The power plants in Maritsa coal basin will continue to operate at a capacity of 1,600 megawatts. Bulgaria does not plan to close thermal power plants, as announced by the caretaker government in line with the EU Green Deal and the National Recovery and Sustainability Plan, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said in parliament.
Vassilev admitted that Bulgaria would not be able to contract 70% of the EU funding this year. 2.5-3 billion euros will be negotiated instead of the expected 4.5 billion euros.
The GERB opposition has strongly criticized the government's project to build a battery park at a cost of 750 000 euros to balance the reduced electricity production. Former energy minister Delyan Dobrev said the investment would never pay off and the plan was meant only to serve a private investment fund.
During the night, the weather will be predominantly clear and calm. There will be fog or low clouds before midday in parts of the lowlands, valleys and around water basins. Minimum temperatures minus 4-1° C., for Sofia around minus 2° C. On..
Bulgarian Debora Mihaylova , who was brutally slashed with a mock knife by her boyfriend Georgi Georgiev , is one of the victims of violence mentioned by Ursula von der Leyen in her address on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of..
In a letter to Minister of Education Galin Tsokov, the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association expresses concern over the state plan for admissions for the 2025-2026 academic year, in which the number of vocational classes in schools are being..
The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski has made available for free use the..
Rumen Radev's visit to Vietnam began with a meeting with the community of Vietnamese citizens who have studied and worked in Bulgaria - representatives..
The flu season is expected to peak at the end of December and the beginning of January. In an interview with BNT, general practitioner Dr. Gergana..
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