Wind power in Bulgaria
Appearance
At the end of 2015 the wind power in Bulgaria had production capacity of 691MW .[1] That capacity generated 1,436 GWh for 2015 [2] which represented 3.23% [3] of the whole power generated in the country for that period. The capacity factor for wind power in Bulgaria in 2015 was about 23.7%. We can get to this number knowing that at the end of 2015 the wind power capacity was 0.6912GW and during 2015 there was no new wind capacity installed. For 8766 hours in one year that capacity could generate 0.6912GW * 8766 = 6059.0592GWh power, but it generated only 1436GWh power which is (1436/ 6059) *100 = 23.7%
Installed capacity growth
The table shows an annual increase in installed wind power capacity.
Year | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
---|---|
2003 | 10 |
2004 | 10 |
2005 | 14 |
2006 | 36 |
2007 | 57 |
2008 | 158 |
2009 | 177 |
2010 | 500 |
2011 | 503 |
2012 | 674 |
2013 | 681 |
2014 | 691 |
2015 | 691 [4] |
List of the wind farms in Bulgaria
This is the list of wind farms in Bulgaria at the end of 2015
Ajtos | 1,100 kW | 3 turbines |
Ajtos E | 400 kW | 1 turbine |
Ajtos N | 875 kW | 4 turbines |
Ajtos SW | 700 kW | 2 turbines |
Balchik NE | 1,000 kW | 4 turbines |
Balchik | 10,000 kW | 5 turbines |
Dabovo | ||
Dobric Sth | 1,050 kW | 3 turbines |
Dryankovetz | ||
Elhovo Sth | 975 kW | 4 turbines |
Gulyantsi NE | 1,355 kW | 3 turbines |
Gurkovo | 2,000 kW | 1 turbine |
Hrabrovo | 14,000 kW | |
Hrabrovo 2 | 3,000 kW | 1 turbine |
Kaliakra Wind | 35,000 kW | 35 turbines |
Kardam | 12,600 kW | 6 turbines |
Kavarna | 134,000 kW | 15 turbines |
Kavarna E | 4,950 kW | 7 turbines |
Kavarna N | 5,000 kW | 6 turbines |
Kavarna NE | 8,500 kW | 13 turbines |
Kavarna NW | 156,000 kW | 52 turbines |
Kavarna W | 14,100 kW | 17 turbines |
Krapelit | 12,000 kW | 6 turbines |
Krupen | 12,000 kW | 4 turbines |
Milkovitza | ||
Mogilishte | 3,000 kW | 3 turbines |
Mogilishte-Zapad | 17,600 kW | 10 turbines |
Kovo | 4,000 kW | 2 turbines |
Omurtag | 750 kW | 1 turbine |
Ruen | ||
Shabla N | 1,600 kW | 2 turbines |
Shabla NW | 1,990 kW | 2 turbines |
Shabla S | 2,400 kW | 3 turbines |
Shabla SE | 400 kW | 1 turbine |
Shabla SW | 6,100 kW | 11 turbines |
Shabla W | 1,200 kW | 3 turbines |
Sliven | 5,000 kW | 6 turbines |
Sliven E | 1,400 kW | 3 turbines |
Sliven N | 6,850 kW | 8 turbines |
Somovit | 2,500 kW | 1 turbine |
Straldza Sth | 750 kW | 3 turbines |
Sungurlare | ||
Suvorovo | 60,000 kW | 30 turbines |
Targoviste | 500 kW | 1 turbine |
Vetrocom | 72,500 kW | 29 turbines |
Vranino | 18,000 kW | 9 turbines |
Yambol | 400 kW | 1 turbine [5] |
See also
- Solar power in Bulgaria
- European Wind Energy Association
- Global Wind Energy Council
- Wind power in the European Union