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TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYDRO ENERGY IN BULGARIA AFTER 1989
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The priorities in the policy of the energy sector of the Republic of Bulgaria after 1989 are in harmony with the requirements of the European directives and market mechanisms. An important aspect is the policy to promote the use of renewable energy sources (RES), which aims to achieve sustainable energy development and improve environmental performance. It is also related to the implementation of the commitments made by the Republic of Bulgaria regarding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992), the Kyoto Protocol (2002), the directives 2001/77 / EU and 2009/28 / EC to support the increase of the share of electricity produced by RES on the domestic market, as well as to promote the use of energy from renewable sources. Hydropower has the largest share among renewable sources in Bulgaria amounting to 50.6% in 2018 according to the Ministry of Energy. In 2020, the share of hydropower (excluding pumped storage hydropower plants and other renewable energy sources) in the total structure of primary energy production amounts to 3.35%. The article examines the main directions in the development of hydropower in Bulgaria after 1989. From 1989 until Bulgaria's accession to the EU in 2007, there was no change in hydropower capacity, after which favorable legal and market conditions were created, which led to a strong interest of Bulgarian and foreign entrepreneurs to invest in small hydropower plants. The article analyzes the main factors stimulating the production of energy from renewable sources and its purchase - the legal reliefs and the state policy embodied in the current Energy Strategy for the period 2011-2020. An assessment of the current state of hydropower capacity in the country is made by basin directorates. The Draft of the new Energy Strategy of Bulgaria for the period 2020-2050 and how it will affect the development of hydropower is also discussed. Conclusions have been made in connection with the hydropower potential and the technically usable potential of hydropower for the construction of hydropower plants (HPPs) and small HPPs in Bulgaria.
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