Bulgaria will ask the European Commission (EC) for permission to reallocate EUR 1 billion in financing under the operational programmes for road upgrades, regional development minister Rosen Plevneliev. Plevneliev, who yesterday presented the unprece......
Bulgaria mulls ban on renewables projects on farmland
2010-03-04
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 with the industry. The proposal was met with vehement opposition by de......
Bulgaria may build Belene NPP without strategic investor
2010-02-24
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 Energy Strategy conference hosted by Capital weekly, Traykov explained t......
Bulgarian tie-up almost touches Trakiya highway deal
2010-02-08
Bulgarian consortium Trace Highways has pitched the lowest bid to build the section of Trakiya highway connecting Stara Zagora and Nova Zagora and is therefore the likeliest winner of the tender. The tie-in is led by road construction company Trace ......
Bulgaria tightens rules for new clean energy projects
2010-01-26
Bulgaria& rsquo;s Environment Ministry has advised its regional directorates to closely observe the applications rules on renewable energy development, deputy minister Evdokia Maneva told Dnevnik. She added the ministry is drafting guidelines for the ......