Nikola Gazdov, Chair of the Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), has said that renewable energy producers have been made to carry the blame for the problems plaguing the energy sector.
No major fluctuations in gas prices for end consumers are expected by the end of the year, according to Dimitar Gogov, CEO of Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz.
Asen Vasilev, Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has proposed that renewable energy installations without certificates should be temporarily disconnected from the country's power grid.
Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Asen Vasilev is expected to reveal Tuesday the reform measures that the caretaker cabinet is to implement for Bulgaria's energy sector.
Deutsche Bank and Citi Group have declared their readiness to provide a loan of up to EUR 250 M to the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), according to a media statement posted on the website of BEH.
Bulgaria's caretaker Economy and Energy Minister Asen Vasilev has said that the country's energy sector needs a set of urgent measures, including regulatory changes and a senior-level reshuffle at state-owned companies.
Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister, Marin Raykov, has announced the interim government is seriously seeking ways to additionally lower electric power prices, even with minimal amounts.
The move of Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov to revoke the license of Czech-owned power distributor CEZ Bulgaria is a political game, according to Czech Prime Minister, Petar Necas.
A working group of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) has proposed a reduction in gas prices by 3.89% from April 1 from the current rate of BGN 656.47 to BGN 630.94 per 1000 cubic meters, VAT and excise duty excluded.
Energy company EVN has announced that it will take legal action against Bulgaria if it is unable to negotiate concessions over an electricity dispute.
Traycho Traykov, former Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has commented that the long-term contracts for purchasing electricity from the American Maritsa Iztok 1 (AES Galabovo) and Maritsa Iztok 3 thermal power plants are unprofitable.
Former Economy and Energy Minister, Delyan Dobrev, admitted being at fault for discovering way too late the "strange collaterals" in the contracts for long-term purchase of electric power from the so-called "American" Thermal Power Plants.
Starting Monday, workers at Bulgaria's state-owned Maritsa Iztok Mines will switch to a two-shift regime from a four-shift regime due to the shrinking coal demand of the thermal power plants in the Maritsa Iztok Complex.
Czech-owned power utility CEZ has always strictly adhered to Bulgarian legislation and the normative acts of the European Union, the company says in a press release.
The prosecution in Bulgaria has requested the revocation of the license of Czech power utility CEZ over massive regulatory breaches, revealed Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov.
The Bulgarian government will within 10 days appoint an international auditor to review the country's energy sector, stated caretaker Minister of Regional Development Ekaterina Zaharieva.
Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) has revoked the grid access fee for renewable energy producers introduced in September 2012.
Asen Vasilev, appointed Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism in Bulgaria's caretaker government, has suggested that it is unrealistic to assume that the problems in the energy sector could be resolved during a term in office of only 60 days.
Starting Tuesday, power distributor CEZ, which supplies electricity to consumers in Sofia and northwestern Bulgaria, offers the services of the first energy ombudsman – Radoslav Dimitrov.
Bulgaria's Parliament denounced at second reading on Tuesday the trilateral agreement for the construction of the Burgas-Alexandoupolis oil pipeline.
The Members of the Parliament from the Economic Committee rejected Tuesday the draft proposal for measures to reduce electric power prices and secure basic needs of power consumers.
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