Bulgaria doesn’t want to give up on coal, uses biomass as statistical trick
Bogdan Tudorache The Bulgarian government doesn’t want to phase out coal, and there is basically no new renewable investment projected…
Three groups bid to build $1.6 billion gas pipeline in Bulgaria
Three consortiums have submitted bids in a 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 billion) tender to build a pipeline to carry Russian…
Anna Colucci (DG ENER): Freezing prices is against competition and it does not help the vulnerable consumers
Fixing, capping or freezing the energy prices decrease competition, and that usually is a source of revenues for the incumbent…
Alexey Miller: Gazprom will not be part of the “Balkan” gas hub
Gazprom does not plan to participate in the Balkan gas hub in Bulgaria. This was stated by the chairman of…
Rosatom can resume construction of the Belene nuclear power plant in Bulgaria
Russian state-owned Rosatom is able to complete the construction of the Belene nuclear plant shortly and is at the same…
Bulgaria OKs transfer of 20% of offshore block exploration rights from Shell to Repsol
Bulgaria’s government said on Wednesday it approved the transfer of 20% of the exploration rights on offshore Block 1-14 Khan…
Julian Popov: Coal regions have strong competitive advantages
We challenged Mr. Julian Popov to comment the current situation for the coal-based power generation sectors in Romania and Bulgaria;…
EC fines BEH Group € 77 million for blocking access to key natural gas infrastructure in Bulgaria
The European Commission has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz…
Bulgaria wants to attract e-car investors
The automotive industry is already contributing to 10% of the country’s economy, with 5% of the country’s economy up until recently,…
Bulgaria expects official letter from Gazprom on TurkStream route – govt official
Bulgaria expects to receive an official letter from Gazprom about the Russian company’s decision for the construction of a string…
French oil giant Total starts third drilling for gas and oil off Bulgarian coast
French oil giant Total and its partners Austria’s OMV and Spain’s Repsol have started drilling a third well in a…
Bulgaria is not a wanted partner in the EU and only cooperates with Romania, a study shows
Bulgaria is not a wanted partner within the EU, it cooperates practically only with Romania and does not participate in any informal group of countries with…
Bulgaria may launch a tender for the 10 bln. euro Belene nuclear plant
Bulgaria may launch a tender to choose a strategic investor for its Belene nuclear power project by the end of…
31 Romanian companies in the Atlas of Biomass and Bioenergy from Energy Barge
The ENERGY BARGE project consortium has launched the modal transfer platform, a tool combining the “Biomass and Bioenergy Atlas” and…
Azerbaijan to deliver a third of Bulgaria’s gas demand
Azerbaijan will deliver one-third of Bulgaria’s gas demand, said Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Bulgaria Nargiz Gurbanova during the John Batchelor Radio…
Ondřej Šafář, CEZ România: România is the most attractive market in the region
Since August 1, Ondřej Šafář is the new Country Manager of CEZ in România, replacing Martin Zmelik, who has led…