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..
In 2020, renewable energy accounted for 23.3% of Bulgaria’s energy mix, Eurostat data published on January 19 indicate. At EU level, the share of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources reached 22% in 2020. Bulgaria ranks after..
The installed capacity for production of electricity from renewable energy sources in Bulgaria at the end of last year was approximately 1,800 megawatts. This is about one 5th of all capacities in the country, the executive director of the Electricity..
