from coal plants in 2023 show data in the report of the Commission for Energy and Water Regulation submitted to the Bulgarian parliament. In 2023,..
A protest against renewable energy sources was held in central Varna. The discontent was caused by the attempt of the Center for the Study of Democracy to put the draft law on renewable energy sources in marine areas on the agenda again with a round..
The energy ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding at a meeting in Athens to develop a number of renewable energy initiatives in the region. The three countries will work together to prepare joint..
"We will not close coal-fired power plants, the market will close them, it is closing them now", Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov said for the BNR. Minister Popov predicted that there is no chance for them to function after..
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev has referred to the Constitutional Court the amendments to the Law on the Protection of Agricultural Lands, introduced with changes to the Law on Energy from Renewable Sources, with which he does not agree. The..
A national energy conference entitled "RES and energy security: advantages versus risks", organized by the Bulgarian Energy and Mining Forum, will be held today in Sofia. The purpose of the conference is to hold an open professional discussion about the..
The last Bulgarian Parliament obliged the Council of Ministers to amend the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in the field of energy. The main change is to keep the coal-fired power plants operating until at least 2038. With the adopted..
Bulgaria may have electricity supply problems if too many renewable energy sources are installed without balancing the energy system, experts warned at a green energy conference. There are currently bids for the installation of renewable energy..
