Solar power in Bulgaria

Solar power generated 12% of Bulgaria’s electricity in 2023.^[1]

By the end of 2020 about 1 GW of solar PV had been installed.^[2] It has been estimated that there is potential for at least another 4 GW by 2030.^[3]

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, also he expects 700 MW new solar capacity in 2023, which could represent 30-40% YoY growth.

In April 2023 Bulgaria's Inercom signed contract with Huasun for supply of 1.5GW solar modules.

History

Solar power in Bulgaria has expanded by 100 megawatts (MW) in 2011. A 16.2 MW solar power plant in Zdravetz, Bulgaria 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.^[4]

Since then, however, new installations have nearly come to a halt with only about 12 MW of additional capacity installed during 2013 and 2014.

Year	Photovoltaics
Year	MWp	GWh
2008	1.4
2009	5.7	3.3
2010	35	15
2011	141	120
2012	1,010	n.a.
2013	1,020	1,349
2014	1,022	1,245
2015^[5]	1,041	1,391
2016^[6]	1,043	1,392
2017^[7]	1,046	1,408
2018^[8]	1,052	1,381
2019^[9]	1,059	1,252
2020^[10]	1,121	1,478
2021^[11]	1,246	1,488
2022 [1]	1,948
Source: IEA-PVPS/EPIA for capacity,^[12] Photovoltaic Barometerfor generation,^[13] previous^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Current and upcoming projects

PV Power station	Location	Capacity in MWp	Commissioning	Notes/Ref
Karadzhalovo Solar Park	Karadzhalovo	60	2012
Pobeda Solar Park	Pleven Province	51	2012
Verila Solar 1	Dupnitsa Municipality	124	2023	[2]
Bobov Dol Solar Park	Golemo Selo	100	2024	[3]
Kyustendil	Kyustendil	More than 100	Concept stage	[4]
Ogosta floating solar park	Ogosta Reservoir	500 to 800	Concept stage	[5]
Verila Solar 2	Dupnitsa Municipality	50	2023	[6]
Chirpan solar power plant	Chirpan	160	2024	[7]
Dalgo Pole PV park (Phase 1,2,3)	Kaloyanovo Municipality	208	2023	[8][9]
Knizhovnik Solar PV Park	Haskovo Province	400	Concept stage	[10][11][12]
Tenevo solar power plant	Yambol Province	238	2025	[13][14]
Apriltsi Photovoltaic Park	Pazardzhik Province	300	2023	[15]
Galabovo Solar PV Park	Galabovo	150	2023	[16][17]
Terasol Solar Park	Stara Zagora Province	116	2023	[18]
Ravnets PV Solar + Hydrogen Park	Ravnets Air Base	120	Concept stage	[19]
"Golf" PV Park	Sliven Municipality	40	2023	[20]
Winslow PV Park	Malko Tarnovo	36	2023	[21]
Gabare PV Park	Byala Slatina Municipality	450	Concept stage	[22]
Aratiden PV Park	Kyustendil	100	2024	[23]
Saint George solar park	Silistra Province	229	2024	[24]
Hadjidimitrovo-Kronos	Kazanlak	80	2024	[25]
Belozem Solar Park 2	Stara Zagora Province	100	2024	[26]
Tsenovo Solar	Tsenovo, Ruse Province	80	2025	[27]