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Bulgarian green energy firms protest new fees

September 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian wind and solar farms could go out of business because of a new power grid connection fee that went

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Fighting words: Bulgaria talks tough on Russian energy projects

September 13, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol Belene, Boiko Borissov, energy, Russia, Simeon Dyankov, South Stream

Vladimir Putin raised quite a few eyebrows when his last foreign visit as president of Russia in 2008 was to

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Bulgaria handed one billion euro bill for Belene

September 11, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Russian contractor Atomstroyexport, picked to build two 1000MW nuclear reactors at Belene on the Danube River, has increased its arbitration

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Russia’s Rosatom wants to take part in Poland’s n-power plant tender

September 10, 2012May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom wants to take part in the tender for building nuclear power plant in Poland,

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Bulgaria signs offshore oil exploration deal with France’s Total

August 29, 2012April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev signed on August 29 the contract granting French firm Total a five-year exploration

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Bulgaria seals cheaper gas deal with Russia

August 28, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria will pay, on average, 11 per cent less for Russian natural gas bought until the end of this year,

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Westinghouse picked to do Kozloduy plant new unit study

August 27, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Energy Holding’s board of directors signed on August 27 a contract US nuclear consultancy firm Westinghouse to carry out

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Bulgaria begins construction of gas pipeline to Romania

August 16, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria has started construction works on the gas pipeline that will link the country’s gas distribution network to that of

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Controversial Russian businessman charged with embezzlement in Bulgaria

August 15, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Denis Ershov, the controversial Russian businessman once declared a persona non grata in Bulgaria, has been charged with embezzling funds

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