Bulgarians Shocked by Hikes of Heating, Electricity

Business » ENERGY | June 28, 2010, Monday // 18:50
Bulgaria: Bulgarians Shocked by Hikes of Heating, Electricity A large portion of Bulgaria's heating system, in which heating is centrally distributed, is gas-dependent.

The Bulgarian state regulator of energy announced Monday price hikes as high as 18.6% for heating and 1.88% for electricity.

This comes as a result of the raise of the price of natural gas with 24.63% revealed earlier Monday.

Heating in Bulgaria is largely gas-dependent. The highest raise is for the capital Sofia with a staggering 18.6%.

A hike of 15.92% is announced for Vratza, 15.92% for Varna and 13.30 % for Plovdiv. Varna and Plovdiv are Bulgaria's second- and third-biggest cities.

The increase in the price of electricity is different for different power distribution companies. For customers of CEZ, which services Western Bulgaria, it will be 1.88%; for E.ON customers (North-Eastern Bulgaria); for EVN customers (South-East Bulgaria) - 1.39%.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

Energy » Be a reporter: Write and send your article
Tags: electricity, heating, heating price, electricity price, price increase, State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria