The government has given permission to the Bulgarian Energy Holding to start talks with US companies that develop technologies in the field of nuclear energy, including technologies related to the so-called small modular reactor. The aim is to..
Nine Member States in the European Union produce lignite, also called 'brown coal', for electricity and heat production , Eurostat data show . Germany is the main producer and accounted for about 45% of total EU lignite production in 2018 followed..
Bulgaria will continue to rely on coal-fired power plants until 2030 with a horizon until 2050 , Bulgaria's Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said after meeting with trade unions at the Maritsa East complex. The Bulgarian Energy Holding will lend..
Bulgaria's future membership in the Nuclear Energy Agency from January 1, 2021 has been discussed in a telephone conversation between Bulgaria'sEnergy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova and the Director-General of OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)..
The price of central heating and heat energy will go down by 14% for the new autumn-winter season, the chairman of the Commission for Energy and Water Regulation Ivan Ivanov has announced. For Sofia, the price will drop even more - by about 15..
Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov and this country’s Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova are inspecting the construction of the Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector near the village of Orlovo, South Bulgaria. 'The construction of the gas..
Because of the coronavirus crisis, the deadline for submitting bids from strategic investors in the Belene NPP project will be extended, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has told the BNR. The five companies that have already expressed willingness..
Our country is an integral part of the Southern Gas Corridor through the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector. The fourth gas corridor in Europe plays an important geostrategic role for the diversification of the gas supplies for Bulgaria and the region,..
Electricity production in Bulgaria has decreases by over 15%, as the decrease in hydroelectric power plants is about 50%. Many manufacturers are planning repairs, which will strengthen Bulgaria's new profile as a net electricity importer. From the..
Bulgaria will continue diversifying its gas sources and gas supply routes, this country’s Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova said during her visit to the USA. In Washington, the Bulgarian delegation met with the United States Under Secretary of..
