Bulgaria's Ministry of Energy will pump a total of BGN 228. 2 million) into 31 energy storage facilities following the conclusion of the country's National Renewable Energy Storage Infrastructure RESTORE 2 procurement plan – its second big energy. Bulgaria's second standalone energy storage procurement exercise of 2025, worth close to BGN 229 million ($137. 2 million), received a lot of interest and there are 30 project proposals included in a reserve list, the government said. 15 billion (€588 million/US$670 million) in financial support. The selected projects will deliver a total usable battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity of 9,712.
How many projects have been submitted to the Bulgarian Ministry of energy?
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy announced on December 6 that it has received 151 project proposals worth nearly BGN 5 billion, which far exceeded the available funding of BGN 1.154 billion. Of the submitted proposals, 118 projects-totaling BGN 1.6 billion-were shortlisted.
Bgaria will finance 82 standalone battery storage projects worth over 1.15 billion levs ($675 million) under its EU-funded procurement exercise named RESTORE.
What is the deadline for submitting a battery storage project proposal?
The deadline for submission of standalone battery storage project proposals was December 5, 2024. The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy announced on December 6 that it has received 151 project proposals worth nearly BGN 5 billion, which far exceeded the available funding of BGN 1.154 billion.