Renewable Energy Plants Hit By Retroactive Fee Change For Grid Access

All renewable energy projects in Bulgaria have been hit by a retroactive change in the fee they must pay for accessing the electricity transmission and distribution grids.

Wind projects, regardless of when they were or are connected to the grid, have to pay a fee equal to 10% of the relevant feed-in tariff (FIT).
Photovoltaic (PV) and other renewable energy plants connected to the grid before 1 January 2012 must pay a fee equal to 20% of the relevant FIT. Those connected between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2012 (comprising 90% of all PV generators), must pay a fee equal to 39% of the relevant FIT while those connected between 1 July and 1 September 2012 must pay a fee equal to 5% of the relevant FIT. Any PV plant connected to the grid after 1 September 2012 (when the FIT was decreased by 200% from the one applicable on 30 June 2012) will have to pay a fee equal to just 1% of the relevant FIT.