Bulgaria to replace broken turbines in Chaira pumped storage hydropower
Bulgarian state-owned National Electricity Co. (NEK) launched a tender for the supply and replacement of two out of four turbines in pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira, the biggest
Bulgaria backed by EIB for 1.6 GW of pumped storage
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will conduct economic and technological feasibility studies on two Bulgarian pumped storage hydropower plants due to be operational by 2032.
NEK and EIB to advance pumped-storage hydropower plants in Bulgaria
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with Bulgaria''s national electricity company Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania EAD (NEK) with an aim to advance 1.6GW
Bulgaria: NEK deploying BESS at hydropower plants
The National Electricity Company (NEK) is moving to upgrade five hydropower plants with battery energy storage system (BESS) technology according to local reports, partially confirmed
Bulgaria to get energy boost with EIB-NEK deal on new hydropower
The pair of new renewable energy sources, located at hydropower cascade dams and reservoirs near the towns of Batak and Dospat in southwest Bulgaria, are expected to function as
Bulgaria advances nuclear expansion and pump-storage hydropower
The Bulgarian Government has placed high priority on expanding the Kozloduy nuclear power plant with two new reactors and developing four additional pump-storage hydropower facilities.
Bulgaria becomes the energy balancer hub of the Balkans with 3 new
Bulgaria wants to become the energy balancer of the Balkans, with new ambitions to build three new pumped-storage hydroelectric power plants (PSHPs), each with a capacity of 1,000
NEK advances restoration of Chaira pumped storage plant
The National Electricity Company (NEK) has signed contracts with Japanese corporation Toshiba and Austrian consortium Voith-ABB for the repair and rehabilitation of Hydro Units 1 and 3 at
Bulgaria unveils two pumped storage hydropower projects of 800 MW
Planning is underway in Bulgaria to install two underground pumped storage hydropower facilities with a combined capacity of 1.6 GW. At the same time, Chaira, the largest system of the
Battery energy storage systems The case of Bulgaria: recent
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