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The key developments across Bulgaria's renewable energy and electricity market — projects, investment, regulation, grid, technology and prices.
Bulgaria is a net exporter again: how solar, batteries and Kozloduy support the region
Strong electricity demand from Romania and Hungary has put Bulgaria at the centre of the regional market. The important development is not a sensational export figure, but the system’s growing ability to combine baseload generation, solar, batteries and interconnectors.
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Deadline 1 September: €54.9 million for solar-plus-storage projects in three Bulgarian regions
The EU RENEWFM call supports ground-mounted solar plants with integrated battery storage in Stara Zagora, Pernik and Kyustendil. Projects will compete not only on readiness, but also on the amount of support requested per megawatt.
TotalEnergies buys Shell’s European renewables business and brings KKR into a 1.2 GW portfolio
The two parallel transactions illustrate the evolving model of large renewable investors: acquiring development pipelines, retaining operational control and recycling capital through minority sales in advanced assets.
Europe’s solar map is expanding north
Solar power is no longer confined to Europe’s sunniest southern markets. Data from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Scotland show that PV can create value at higher latitudes — but project success increasingly depends on the business model, self-consumption, grid access and climate-adapted engineering.
Europe’s next energy-transition asset: grids and batteries
Europe already has a large portfolio of solar and wind capacity, but the energy transition is entering a more difficult stage. The central question is now whether power systems can connect, manage and use new capacity efficiently.
Bulgaria proposes solar-ready building rules as efficiency obligations tighten
Draft legislation would introduce stronger energy-saving requirements for public authorities and large companies while bringing solar-generation potential into the building design process. The changes could create a more predictable market for rooftop PV, energy services and building technologies.