Bulgaria Energy Environment Review
The main purpose of the Energy and Environment Review (EER) was to develop and test a methodology to better integrate energy sector development and investment plans with Bulgaria's environmental objectives. It was undertaken at the request of...
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okr-10986-198972021-04-23T14:03:38Z Bulgaria Energy Environment Review World Bank AIR AIR QUALITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CITIES CLEAN AIR CLIMATE COAL COAL PRICES COOKING CRUDE OIL DEBT DESULFURIZATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ELASTICITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENERGY BALANCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY IMPORTS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUPPLY ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPLOITATION FLEXIBILITY FOSSIL FUELS FUEL PRICES FUELS GDP GREENHOUSE GAS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEATING HYDROELECTRIC POWER IMPORTS INCOME KYOTO PROTOCOL LIGNITE LIQUID FUELS LIVING CONDITIONS METHANE NATURAL GAS NEGOTIATIONS NITROGEN NITROGEN OXIDES NITROUS OXIDE NOX NUCLEAR SAFETY OIL OIL PRICES OPERATING COSTS PARTICULATES PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINES POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRESENT VALUE PRESSURE PRICE INDEXES PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIMARY ENERGY PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SAVINGS SOLID FUELS STABILIZATION SULFUR SULFUR DIOXIDE THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSPORT WATER POLLUTION The main purpose of the Energy and Environment Review (EER) was to develop and test a methodology to better integrate energy sector development and investment plans with Bulgaria's environmental objectives. It was undertaken at the request of the country's State Agency for Energy and Energy Resources (SAEER). The EER highlights the intrinsic trade-offs between Bulgaria's objective to ensure least-cost energy supply to the country and its concurrent objectives of being a dominant energy supplier in the region, minimizing its dependence on imported energy, and meeting its national and international environmental commitments. Achievement of these objectives is complicated by Bulgaria's heavy reliance on electricity to meet its own energy needs, the virtual absence of natural gas in the consumption mix of non-industrial consumers, and the fact that except for environmentally polluting lignite, the country does not have economical energy resources. Since the bulk of Bulgaria's electricity (about 80 percent) is generated from nuclear fuel and indigenous lignite, a disproportionate reliance on electricity would be costly, particularly as the country strives to meet the nuclear safety and environmental compliance requirements for accession to the European Union. Growing electricity exports over the last few years, however, have been good for Bulgaria, both from a financial point of view and in projecting Bulgaria as a stable and reliable source of electricity. Under these circumstances, crafting an energy supply strategy that is cost-effective, provides adequate energy security, and reinforces the national goals of economic growth and poverty alleviation will be challenging. Formulation of such a strategy could benefit from a wider debate among key stakeholders, such as energy suppliers, industrial and other consumers, policymakers, regulators, and investors. The Energy and Environment Review provides a useful analytical framework for such a debate. 2014-08-29T21:32:32Z 2014-08-29T21:32:32Z 2002-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/5619606/bulgaria-energy-environment-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19897 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria |
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AIR AIR QUALITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CITIES CLEAN AIR CLIMATE COAL COAL PRICES COOKING CRUDE OIL DEBT DESULFURIZATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ELASTICITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENERGY BALANCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY IMPORTS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUPPLY ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPLOITATION FLEXIBILITY FOSSIL FUELS FUEL PRICES FUELS GDP GREENHOUSE GAS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEATING HYDROELECTRIC POWER IMPORTS INCOME KYOTO PROTOCOL LIGNITE LIQUID FUELS LIVING CONDITIONS METHANE NATURAL GAS NEGOTIATIONS NITROGEN NITROGEN OXIDES NITROUS OXIDE NOX NUCLEAR SAFETY OIL OIL PRICES OPERATING COSTS PARTICULATES PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINES POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRESENT VALUE PRESSURE PRICE INDEXES PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIMARY ENERGY PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SAVINGS SOLID FUELS STABILIZATION SULFUR SULFUR DIOXIDE THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSPORT WATER POLLUTION |
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AIR AIR QUALITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CITIES CLEAN AIR CLIMATE COAL COAL PRICES COOKING CRUDE OIL DEBT DESULFURIZATION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ELASTICITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENERGY BALANCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY IMPORTS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUPPLY ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPLOITATION FLEXIBILITY FOSSIL FUELS FUEL PRICES FUELS GDP GREENHOUSE GAS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEATING HYDROELECTRIC POWER IMPORTS INCOME KYOTO PROTOCOL LIGNITE LIQUID FUELS LIVING CONDITIONS METHANE NATURAL GAS NEGOTIATIONS NITROGEN NITROGEN OXIDES NITROUS OXIDE NOX NUCLEAR SAFETY OIL OIL PRICES OPERATING COSTS PARTICULATES PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINES POLLUTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRESENT VALUE PRESSURE PRICE INDEXES PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIMARY ENERGY PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SAVINGS SOLID FUELS STABILIZATION SULFUR SULFUR DIOXIDE THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSPORT WATER POLLUTION World Bank Bulgaria Energy Environment Review |
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The main purpose of the Energy and
Environment Review (EER) was to develop and test a
methodology to better integrate energy sector development
and investment plans with Bulgaria's environmental
objectives. It was undertaken at the request of the
country's State Agency for Energy and Energy Resources
(SAEER). The EER highlights the intrinsic trade-offs between
Bulgaria's objective to ensure least-cost energy supply
to the country and its concurrent objectives of being a
dominant energy supplier in the region, minimizing its
dependence on imported energy, and meeting its national and
international environmental commitments. Achievement of
these objectives is complicated by Bulgaria's heavy
reliance on electricity to meet its own energy needs, the
virtual absence of natural gas in the consumption mix of
non-industrial consumers, and the fact that except for
environmentally polluting lignite, the country does not have
economical energy resources. Since the bulk of
Bulgaria's electricity (about 80 percent) is generated
from nuclear fuel and indigenous lignite, a disproportionate
reliance on electricity would be costly, particularly as the
country strives to meet the nuclear safety and environmental
compliance requirements for accession to the European Union.
Growing electricity exports over the last few years,
however, have been good for Bulgaria, both from a financial
point of view and in projecting Bulgaria as a stable and
reliable source of electricity. Under these circumstances,
crafting an energy supply strategy that is cost-effective,
provides adequate energy security, and reinforces the
national goals of economic growth and poverty alleviation
will be challenging. Formulation of such a strategy could
benefit from a wider debate among key stakeholders, such as
energy suppliers, industrial and other consumers,
policymakers, regulators, and investors. The Energy and
Environment Review provides a useful analytical framework
for such a debate. |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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Bulgaria Energy Environment Review |
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Bulgaria Energy Environment Review |
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Bulgaria Energy Environment Review |
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Bulgaria Energy Environment Review |
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Bulgaria Energy Environment Review |
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bulgaria energy environment review |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/5619606/bulgaria-energy-environment-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19897 |
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