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Boyan Boev, Chair of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), photo by BGNES
Boyan Boev, Chair of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), has informed about an upcoming revision of the license terms of power distributors.
In a Thursday interview for investor.bg, Boev said that such a review had never been made and reminded that the recent audit of the three companies, CEZ Bulgaria, EVN Bulgaria and Energo-Pro, had shown that some of the provisions were mutually exclusive or contradicted legal provisions.
"To me it makes sense to conduct such reviews every 2-3 years," Boev added.
He specified that the review would be carried out with the participation of representatives of the three power distributors.
He made clear that DKEVR experts were preparing the statements of offence for the violations detected during the audit, adding that they would subsequently be sent to the power distributors.
Several weeks ago, DKEVR presented a report from the audit of the activity of the three power distributors in the period 2008-2012.
The report informed about a total of 2690 violations in the work of the three power distributors.
The violations at the three companies were similar, including higher revenues than the amount declared at the energy watchdog, unlawfully inflated expenses, poor quality of service, and irregularities surrounding the replacement of metering devices.
Bulgaria’s state fuel reserves are sufficient to cover normal consumption for the next 90 days, but domestic fuel prices continue to climb amid the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East
Acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov highlighted the strategic importance of energy infrastructure for the European Union during a meeting in Paris with other European leaders, convened at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Bulgaria is increasingly turning into a destination for motorists from neighboring countries seeking cheaper fuel, as turbulence on global oil markets linked to tensions in the Middle East continues to influence prices across the region.
The ongoing military conflict in the Middle East is expected to influence fuel prices in Bulgaria with a lag of approximately 7 to 14 days, potentially pushing inflation in the country up by around 0.6%, according to economist Assoc. Prof. Shteryo Nozharo
Electricity and natural gas prices in Bulgaria remain among the lowest in the European Union, according to the latest figures published by the European statistics agency Eurostat for the first half of 2025.
Bulgaria currently has sufficient reserves of motor fuels and raw materials to cover normal domestic consumption for more than three months, Deputy Finance Minister Stanimir Mihaylov told lawmakers during an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly
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