Bulgaria Battery Storage Doubles to 6 GW, Lifting Power Exports 62%
Bulgaria's battery storage grew from 3 GW to about 6 GW in a year on EU grants, Reuters reports, as exports reached 3.5 TWh and the Energy Ministry warns narrowing spreads may erode revenue.
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Bulgaria's battery storage has doubled to about 6 GW in a year, Reuters reports.
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Bulgaria's battery storage capacity has roughly doubled to about 6 GW from 3 GW in a year, helped by €700 million ($783.86 million) in EU grants, Reuters reported on Oct 23.
Bulgaria's storage doubled to about 6 GW in a year; Greece expects about 1 GW by year-end, Reuters reports.
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The build-out let the country store midday solar and discharge it in the evening peak. According to figures from the industry body APSTE, cited by Reuters, Bulgaria's power exports rose 62% this year to 3.5 TWh. Part of that flow went to Romania, which shut a nuclear reactor in August after a drought cut the Danube water used for cooling.
Bulgaria's electricity system operator told Reuters that exports have peaked at 50,000 MWh in a day. That is an average of about 2,000 MW leaving the country every hour, which the operator compared with the output of the Kozloduy nuclear plant. Batteries also let Romania burn less hydro water at peak, helping it hold reservoir levels.
