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The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war

Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms



Record low electricity generation in Bulgaria for June

Record low electricity generation in Bulgaria for June

PV produced 24% more month-on-month and 62% year-on-year because of new capacities


100 to 0: How Bulgaria went from a historical net exporter of electricity to a net importer

100 to 0: How Bulgaria went from a historical net exporter of electricity to a net importer

The change in dynamics is evident and there is enough reasons to guess that Bulgaria made a big mistake


The week: To leave or not to leave, that’s Lukoil’s question

The week: To leave or not to leave, that’s Lukoil’s question

Russian oil derogation shenanigans, Bulgarian PISA tower crumbles, good times for bankers and farmers


The week: The case of the missing investments, (G)rain of protests, renewables boom

The week: The case of the missing investments, (G)rain of protests, renewables boom

How not to lose another decade


What’s next for Bulgaria’s coal power plans?

What’s next for Bulgaria’s coal power plans?

The government is preparing a final recovery plan proposal and is now planning to close 800 MW of coal-fired capacity and limit the capacity of Maritsa East TPPS by 30%


EU prosecutors pursue Kovachki-linked coal plants

EU prosecutors pursue Kovachki-linked coal plants

Coal-powered plants with connections to controversial "consultant" Hristo Kovachki are accused of reporting falsified EU carbon allowances



The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

EPP’s selective vision of graft in Bulgaria, Deadly police corruption and some good business news



Voltage runs high

Voltage runs high

The caretaker government sheds light on key problems in Bulgaria’s energy sector


Bulgaria is about to end the long-term contracts of US investors in TPPs

Bulgaria is about to end the long-term contracts of US investors in TPPs

It is a complex process that requires time for negotiations and preparation, which is now lacking



Electricity sector in January: Record high hydro-power output and less coal

Electricity sector in January: Record high hydro-power output and less coal

The lower domestic prices allowed Bulgaria to be a net exporter of energy last month


The economy of Bulgaria’s regions: Sofia and all the rest

The economy of Bulgaria’s regions: Sofia and all the rest

Economic centers start to gain speed across the country but the capital continues to soar far ahead


Expressions of a captured state

Expressions of a captured state

Three stories of how rules are applied unevenly in Bulgaria


No water to clean the garbage

No water to clean the garbage

Many Bulgarian towns live on water rationing and next to piles of imported waste because of intentional neglect by the authorities.


Stara Zagora: The Unexpected Champion

Stara Zagora: The Unexpected Champion

The local economy recorded the highest growth rate among all Bulgarian regions in the past decade


An Ineffective Plug for Bulgaria's Leaking Energy System

An Ineffective Plug for Bulgaria's Leaking Energy System

A pile of debts and expensive, unfunded preferential tariffs was left not shoveled away by four straight governments.