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Eurostat: Solar overtook hard coal as electricity source in EU in 2022

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In 2022, hard coal for the first time was overtaken by solar energy in electricity generation in the European Union, EU statistics

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 4.5% for August 2024

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 4.5 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 278M leva in state aid for Bulgaria energy firms

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission

The European Commission said on July 12 that it has approved 278 million leva, or about 142 million euro, in

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 2.4% for July 2024

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 2.4 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria regulator approves 1.77% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2024January 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 1.77 per

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European Court of Auditors: Leakages remain in the EU’s gas supplies

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Significant challenges still need to be addressed if the European Union is to be fully prepared for a new gas

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 8.9% for June 2024

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 8.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had second-largest drop in EU in greenhouse gas emissions in Q4 2023 y/y

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria had the second-largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared

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First batch of Westinghouse-manufactured nuclear fuel delivered to Bulgaria’s Kozloduy power station

April 20, 2024April 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The first delivery of nuclear fuel produced by United States company Westinghouse is at the site of the Kozloduy nuclear

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