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Bulgaria Confirms Plans to Build NPP Unit with US Technology

Bulgaria is planning to build a new unit at the country's only NPP in the Danube town of Kozloduy using US technology, Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev confirmed.

Business » Energy | November 23, 2013, Saturday // 12:32 | Viewed: 6162

Bulgaria Energy Minister Acquainted with Westinghouse Nuclear Reactors

Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev was acquainted with AP1000 nuclear reactors of US energy company Westinghouse.

Business » Energy | November 22, 2013, Friday // 15:39 | Viewed: 4720

Bulgaria Seeks US Technology for New Unit of Kozloduy NPP

Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev has said that Bulgaria is seeking to build a new unit at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant using US technology.

Business » Energy | November 22, 2013, Friday // 12:54 | Viewed: 6498

7 Candidates Vie to Build Bulgarian South Stream Gas Pipeline Stretch

Seven consortia have expressed interest in the design and construction of the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline.

Business » Energy | November 18, 2013, Monday // 18:08 | Viewed: 2764

Bulgaria's Energy Ministry, Kozloduy Fund Sign 5 Grant Agreements

Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy and Energy and the donors of the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund signed five new grant agreements worth over EUR 85 M in London.

Business » Energy | November 16, 2013, Saturday // 19:56 | Viewed: 2743

EP to Vote Tues on EUR 260 M for Bulgaria's Decommissioning Fund

The European Parliament will put to the vote on Tuesday a proposal for Bulgaria to receive a total of EUR 260 M from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund by 2020.

Business » Energy | November 15, 2013, Friday // 16:04 | Viewed: 2292

Heating Rates in Sofia to Remain Unchanged over Next Few Years

Heating and hot water prices in Sofia will remain unchanged over the next few years, according to Stoyan Tsvetanov, CEO of heating utility Toplofikatsiya Sofia.

Business » Energy | November 11, 2013, Monday // 20:43 | Viewed: 15782

Bulgaria Unaffected by Ukraine's Decision to Stop Buying Russian Gas

Bulgaria has experienced no gas supply disruptions as a result of the reported refusal of Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz to buy gas from Gazprom.

Business » Energy | November 11, 2013, Monday // 19:08 | Viewed: 3191

Bulgaria Seeks Contractor for Roadmap for New Unit at Kozloduy NPP

The Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has opened a procedure for the preparation of a roadmap for building new nuclear capacity at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant.

Business » Energy | November 4, 2013, Monday // 12:22 | Viewed: 2750

Min: Bulgaria to Make South Stream Contracts Public

Bulgaria will make public the contracts signed with Gazprom on the South Stream natural gas pipeline project once they are finalized, stated Bulgarian Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev.

Business » Energy | November 3, 2013, Sunday // 12:53 | Viewed: 2306

Bulgaria to Receive South Stream Dividends from Y1

The deal achieved between Bulgaria and Russia regarding the constrution of the South Stream natural gas pipeline is especially profitable for Bulgaria, stated Bulgarian Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev.

Business » Energy | November 3, 2013, Sunday // 12:11 | Viewed: 2467

Bulgarian Energy Min Ecstatic about South Stream

Bulgaria's benefits from the Russian-sponsored South Stream gas pipeline project amounts to approximately BGN 1.5 B in dividends only, says the Minister of Economy and Energy Dragomir Stoynev.

Business » Energy | November 2, 2013, Saturday // 11:46 | Viewed: 2417

Russia's Kommersant: Gazprom Surrendered to Bulgaria

The construction of the "most problematic stretch" of the South Stream gas pipeline, the one in Bulgaria, has been officially launched, according to Russian daily Kommersant.

Business » Energy | November 1, 2013, Friday // 16:00 | Viewed: 3273

Bulgaria's BEH Raises EUR 500 M from Bond Issue

Bulgaria's state energy holding company BEH has raised EUR 500 M, the company announced as the early signing for its bond issue on international market was wrapped up.

Business » Energy | November 1, 2013, Friday // 15:53 | Viewed: 2807

South Stream Groundbreaking Ceremony Held in Bulgaria

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Russian-sponsored gas pipeline project South Stream was held Thursday at site of the Bulgarian compressor station "Rasovo.

Business » Energy | October 31, 2013, Thursday // 18:43 | Viewed: 5893

South Stream Gas Pipeline to Fetch Bulgaria EUR 2.8 B by 2043

Bulgaria expects revenues of EUR 2.3 B from the South Stream gas pipeline in the period 2013-2043, according to Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev.

Business » Energy | October 31, 2013, Thursday // 17:08 | Viewed: 2879

Gazprom CEO Announces Start of South Stream in Bulgaria

As expected, the Russian-sponsored South Stream gas pipeline project has topped the agenda of talks between the CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, and Bulgaria's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Business » Energy | October 31, 2013, Thursday // 14:50 | Viewed: 3860

Russian Gazprom CEO Arrives in Bulgaria, Info Blackout Looms

The CEO of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, is arriving in Bulgarian capital Sofia on Thursday to confer with the country's prime minister.

Business » Energy | October 31, 2013, Thursday // 07:32 | Viewed: 3792

Bulgaria to Get EUR 260 M by 2020 under Kozloduy Decommissioning Fund

Bulgaria is to receive a total of EUR 260 M from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund by 2020, according to MEP Ingeborg Gr?ssle.

Business » Energy | October 30, 2013, Wednesday // 16:54 | Viewed: 2388

Bulgaria's Electricity Production Down 0.2% Y/Y in September

In September 2013, the production of electricity fell by 0.2% on an annual basis to 5.6 GWh, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Business » Energy | October 30, 2013, Wednesday // 13:08 | Viewed: 1935

Unit 6 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Back Online After Drain Pipe Repair

Unit 6 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant has been connected to the power grid on Tuesday.

Business » Energy | October 29, 2013, Tuesday // 17:02 | Viewed: 2258
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