Northern Bulgaria Lost Almost One-Fifth of Population in Decade
In the last ten years the regions of Gabrovo, Montana, Pleven, Lovech and Vratsa have lost almost a fifth of their population.
The Bulgarian government has awarded Dublin-registered Moesia Oil and Gas four oil and gas prospecting permits in the northern parts of the country.
The company is to invest EUR 9.3 M over a period of 5 years on four blocks, including Block 1-10 Botevo (the districts of Vratsa and Montana), Block 1-5 Devetaki (the districts of Lovech, Pleven and Gabrovo), Block 1-7 Tarnak (the districts of Pleven and Vratsa) and Block 1-9 Mizia, Capital Daily reports.
Moesia is to invest another EUR 125 000 in environmental protection.
According to the website of the oil and gas company, Moesia was set up in 2008 in Ireland and its initial area of interest is Central and Eastern Europe.
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Elliott Investment Management, led by billionaire Paul Singer, is exploring the possibility of acquiring a stake in a set of Bulgarian infrastructure assets, which includes a key extension of the TurkStream gas pipeline
The liberalization of the electricity market for households — meaning that residential consumers would join the free electricity exchange where businesses have traded for years — is being postponed.
Turkey is advancing its energy strategy in the Balkans with new agreements aimed at deepening its influence in the region
The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved the natural gas price in Bulgaria for May
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