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27.04.2017 16:48Bulgaria’s NEK Reported BGN 120 M Net Profit Thanks to Winter Cold Spell
Bulgarian power incumbent NEK (National Electricity Company) reported today a net profit of BGN 120 million (about EUR 60 m), not without the contribution of the cold spell in January-February of this year. Furthermore NEK registered a BGN 54 million27.04.2017 10:32Bulgaria Wants to Renegotiate Gazprom Gas Price Every Year
Bulgaria wants to have the ability to renegotiate the price of natural gas it receives from Russia’s Gazprom on an annual basis, Bulgarian interim energy minister Nikolay Pavlov said in an interview for BNR, referring to the country’s26.04.2017 16:52Prosecution Raids Bulgarian Power Incumbent, Investigates Consultancy, Legal Contracts
The Bulgarian prosecution has raided the headquarters of state-owned power incumbent NEK (National Electricity Company). Prosecutor Rumyana Arnaudova said for Focus news Agency that contracts concluded by NEK for consulting and legal services were25.04.2017 10:30Transport Is the Main Year-Round Cause for Air Pollution in Sofia, Audit Finds
Measures applied by Sofia Municipality have led to a significant decrease of the average yearly air pollution with fine dust particles. Nevertheless, few points of measurement across the territory of the municipality were compliant with the mean24.04.2017 17:02Bulgarian Energy Minister to Call Parliamentary Hearing on Gazprom Case
Bulgaria’s interim energy minister Nikolay Pavlov announced on Monday he will call a parliamentary hearing on the European Commission (EC) - Gazprom case regarding upstream gas supplies in Central and Eastern Europe. The hearing concerns the24.04.2017 16:36Bulgarian Prosecution Raids Energy Watchdog on Malfeasance Accusations
The Office of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General announced on Monday it has raided the headquarters of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) on suspicion on malfeasance. An investigation will be launched today, aiming to find out whether21.04.2017 11:11Bulgarian State-Run Energy Companies Ready with Statement on Gazprom Case
Bulgaria’s state-run energy majors Bulgargaz, Bulgartransgaz and their parent structure – the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) are ready with their statements and suggestions relating to the antitrust probe of the European Commission (EC)20.04.2017 14:01Price of Power from Maritsa East 2 TPP Should Go Up 27% Due to New Emissions Regulations
The price of electricity produced by Bulgaria’s Maritsa East 2 TPP should go up by 27 per cent, if the 1450-megawatt lignite-fired power plant is to fulfill the planned tighter limits on sulfur dioxide emissions set to come into force in the20.04.2017 09:43Electricity Consumption in Bulgaria Grew Nearly 8% Y/Y for Jan 1-Apr 16
13,340,044 MWh of electricity have been consumed in Bulgaria since Jan 1 2017 until April 16, data published by the country’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) show. On yearly basis, consumption grew with as much as 7.99%. For the same period20.04.2017 09:01Bulgaria Changes Exploration Rights and Name of Offshore Gas Block Silistar
The Bulgarian interim government has renamed today offshore natural gas and oil block 1-14 Silistar to 1-14 Han Kubrat. According to a press release by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers the rights for research and exploration of the freshly renamed19.04.2017 13:2940% of Bulgarian Households Say they Do Not Need Internet at Home
40.2 per cent of Bulgarian households stated they did not need internet connection at home, data for 2016 released by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) suggest. According to NSI 51.9 per cent of households have internet at home.18.04.2017 17:31BICA Wants Bulgaria to Request Single Gas Price for the EU from Gazprom
A single natural gas price from Gazprom for the EU, solely differing by transport costs from country to country, should be backed by the Bulgarian government in the EU-Gazprom antimonopoly negotiations, the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association
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