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Baltic States urge EU to speed up work on Lithuania-Poland gas link

April 19, 2015April 19, 2015 The Baltic Times energy

The three Baltic States have urged Poland and the EU to speed up work on a gas pipeline to link

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 5

April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said that it has shut down the 1000MW fifth

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Business 

Bulgaria agrees lower electricity price with US-owned power plants

April 8, 2015April 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned power utility NEK signed an agreement on April 8 to buy cheaper electricity from two thermal power plants

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialists slam Cabinet over Russian pipeline plans

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s two left-wing parliamentary parties criticised the Cabinet on April 8 over the absence of any Bulgarian officials at a

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Business 

Westinghouse, Bulgaria to continue talks on nuclear deal

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, nuclear

US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric has said that it would continue discussions with Bulgaria on the proposed new nuclear reactor

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliament appoints new utilities regulator chief

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian MPs elected Ivan Ivanov as the new head of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) on April 2,

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Business 

Bulgaria wavering on nuclear deal with Westinghouse

April 1, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Cabinet would not approve the shareholder agreement with US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric to build a new nuclear reactor

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Europe 

Russia extends natural gas deal with Ukraine

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin has approved a plan to extend Moscow’s current natural gas deal with Ukraine for another three

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Business 

Bulgaria asks Westinghouse to take up 49% stake in Kozloduy nuclear reactor

March 26, 2015March 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has asked US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric to join the proposed expansion of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant

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