Developers of 82 standalone battery storage projects in Bulgaria, for an overall 9. 71 GWh in capacity, got approval for EUR 587 million in subsidies from the Ministry of Energy. More than four. . city (gr, which were under repair, a strong water hammer occurred and the facility was literally destroyed. The damage is such that r pairs could hardly be made and it will probably be necessary to completely rebuild the power plant. ContourGlobal built it at its Maritsa East 3 coal plant, using the grid connection of one of its former units. Substantial investment will be required, as the energy system transitions towards a more diverse energy mix, including high levels of rene able generation and new approaches to power system engineering and management. . In 2022, the Bulgarian energy industry exported more than 12 TWh of electricity totaling to EUR 3 billion, (USD 3. 247 MW, and the available capacity is 10,771 MW.