Bulgaria, Russia agree further six months delay on Belene nuke
Bulgaria and Russia have agreed to delay by a further six months a decision whether to proceed with the Belene nuclear power project, Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) said on

Bulgaria to attract 1B leva in biomass investments in three years
Investments in production of heating energy, electricity and biofuel from biomass in Bulgaria could reach one billion leva over the next three years, Agriculture Minister Miroslav

HSBC to get 1% of Belene's final cost if price proves advantageous - report
UK bank HSBC, which was selected by Bulgaria's government in late 2010 to advise it on the Belene nuke project, will get a EUR 2.7 million consultancy fee to assess the plant's

Bulgaria puts Belene nuke project on hold by June
Bulgaria will come up with a decision on the price of the Belene nuclear project in two months following six-day negotiations between Bulgarian power utility NEK and Russia's

Bulgaria could freeze Belene nuclear project for 3 months
Bulgaria could seal an agreement with Russia in the coming days on freezing the Belene nuclear power project for three months, Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov said on

Rosatom could exit Belene nuclear plant project
Russian nuclear power engineering company Atomstroyexport has advised its owner, state power corporation Rosatom, to drop Bulgaria's Belene nuclear power project, French daily La

Bulgaria's FDI tumbles in Jan-Nov 2010
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria came in at EUR 895 million for the first 11 months of 2010, recording a sharp fall compared with a year earlier, preliminary data of

Serbia confirms willingness to join Belene nuke project
Serbia has officially declared its eagerness to participate in the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP) project, Bulgaria's government press office said on Tuesday. In a letter to

Bulgaria, Russia agree on South Stream JV creation
Bulgaria and Russia sealed on Saturday an accord to set up a joint venture, which will build and operate the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline. The announcement

Over BGN 2m EU projects to get first-class investor status
EU-financed projects worth more than BGN 2 million should be considered first-class investments, a move that would double the speed of administrative servicing, according to

Bulgaria's energy strategy, renewables plan due in July
Bulgaria's national energy strategy and the new renewable energy legislation are among the most urgent tasks facing the country's new deputy energy minister Mariy Kosev. "We will

Bulgarian ministries pass the buck on renewables map
It is still not clear which ministry and when is going to draw up a map of the zones that will be allowed to accommodate renewable energy projects, showed a check of Dnevnik. The

Bulgaria bans clean energy projects on arable land
The Bulgarian government yesterday voted new legislation prohibiting renewable energy development on arable land. The bill, which sparked an outrage with the industry, is now

Sofia aims at park concession
The concession papers for Sofia’s West Park will be prepared within a couple of months, the city’s chief architect Petar Dikov told an environmental round table

Bulgaria mulls ban on renewables projects on farmland
No clean energy projects will pop up on arable land in Bulgaria, according to new legislative amendments to be submitted for discussion in Parliament once they have been discussed

Bulgaria may build Belene NPP without strategic investor
Bulgaria will retain a 50% stake in the Belene nuclear power scheme if it fails to attract a strategic investor, energy minister Traycho Traykov said. Speaking at the fourth New

Bulgaria tightens rules for new clean energy projects
Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry has advised its regional directorates to closely observe the applications rules on renewable energy development, deputy minister Evdokia

Bulgaria ponders tax on renewable energy land plots
Bulgarian landowners who have obtained approval to convert their site for wind, solar and hydro power development will be imposed a property tax, according to proposed changes to

Clear rules to tidy up renewables development in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian government should come up with clear rules and mechanisms to minimise the risks for renewable energy projects, energy minister Traycho Traykov told state-run news

Bulgaria might lose EUR 1bn investment if it halts renewables
Bulgaria might see upwards of EUR 1 billion of investments slip through its fingers if it imposes a moratorium on clean energy development, an industry expert warned on Wednesday.