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Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant: the long story behind an accident
The plant is the largest pumped storage facility in the region

Kadri Simson: Replacing all Russian gas immediately is impossible, cutting consumption must be part of our strategy
The EU Energy Policy Commissioner talks to Capital weekly about the risk of a complete cut-off from Russian gas - and what the EU plans to do about it

The week: Bulgaria’s economy is (surprise, surprise) doing very well, the real estate market - not so much, and some dolphins get religious
Don’t do stupid shit and things are going to get better

Illegal road repairs worth billions
A cross-ministerial probe found that much of the money paid for roadworks and maintenance has been illegally allocated

Gov’t teeters on brink after six stormy months
With TISP pledging to support GERB’s vote of no-confidence next week and the ruling coalition at least six MPs short of keeping its majority, Petkov’s cabinet looks terminal

Bulgaria slowing down on its way to the eurozone
The country does not meet the criterion of inflation but the political differences in the ruling coalition pose a bigger problem

Black Sea gets more expensive and more Russian
The northern part of the Black Sea has practically lost its access to maritime transport as the Russian war on Ukraine has increased insurance costs

The week: The closed sea, the doubling of the toll system and the end of the pandemic
K insights: we look for good city ideas to finance and we have a special report on the Tech sector

Capital’s 2022 Business meets Gov’t conference: Highlights
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov slams Bulgaria’s ill-preparedness for war or emergencies during address to Capital Weekly and business sector guests

After seven months, Bulgaria gets a regular cabinet
Kiril Petkov will lead the coalition gov’t of four parties, promising judicial reform, zero corruption and untapping the country’s economic potential

18 steps to government: What did the parties decide after a week of negotiations?
Cabinet talks led by election winner We Continue the Change run smoother than the previous two attempts, but difficult steps still have to be taken

Someone wants to make the Bulgarian energy market go crazy again
How the interests of several powerful figures move the market in an undesirable direction

Food and beverage Top 30: Sunflower Billions
The sector as a whole performs well, but the champion is sunflower oil production

A call to action: a National Plan for Cardiovascular Health is urgently needed
The experts have reached a consensus; the ball is now in the institutions’ court

Extreme weather: What’s Bulgaria’s plan to tackle its effects?
A summer of scorching heat and forest fires across the mountainous country put people and nature at risk, highlighting the need for the state to be better prepared