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21.10.2014 18:02Bulgarian Energy Regulator Does Not Foresee another Power Price Hike
Bulgaria’s energy regulator does not foresee another electricity price hike for households in the next months, chairperson Svetla Todorova told the Bulgarian National Television in an interview on Tuesday. “We consider that the 10-percent21.10.2014 17:37Bulgarian Energy Bill Set to Divide Energy, Water Regulation
The members of Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, which is to shed the “State” from its name, will be chosen by the Parliament and not by the Council of Ministers, as is the current situation. A planned amendment17.10.2014 14:11Bulgaria’s Varna TPP Might Work in 2015 in Case of Gas Supply Crisis
Varna TPP, due to be closed down for environmental reasons, might have to continue operation beyond December 2014, if a gas supply crisis emerges. According to a report by the European Commission, gas stress tests identified Bulgaria, among others,15.10.2014 17:50CEZ, Bulgarian Energy Holding Talks on Varna TPP Still Ongoing
A work group of CEZ’s Bulgarian subsidiary and the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) is still negotiating a way to finance the delayed modernisation of Varna TPP. This would allow the power plant, used as cold reserve unit until 2013,15.10.2014 10:51EVN Bulgaria Toplofikatsia Demolished A 120-Metre High Chimney in Plovdiv (VIDEO)
Plovdiv heating utility EVN Bulgaria Toplofikatsia demolished a 120 m-high chimney in the city’s south industrial zone to make way for a new modern gas-fired heating generation with a nominal capacity of 30 – 40 MWth. See a video from14.10.2014 17:15BEMF Prompts Unpopular Measures for Stabilising the Energy Sector
In a statement released for the media today, the Bulgarian Energy and Mining Forum (BEMF) prompted a set of “imminent, tough and unpopular measures” aiming to bring stability back to the country’s energy sector. The NGO describes14.10.2014 11:07EVN Bulgaria Fined BGN 1 Million
Plovdiv District Court confirmed a BGN 1 million-fine (about EUR 500,000) imposed on power distribution and supply company EVN Bulgaria by the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, Sega newspaper wrote citing information from BGNES. EVN’s10.10.2014 10:35Rosenergoatom, Rusatom Service, EDF Join Life Extension Project for Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP
Russia’s Rosenergoatom announced that it has signed a contract to join a Russian-French consortium for the extension of the operation period of units 5 at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear station up to 60 years. Rosenergoatom will join forces09.10.2014 17:00CEZ, BEH Mull Joint Venture for Saving Varna Thermal Station
Power utility CEZ and the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) have been going through another round of talks on the future of Varna thermal power station. The plant which is due for a delayed modernisation is facing indefinite closure by end-2014. One09.10.2014 16:28Sofia District Heating Utility to Buy Energy from the Liberalised Market
“Toplofikatskia Sofia”, the district heating utility of Bulgaria’s capital city, will be purchasing power at the liberalised market. The decision was announced by deputy-mayor Doncho Barbalov, BTA reported. “Toplofikatsia”09.10.2014 12:05Bulgaria’s Energy Board to Change Balancing Energy Market Rules
One of the first tasks of the recently created energy council at the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy will be the preparation of analysis of all the risks the country’s energy system is facing. More precisely, a work group dedicated08.10.2014 17:00Municipal Council Instigates Debate on Bulgarian Onshore Gas Project
Public debate and more information on the research and drilling methods to be used in the 1-11 Varino gas project in the Dobrudzha region, North Eastern Bulgaria, were requested by local authorities. The Varino project managed by U.S. company Park
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