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Bulgaria: Bulgargaz proposes slight reduction in wholesale gas price for August 2025 Read More »

Bulgaria: Bulgargaz proposes slight reduction in wholesale gas price for August 2025

Bulgarian state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz has proposed a lower wholesale natural gas price for August 2025. The suggested price is around 31.2 euros/MWh, which is 1.77% lower than the approved August price of about 31.7 euros/MWh. That price already represented a 3.8% decrease compared to July. The final price for natural gas in September will […]

Bulgaria: TPP Bobov Dol explores gas and advanced battery solutions for cleaner energy transition Read More »

Bulgaria: TPP Bobov Dol explores gas and advanced battery solutions for cleaner energy transition

US energy experts have met with the management of TPP Bobov Dol to discuss options for accelerating the plant’s environmental transition. Deputy CEO Ivelin Dimitrov hosted the talks with representatives from the energy solutions company Emtel. Discussions focused on gas-fired cogeneration as a quick pathway away from coal, with proposals for units that could replace

Bulgaria advances NPP Kozloduy nuclear expansion with first AP1000 reactors in Europe Read More »

Bulgaria advances NPP Kozloduy nuclear expansion with first AP1000 reactors in Europe

Bulgaria is moving forward with its largest energy project in decades by advancing two new units at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. Units 7 and 8 will use Westinghouse Electric’s AP1000 technology, marking the first reactors in Europe to be based on this design. Currently, only two plants worldwide operate with AP1000 units—one in the

Bulgaria to allocate €23.3 million in July to offset household electricity costs Read More »

Bulgaria to allocate €23.3 million in July to offset household electricity costs

In July 2025, household electricity costs in Bulgaria will be partially offset through payments totaling just over 23.3 million euros to four suppliers: Elektrohold, EVN, Energo-Pro, and ESP Zlatni Pyasatsi. Under a new compensation scheme, suppliers are reimbursed for the difference between the market purchase price of electricity and a baseline set by the Energy

Bulgaria sees surge in electricity production and exports in 2025 Read More »

Bulgaria sees surge in electricity production and exports in 2025

According to data from the Bulgarian electricity transmission system operator ESO, electricity production in Bulgaria between 1 January and 17 August 2025 rose by 9.2 percent compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 25.81 TWh. Electricity consumption in the same period increased by 5.98 percent, totaling 24.2 TWh. As a result, net electricity exports

Bulgaria: EU greenhouse gas emissions rise in early 2025 Read More »

Bulgaria: EU greenhouse gas emissions rise in early 2025

Eurostat’s latest data shows that Bulgaria recorded the largest increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union during the first quarter, rising by 17.38 percent compared to January–March 2024. Across the EU-27, total emissions grew by 3.4 percent, reaching around 900 million tons of CO2-equivalents. Six other countries posted increases above 5 percent: Czechia

Bulgaria: Uni Energy seeks approval to acquire NIS Petrol Bulgaria Read More »

Bulgaria: Uni Energy seeks approval to acquire NIS Petrol Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition has received a notification from local company Uni Energy requesting approval to acquire NIS Petrol Bulgaria. Uni Energy is a Bulgarian fuel retailer owned by Ivaylo Konstantinov. The company collaborates with the Swiss group Avia International and TTN Commerce through Avia Bulgaria. By the end of 2024, Uni

Region: ICGB secures permit for capacity expansion, boosting Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector throughput Read More »

Region: ICGB secures permit for capacity expansion, boosting Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector throughput

ICGB, the independent operator of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnection (IGB pipeline), has obtained a construction permit for the first phase of its capacity expansion project. This phase involves upgrading the Stara Zagora metering station in Bulgaria, increasing its throughput capacity from 3 to 5 billion cubic meters per year. With the permit secured, ICGB can

Bulgaria: Westinghouse and MTG Dolphin partner on AP1000 reactor project at Kozloduy nuclear power plant Read More »

Bulgaria: Westinghouse and MTG Dolphin partner on AP1000 reactor project at Kozloduy nuclear power plant

Westinghouse Electric Company has signed its first contract with Bulgarian firm MTG Dolphin to support the construction of two AP1000 reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. Under the agreement, MTG Dolphin will establish a Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) framework, promote a strong safety culture, prepare engineering documentation for a prototype build, and may construct

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