Unlocking the Solar Potential of Burgas and Sofia

Project

The project team informs citizens, businesses, and public institutions on the potential of their properties –especially unused roof spaces – for generating solar energy. For this purpose, the team develops a digital platform that provides helpful information: how many PVs can be installed and where, how much energy they can potentially generate, how high is the required investment, and how long will it take for investment return? Additionally, the project team targets potential investors and offers them detailed guidelines on processes and requirements for PV installation. This is supplemented by dedicated units in both town administrations, who provide administrative support to potential investors. A series of events and trainings targets representatives of local and state administrations, of small and medium enterprises, of homeowner associations, public building managers, and residents of multi-family apartment buildings. These aim to further spread knowledge and to pave the way for joint projects between city administration, businesses, and citizens/energy cooperatives. With these measures, the project team aims to kickstart the broad installation of PVs in the region, thus contributing to its energy transformation and creating an example to follow for other municipalities in the region.