Special, but not in the TPP - what will the miners do?

Bulgarian energy in May: 43% green and 19% coal electricity

Due to scheduled maintenance at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear power generation reached a record low on a monthly basis.

The Day in 3 news: Bulgarian Energy Holding issues 600m euros in bonds to refinance debt; Sofia mulls higher construction fees; Exports drop but imports grow in early 2025

ACF: Kovachki runs an energy cartel and corrupts politicians

The investigation of the anti-corruption watchdog reveals documents signed by Hristo Kovachki with children's stamps and "unregulated financial incentives"

The day in 3 news: Stock index reaches 17-year high; Coal mining company records huge loss; Bulgarian tea gets protected status

The day in 3 news: Six firms awarded at French tech Sofia Summit; 58km coastal highway in the works; Renewable a way forward for Maritsa East

Can Bulgaria become a regional battery hub?

The country has the potential to become a regional leader in energy storage - if it doesn't blow its own chances

The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly

K Insights newsletter 07/03

Day in 3 news: Gov’t creates defense R&D center; Bulgarian fighters train with US bombers; Coal provided 40% of electricity in Feb

The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

Among the novelties is that the government now aims to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP

The week: Bulgarian politicians "flip the pancake"

Sofia cozies up to the new US administration, F-16 bill swells further and Energy Exchange gets a new boss

2024: Bulgaria collapses as electricity exporter

The country has produced record amounts of solar electricity, but is losing market share and is increasingly less competitive due to sluggish reforms in the sector.

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

K insights newsletter 17/01

Day in 3 news: Hands off coal, Maritsa tells EU; Unlikely coalition almost sealed; Energy production down

The biggest Bulgarian companies building photovoltaics

The emerging sector already employs about 4,500 people, with local companies operating across Europe and around the globe

Day in 3 news: EC criticises local digital skills; Bulgarian gang arrested for cable theft in Germany; Electricity price moratorium proposals

Women Drivers in Sofia Public Transport Prefer Trams and Metro

The number of female drivers in public transport is growing, breaking stubborn stereotypes

The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica

Day in 3 News: Natural disasters increase by 50% in 2023; Budget deficit contracts by 1.9%; Record electricity imports and prices in November

K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms

The new annual edition of Capital 100 ranking shows that the revenues of the top 100 companies shrank by 14% last year after the boom in the energy sector in 2022. The star businesses of 2023 are arms, cars and solar