Renewable energy policy database and support

Summary of support schemes

• Feed-in tariff. The Act on Renewable Energy Sources (ERSA) is the statutory basis for the feed-in tariff, which is the main element of the Bulgarian support system. The ERSA also establishes an obligation to purchase and dispatch electricity from renewable sources. As of 1 July 2018, the statutory obligation of NEK and the other off-takers to purchase the energy output of RES Producers under FiTs is terminated. RES Producers, which enjoyed PPAs and FiT are offered to execute Premium contracts with the ESSF by 1 July 2018.
• Premium tariff. RES-E producers with a total installed capacity of at least 4 MW are obliged to sell their electricity on the exchange. The electricity trade takes place only on an organized stock market, except when a producer supplies its own electricity branches, businesses and sites or supplies an object of a client through a direct distribution line. The producers may also sell their electricity through a coordinator of a balancing group.