| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1510885 | Energy Procedia | 2014 | 8 Pages |
The objective approach requires that the hydropower development cannot be analyzed outside the economical and overall national development of a particular country during a considered time period. Yet the current presentation addresses exclusively the Hydropower development in Bulgaria, and moreover, concentrated only on the features of pumped-storage as a reliable and still highly competitive energy storage technology.The pumped-storage as part of the hydropower development in Bulgaria and the situation as in 1989 are introduced. The overall development in Bulgaria after November 1989 and its impact on both running and future hydropower and pumped-storage projects are shortly presented. Particular features of the current situation are outlined. Furthermore, special attention is paid to the national legislative environment in the frame of the crucial policies, strategies and directives of the European Union.Finally, some ideas and project possibilities for the use of the still available pumped-storage potential in Bulgaria are discussed in more detail. The work ends with conclusions on the Bulgarian hydropower development with respect of pumped-storage mainly after 1989. Needed research activities in particular fields are identified for a possible future pumped-storage development in Bulgaria as an EU member state in the sense of global electricity market conditions.
