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

Energy connectivity is key to future security

Energy innovations and energy grid efficiency were discussed by energy ministers from Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Hungary, and the United Kingdom

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria aims to be Europe's leading energy storage hub; Bulgarian Energy Management startup AIoTCloud gets 1M euro; New routes from Sofia to Kraków and Sardinia

Will Bulgaria get an AI factory?

A large data center can be a huge drain on a country’s energy grid

The day in 3 news: Inflation nudges above Maastricht inflation criteria; Moldova’s energy crisis hands Sofia opportunity; Data center powering AI ambitions

NEK’s new batteries

The state energy company will upgrade its portfolio with energy storage systems for several hydropower plants, and part of the financing has been secured

Day in 3 news: Court sides with mobile operators over price hike; Vivacom to build 3 solar farms; Bulgarians score last in EU in life satisfaction survey

Bulgaria's new factories for 2024: How has the industrial landscape changed

Amongst a sharp dip in investments during 2024 there have been a few that have also withdrawn entirely from the country

The week: Schengen will transform Bulgaria, Business says it will die without state aid, What’s an Old Style Church?

The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

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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: WCC-DB would not back Borissov as PM; Negative business climate; Guaranteed loan for Chaira repairs

Solarpro and CMC Europe to build Rezolv’s 229 MW solar park near Silistra

The project will cost some 250 million levs and will be completed in 2025

The day in 3 news: Gloom grips industry; MPs’ monkey business could be costly; Deposit needed for energy storage investment

General Toshevo: wind park for 800 million levs in no man’s land

Bureaucracy and politics have put major wind energy investment on hold for years - until now

Putting out fire after fire, or why Bulgaria has a hard time dealing with natural disasters

The country needs an aerial system for firefighting, but it has failed to buy even a single helicopter in the past three decades

Record low electricity generation in Bulgaria for June

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

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map

We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison

The largest hybrid project in the region is in the Bulgarian town of Razlog

The batteries were installed at a 33-megawatt solar park near Razlog, owned by Investo Partners, the ultimate owner of which is the Austria based Renalfa IPP

Nothing’s worse than sunny weather

Disruptions across Europe are surprisingly due to Bulgaria and the inability to balance the system