Bulgarian banks raise interest rates on euro mortgages The interest rates on Bulgaria's housing mortgages have increased for both lev and euro currencies in June, showed the latest figures by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). The rates on euro-denominated consumer loans have ticked up by 0.08 percentage...... Bulgaria to buy out renewable energy by lowest price Bulgaria's renewable energy generators will compete at tenders for grid-connection and ESO, the electricity system operator of state-run power utility NEK, and power distributors will pick those that pitch the lowest price. The change will take effec...... Bulgaria to set up new body for renewable project mapping Bulgaria will establish a new government agency in 2011 that will be in charge of sustainable energy development, according to the country's new sector strategy by 2020. The document was presented on Thursday, just hours after it was submitted with t...... Trakiya supervision draws 2 firms, 9 tie-ins Two companies and nine consortia are vying to oversee the construction of the final, fourth section of Trakiya motorway linking Yambol and Karnobat with an estimated price tag of BGN 3.4 million. Technical offers were opened yesterday, whereas the pr...... Bulgaria& #039;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 have to speed up work on the energy strategy and the renewable energy l......