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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 2.4% for July 2024

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 2.4 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Business 

Bulgaria regulator approves 1.77% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2024January 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 1.77 per

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Europe 

European Court of Auditors: Leakages remain in the EU’s gas supplies

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Significant challenges still need to be addressed if the European Union is to be fully prepared for a new gas

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 8.9% for June 2024

June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 8.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria had second-largest drop in EU in greenhouse gas emissions in Q4 2023 y/y

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria had the second-largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared

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First batch of Westinghouse-manufactured nuclear fuel delivered to Bulgaria’s Kozloduy power station

April 20, 2024April 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The first delivery of nuclear fuel produced by United States company Westinghouse is at the site of the Kozloduy nuclear

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Europe 

Record post-winter gas storage levels in Europe

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Europe is emerging from its second winter since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said on

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Europe 

EU ministers approve continued encouragement of voluntary gas demand reduction measures

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union formally adopted on March 25 the recommendation that encourages member states to continue reducing their gas

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 19% for March 2024

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 19 per cent cut in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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