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Shocking? Bulgaria’s bitter winter weather causes high electricity bills

February 8, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv, Sofia

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

February 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

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

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

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

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Belene, energy

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

January 2, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

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%

December 30, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

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

December 9, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

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

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Slovak Spectator energy, Slovakia

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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Bulgaria 

Third former minister indicted in Belene nuclear power plant investigation

November 18, 2016November 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgarian prosecutors continued pressing charges in connection to their investigation into alleged mismanagement of the Belene nuclear power plant project,

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