Bulgaria's Ministry of Energy has approved €588 million in funding for 82 standalone battery energy storage projects, totaling nearly 9. The final decision, announced on April 17, 2025, concludes a competitive selection process that began with 151 proposals. Bulgaria's second standalone energy storage procurement exercise of 2025, worth close to BGN 229 million ($137. 2 million), received a lot of interest and there are 30 project proposals included in a reserve list, the government said. 8. Taking the COVID-19 pandemic into account, ACE projections indicate that regional Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) could slightly decrease by 3% in 2040 in the same baseline scenario. December 17 (SeeNews) - Despite winning auction bids totaling around 5 GW, only about 1. 8 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) is expected to be operational in Bulgaria by 2026, rising to roughly 3 GW by 2030, UK-based power market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research said on Wednesday.
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