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Solar power in Bulgaria has expanded by 100
Solar power in Bulgaria has expanded by 100 megawatt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James ...
s (MW) in 2011. A 16.2 MW solar power plant
A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building- ...
in Zdravetz, Bulgaria
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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
A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). The PPA defines all of the commercial te ...
.
Since then, however, new installations have nearly come to a halt with only about 12 MW of additional capacity installed during 2013 and 2014.
See also
*Solar power
Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovolta ...
* Solar power by country
Many countries and territories have installed significant solar power capacity into their electrical grids to supplement or provide an alternative to conventional energy sources.
Solar power plants use one of two technologies:
* Photovoltai ...
* Solar power in the European Union
Solar power consists of photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal energy in the European Union.
In 2010, the €2.6 billion European solar heating sector consisted of small and medium-sized businesses, generated 17.3 terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy, ...
* Growth of photovoltaics
Worldwide growth of photovoltaics has been close to exponential between 1992 and 2018.
During this period of time, photovoltaics (PV), also known as solar PV, evolved from a niche market of small-scale applications to a mainstream electricit ...
* Wind power in Bulgaria
Wind power generated 2% of electricity in 2023. By the end of 2020 almost 1 GW of onshore wind power had been installed. It has been estimated that there is potential for at least another 2 GW by 2030.
An energy island in the Black Sea has been s ...
* Hydroelectricity in Bulgaria
Hydroelectricity generated 11% of Bulgaria’s electricity in 2021.
Future plans
The government 2030 energy plan calls for an additional 870MW of hydro capacity.
The possibility of two hydro dams on the Danube river, built and shared in co ...
* Renewable energy by country
References
{{Renewable energy by country Electric power in Bulgaria