Feed-in tariffs (FITs) for electricity from renewable sources

Electricity from renewable energy sources shall be purchased by the public provider, and the end suppliers respectively, at the preferential price set by State Energy and Water Regulatory Comission, effective as of the date of commissioning into operation within the meaning of the Territorial Planning Act of the energy project for production of electricity, and for the projects under Article 24, paragraph 1 - as of the date of application for completed mounting of an installation for production of electricity filed with the distribution company according to the procedure under the ordice as per Article 116, paragraph 7 of the Energy Act.

The State Energy and Water Regulatory Comission shall set on annual basis, by 30 June of each year, preferential prices for purchase of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, with the exception of electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants with installed capacity over 10 MW and more than once a year if there is significant change in the pricing elements. The preferential price of electricity from renewable energy sources shall be determined for the whole period of the purchase contract.

FIT levels for renewable energy power plants applicable from 1st of July 2014 to 1st of July 2015:

Renewable energy technology		Duration of the support	FIT levels in BGN/MWh
Wind	< 30 kW	12 years	137.98
	30 kW – 200 kW		128.51
	200 kW – 1 MW		116.98
	> 1 MW		95.55
Solar PV	< 5 kW	20 years	211.81
	5 kW – 30 kW		203.97
	30 kW – 200 kW		169.12
	200 kW – 1 MW		144.68
Biomass	Wood waste		222 – 250
	Agricultural waste		176.96
	Energy crops		164.48
Biogas	Plant and animal waste	15 years	387 - 453
	Household waste		206 - 225
	Household wastewater		89 - 126
Hydropower	< 10 MW		93.69 - 236.92

For further information please refer to: http://dker.bg/files/DOWNLOAD/res_c-13_14.pdf 

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