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EC quarterly report on wholesale electricity prices: Greece, Bulgaria at opposite ends

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, nuclear

The latest quarterly report prepared by the Market Observatory for Energy of the European Commission showed that Greece had the

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Bulgaria 

Unit 6 at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy plant back in operation

October 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant said that it has completed the scheduled annual maintenance and refuelling of unit 6 and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utility NEK loses arbitration lawsuit with Belene nuclear power plant consultant

September 17, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s electric utility NEK lost an arbitration lawsuit lodged by Belene nuclear power plant consultant WorleyParsons, which was awarded 31.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 6

September 17, 2018 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 sixth

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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria optimistic about nuclear reactor deal with Iran – PM

July 12, 2016July 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, Boiko Borissov, energy, nuclear

Iran has shown interest in reviewing Bulgaria’s proposal to sell its Russian-made nuclear reactors from the shelved Belene nuclear power

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria loses Belene nuclear power plant arbitration court action

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear, Russia

Bulgaria’s state electric utility NEK lost an arbitration lawsuit against Russia’s Atomstroyexport, the company picked to build two 1000MW nuclear

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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 

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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