Bulgaria earmarks nearly 83 million euros for green tech in small businesses
Innovation Minister Ivan Vasilev announced the funds at a forum in Sliven. The Brain++ supercomputer at Sofia Tech Park will cost over 90 million euros and have 700 GPUs.
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Nearly 83 million euros are planned for introducing green technologies in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev said at the Sliven Future Forum 2026 on Saturday. The funds can be used for machinery, facilities, equipment, software and intellectual property rights linked to green technology and circular production and consumption.
Vasilev also pointed to the Brain++ supercomputer, part of the EuroHPC network, to be built at Sofia Tech Park for more than 90 million euros. It will have 700 graphics processing units, with half its computing power reserved for Bulgarian companies and the rest shared with EU firms. He urged local businesses to explore artificial intelligence to raise productivity.
According to the European Funds for Competitiveness Agency, the Sliven region has 133 grant-funded projects worth more than 9.8 million euros, of which 45 are completed and 88 ongoing. Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Alexander Pulev also attended the forum.