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Solar power in Bulgaria

Solar power generated 12% of Bulgaria's electricity in 2023.

By the end of 2020 about 1 GW of solar PV had been installed. It has been estimated that there is potential for at least another 4 GW by 2030.

By the end of 2024 about 3.9 GW of solar had been installed.

On March 13, 2023, peak photovoltaics power was 30% of Bulgaria electricity generation. However, long-term share of solar power is much lower. Director of Bulgarian transmission network estimated photovoltaics growth as 30% in 2022, and he expected 700 MW new solar capacity in 2023, which could represent 30-40% YoY growth.

In April 2023 Bulgaria's Inercom signed a contract with Huasun for a supply of 1.5GW solar modules.

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History

Solar power in Bulgaria was expanded by 100 megawatts (MW) in 2011. A 16.2 MW solar power plant in Zdravetz, Bulgaria was expected to be completed in June 2012, with power being sold for $0.30/kWh in a fixed rate 20 year power purchase agreement.8

Since then, however, new installations have nearly come to a halt, with only about 12 MW of additional capacity installed during 2013 and 2014.

YearPhotovoltaics
MWpGWh
20081.4
20095.73.3
20103515
2011141120
20121,010n.a.
20131,0201,349
20141,0221,245
201591,0411,391
2016101,0431,392
2017111,0461,408
2018121,0521,381
2019131,0591,252
2020141,1211,478
2021151,2461,488
2022 [4]1,948
Source: IEA-PVPS/EPIA for capacity,16 Photovoltaic Barometerfor generation,17 previous18192021

Current and upcoming projects

PV power stationLocationCapacity in

MWp

CommissioningNotes/ref
Karadzhalovo Solar ParkKaradzhalovo602012
Pobeda Solar ParkPleven Province512012
Verila Solar 1Dupnitsa Municipality1242023[5]
Bobov Dol Solar ParkGolemo Selo1002024[6]
KyustendilKyustendilMore than 100Concept stage[7]
Ogosta floating solar parkOgosta Reservoir500 to 800Concept stage[8]
Verila Solar 2Dupnitsa Municipality502023[9]
Chirpan solar power plantChirpan1602024[10]
Dalgo Pole PV park (Phase 1,2,3)Kaloyanovo Municipality2082023[11][12]
Knizhovnik Solar PV ParkHaskovo Province400Concept stage[13][14][15]
Tenevo solar power plantYambol Province2382025[16][17]
Apriltsi Photovoltaic ParkPazardzhik Province3002023[18]
Galabovo Solar PV ParkGalabovo1502023[19][20]
Terasol Solar ParkStara Zagora Province1162023[21]
Ravnets PV Solar + Hydrogen ParkRavnets Air Base120Concept stage[22]
"Golf" PV ParkSliven Municipality402023[23]
Winslow PV ParkMalko Tarnovo362023[24]
Gabare PV ParkByala Slatina Municipality450Concept stage[25]
Aratiden PV ParkKyustendil1002024[26]
Saint George solar parkSilistra Province2292024[27]
Hadjidimitrovo-KronosKazanlak802024[28]
Belozem Solar Park 2Stara Zagora Province1002024[29]
Tsenovo SolarTsenovo, Ruse Province802025[30]

See also

  • Bulgaria portal
  • Energy portal

References

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  2. "Bulgaria to install 2.5 GW of solar, wind by 2024". Balkan Green Energy News. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2022-04-28. https://balkangreenenergynews.com/bulgaria-to-install-2-5-gw-of-solar-wind-by-2024/ ↩

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  4. Todorović, Igor (2025-04-02). "Greek companies expand to Bulgaria with solar power investments". Balkan Green Energy News. Retrieved 2025-04-22. https://balkangreenenergynews.com/greek-companies-expand-to-bulgaria-with-solar-power-investments/ ↩

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  7. [3] https://www.pv-tech.org/huasun-inks-1-5gw-hjt-module-supply-deal-with-bulgarian-epc-firm-inercom/ ↩

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  16. "Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2014" (PDF). iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=32. International Energy Agency — Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. http://www.iea-pvps.org/fileadmin/dam/public/report/technical/PVPS_report_-_A_Snapshot_of_Global_PV_-_1992-2014.pdf ↩

  17. "Photovoltaic Barometer - installations 2013 and 2014" (PDF). energies-renouvelables.org. April 2015. http://www.energies-renouvelables.org/observ-er/stat_baro/observ/EurObservER-barojdpv13-Photovoltaic-Barometer-2015-EN.pdf ↩

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  19. Photovoltaic Barometer 2010 http://www.eurobserv-er.org/pdf/baro196.pdf ↩

  20. Photovoltaic Barometer 2011 http://www.eurobserv-er.org/pdf/baro202.pdf ↩

  21. Photovoltaic Barometer 2012 http://www.eurobserv-er.org/pdf/photovoltaic_2012.pdf ↩