EU''s Largest BESS Project Now Online in Bulgaria
A battery energy storage system (BESS) described as the largest deployed to date in the European Union (EU) has been
As Europe races toward climate neutrality, Bulgaria's surge in storage capacity signals a shift not only in national priorities but also in regional energy dynamics.
Energy storage in Bulgaria is expanding rapidly as the government awards nearly 10 GWh of capacity to 82 projects, boosting renewable energy reliability and grid stability.
The selected storage systems will be geographically distributed across Bulgaria and connected either to the national transmission grid or local distribution networks. All awarded projects must be operational by March 2026.
Bgaria will finance 82 standalone battery storage projects worth over 1.15 billion levs ($675 million) under its EU-funded procurement exercise named RESTORE.
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