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.

On 14 January 2014, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Rosen Plevneliev, addressed the country’s Constitutional Court, claiming that the 20% fee on solar and wind power plants does not comply with the Bulgarian Constitution and should therefore be revoked.

A new public information system is to be created about the potential production and consumption of energy from renewable sources in Bulgaria.

Most renewable energy projects in Bulgaria are being developed on agricultural land. This land can be used for non-agricultural purposes, such as Renewable Energy plants, after a change of its designation pursuant to the Law on Protection of Agricultural Lands ("The Law").

On 19 July, 2018 the Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition (the "CPC") prohibited two concentrations.

On 4 September 2012, the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism published a draft National Action Plan for developing renewable energy sources by 2020.

The latest amendments to the Bulgarian Spatial Development Act introducing the simplified procedure for constructing photovoltaic systems on rooftops entered into force on 20 January 2023...

Bulgaria has faced five parliamentary elections over the last two years resulting in an almost constant state of political uncertainty since March 2021.

The Bulgarian Parliament approved the effective Renewable Energy Law in April 2011.

Foreign investors who have suffered losses in the renewable energy sectors in Bulgaria may be entitled to compensation under Bulgaria's numerous bilateral investment treaties ("BITs") and/or the Energy Charter Treaty ("ECT").