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Row erupts over Bulgarian capital’s spending on street lighting

January 30, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova are ordering investigations into allegations that the Bulgarian capital city’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s municipalities call for help as soaring bills lead to more street lighting cutbacks

January 27, 2022January 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The number of municipalities in Bulgaria cutting back on street lighting has continued to rise in recent days, in the

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv mayor pledges not to cut street lighting, as bills skyrocket

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has pledged not to limit street lighting, even as the municipality’s electricity bills are skyrocketing, according

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Bulgaria 

Several municipalities in Bulgaria limit street lighting as electricity bills soar

January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Several municipalities in Bulgaria are cutting back on street lighting as electricity bills soar. Announcements of the cutbacks by various

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Bulgaria 

Mayors of Bulgaria’s largest cities complain of soaring street lighting, public transport bills

January 12, 2022January 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Street lighting bills in Bulgaria’s four largest cities – Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Bourgas – more than doubled on an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 30.4% for January 2022

January 1, 2022January 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on January 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 30.4

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves amended moratorium on utilities prices

December 16, 2021December 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian MPs approved on December 16 a motion to freeze electricity, central heating and sewerage prices at their current levels

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Bulgaria 

Teething troubles as Bulgaria bids to contain rising electricity prices

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Parliament’s decision to vote a moratorium on electricity and other utility prices drew a sharp rebuke from the Prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 9.8% for December 2021

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on December 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 9.8

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