Solar power
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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.
History
Solar power in Bulgaria was expanded by 100
megawatt
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s (MW) in 2011. A 16.2 MW
solar power plant
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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.
Since then, however, new installations have nearly come to a halt, with only about 12 MW of additional capacity installed during 2013 and 2014.
Current and upcoming projects
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Solar power
Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to c ...
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Solar power by country
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Solar power in the European Union
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Growth of photovoltaics
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Wind power in Bulgaria
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Hydroelectricity in Bulgaria
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Renewable energy by country
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Electric power in Bulgaria