BULGARIA
New SIDC Countries Record Significant Intraday Power Market Growth
Date: 03.04.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: ACER
The intraday markets coupled as part of the European single intraday coupling project (SIDC – formerly known as XBID) have grown significantly as a result of the second wave go-live in November
Bulgarian Gas TSO Announces Capacity Allocation Procedure for Chiren Storage
Date: 03.04.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The Bulgarian gas TSO, Bulgartransgaz - the owner and operator of the Chiren gas storage facility - has announced the Chiren gas storage capacity allocation procedure for the 2020-2021 gas year.
Bulgarian Regulator Cuts Gas Prices, Electricity Prices Remain Unchanged
Date: 03.04.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Plinovodi
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) announced that the electricity price in Bulgaria will remain unchanged, while the price of natural gas will fall by 42.8% with effect from 1
Record Low Gas Prices Achieved on Balkan Gas Hub Platform
Date: 02.04.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Roman Peklaj
On the anonymous short-term segment of the trading platform of the Bulgarian Balkan Gas Hub, an intraday product has been concluded at a price of BGN 24.50 (EUR 12.52) MWh, which is BGN 0.70 (EUR
EBRD Announces Coronavirus Pandemic Economy Resilience Monitor
Date: 02.04.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has developed a new monitor to assess the ability – or otherwise – of emerging economies across its regions to withstand the impact of
Bulgarian and Romanian Gas TSOs Decide Against Incremental Capacity Project
Date: 01.04.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Energetika.NET
As there is a decreasing trend in bookings and the actual use of the gas transmission capacities in the Bulgaria-Romania direction, the Bulgarian and Romanian gas TSOs, Bulgartransgaz and Transgaz,
Bulgaria's Year-on-Year Power Output Down 13.3% in January
Date: 01.04.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: www.kznpp.org
Production of electricity in Bulgaria amounted to 3,960 GWh in January 2020, down 2.7% compared to December 2019 and down 13.3% compared to January 2019, reported the National Statistics Institute
Gastrade Secures 2.6 Bcm/Year of Capacity Bookings for Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal
Date: 27.03.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: UMAS London
The binding phase of the market test for reservation of capacity at the floating LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis was completed successfully on 24 March 2020, said the company developing the project,
European Commission Invests EUR 77m in Waste Management System in Bulgaria
Date: 27.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
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The European Commission has approved an investment of over EUR 77 million from the European Regional Development Fund to upgrade the integrated waste management system in the city of Sofia, Bulgaria.
Rusatom Service to Install Monitoring System At Bulgarian Kozloduy NPP
Date: 27.03.2020 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: www.kznpp.org
Rusatom Service, an electric power division of the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, and the Bulgarian Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP) have signed a contract for modernisation of the
Bulgarian TSO Announces New Ten-Year Natural Gas System Development Plan
Date: 25.03.2020 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Plinovodi
Expansion of the Bulgarian gas transmission infrastructure, improvement and enhancement of the existing main and auxiliary gas transmission infrastructure and the associated equipment, its
Day-Ahead Traded Volume on Bulgarian IBEX Up 54% Year-on-Year in February
Date: 19.03.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Roman Peklaj
A total volume of 1,062,967.2 MWh was traded on the Bulgarian day-ahead market in February 2020, down 11% compared to January 2020 and up 54% compared to February 2019, according to the Bulgarian
