BULGARIA MARKET ANALYSIS Market analysis of industry and commerce HCIU sectors (Heating and Cooling Intensive Use sectors) RESTRICTED REPORT ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL AND/OR COMMERCIAL SECTORS WITH INTENSIVE USE OF HEATING AND COOLING 1. National framework Prices of energy carriers of RES The preferential prices for electric energy buy-out from the different types of plants with the use of RES are considerably higher than the electric energy obtained from the final supplier: Photovoltaic electric stations - about 5,5 times higher Wind electric stations – about 1,7 times higher. With this ratio, the producers’ motivation of these types of RES is to sell the electric energy at preferential prices instead of consuming it in situ or in regions. At the same time, there is a policy of systematic decreasing of the price differences. Funding opportunities Relatively good opportunities exist in Bulgaria about the funding of RES projects. The credit line along the EBRD on energy efficiency and renewable sources – grant up to 20%; Bulgarian fund of energy efficiency and RES – preferential rate of interest. Credit lines operated by banks with grant opportunities up to 15% Programmes under the Operational programme „Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013” with grant opportunities up to 50% ESCO companies, etc. Description of the domain-area of intervention and reasons for his choice As a result of the preliminary analysis of the state of the RES sector in Bulgaria the market survey is directed with priority to the following areas: By types of RES – biomass, solar collectors for heating energy, biogas of recycled waste, thermal sources – with the largest potential Sectors – chemistry, commercial chains, hotels in cross-country section – with significant energy intensity, importance in Bulgarian economy and suitable for the project purposes 2012 GBE Country Analyses
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