Euractiv
Summary
Gazprom has decided to stop supplying gas to Bulgaria. Experts worry about Bulgaria’s lack of immediate substitutes for Russian gas, as it receives all gas and nuclear fuel imports from Russia and the gas interconnection with Romania seems to be the only option left for the country.
Nevertheless, the country may be able to keep the situation under control and even speed up cutting its Russia dependency once and for all.
To ensure energy security Bulgaria is turning to renewable energy and energy efficiency. The government plans to resume the renovation of buildings with €1.3bn included in the Recovery and Resilience plan. The government is also planning multi-level support for renewables through new funding and faster permitting—from schemes that will foster household renewables, to capacity auctions that will promote clean energy sources and storage, to new state-owned battery plants that will double the balancing capability of the grid operator while avoiding reliance on gas for power. The first geothermal combined heat and power (CHP) projects are also being considered for the middle of this decade.
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