Shocking? Bulgaria’s bitter winter weather causes high electricity bills
In what is hardly a surprise development, the prolonged sub-zero winter weather in Bulgaria in January has resulted in high
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Bulgaria resumes electricity exports after break of almost four weeks
Bulgaria’s caretaker Energy Minister Nikolai Pavlov has ordered the resumption of the country’s electricity exports as of February 9, after
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Energy regulator: Bulgaria not at risk of power cuts
The head of Bulgaria’s energy regulator, Ivan Ivanov, has dismissed speculation that the country is at risk of power cuts.
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Bulgarian political parties trade barbs over ‘energy crisis’ claims
Bulgaria’s two largest political parties – Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the opposition socialist party – are engaged in a war
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Former Bulgarian economy minister says indicted by prosecutors
Bulgarian former energy and economy minister Traicho Traikov said on January 1 that he has been indicted on charges of
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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 4.7%
Bulgaria’s utilities regulator decided on December 30 to raise the gas prices by 4.7 per cent starting January 1 2017,
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Bulgaria’s NEK settles arbitration damages for shelved Belene nuclear plant
Bulgaria’s state-owned electric utility NEK has paid 601.6 million euro in damages to Atomstroyexport, the foreign contracts subsidiary of Russia’s
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Eustream asks EC for support
Slovakia may receive some funds for its gas projects from the European Commission. The country’s gas transporter Eustream has requested
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Third former minister indicted in Belene nuclear power plant investigation
Bulgarian prosecutors continued pressing charges in connection to their investigation into alleged mismanagement of the Belene nuclear power plant project,
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