BULGARIA
Bulgaria may see PPA boost in coming months – trader
Date: 29.05.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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The volume of power purchase agreements (PPA) concluded in Bulgaria could increase over the next 6 to 12 months, Dimitar Bartov, managing director at the power trading company Synergon Energy, told
Bulgaria needs extra 4 GW wind to stay power exporter – BGWEA
Date: 24.05.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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Bulgaria must build 4 GW of new onshore wind capacity by 2030 to keep its net power exporter status, Miglena Stoilova, chairperson at the Bulgarian Wind Energy Association (BGWEA), told Montel on
Balkan power exchanges hit first ever zero, negative prices
Date: 23.05.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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Romania’s Opcom power exchange and its Bulgarian counterpart Ibex have both recently recorded first-time negative and zero prices on the day-ahead market, which market participants see as a clear
Bulgarian power storage regulations need revising – Nek CEO
Date: 19.05.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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Bulgaria’s current regulatory framework does not support investments in new or existing electricity storage capacity, Martin Georgiev, CEO at the state-owned power utility Nek, said on Thursday.
EU matches 10.9bcm in first round of joint gas sales
Date: 16.05.2023 Author: Siobhan Hall, Montel
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The EU’s new joint gas buying platform has matched 10.9bcm of sales offers with potential buyers in its first tendering round, European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday.
Romania, Bulgaria to add 14 GW of renewables by 2030 – study
Date: 04.05.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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Over 14 GW of new renewable energy capacity could be installed in Romania and Bulgaria over the next 8 years, according to research conducted by the UK-based power analytics provider Aurora Energy
Excessive red tape slowing renewables in Bulgaria – developers
Date: 03.05.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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The construction of renewable energy sources in Bulgaria is being significantly hampered by lengthy land permitting processes and grid connection delays, renewable energy developers have told Montel.
Greek-Bulgarian gas link operator eyes hydrogen blending
Date: 28.04.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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Analysing hydrogen blending prospects and building a new compressor station in Greece are the two priorities of the natural gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), Teodora Georgieva, the executive
Macedonian ESM to open EU-based subsidiaries to purchase gas
Date: 26.04.2023 Author: Montel
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The government of North Macedonia has ordered the power utility ESM to register subsidiaries in neighbouring Greece and Bulgaria for natural gas procurements.
Expected AIB membership to boost Bulgarian GO market – expert
Date: 26.04.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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The liquidity of Bulgaria’s guarantees of origin (GOs) market will considerably improve once it joins Europe’s Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), Ivan Velev, an environmental commodities trader
Experts welcome Bulgarian nuclear plant supply diversification
Date: 25.04.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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The Kozloduy nuclear power plant’s contract with a new fuel supplier will have a positive impact on the Bulgarian energy sector’s market competitiveness and business reputation, local energy
Bulgaria pipe congestion could curb LNG flows to Europe – expert
Date: 20.04.2023 Author: Yana PalagachevaPhoto: TAP AG
Bulgaria needs to boost its gas transmission capacity to avoid congestion and allow for higher LNG volumes to flow to other eastern European countries, an energy expert told Montel.
