The preliminary project survey of the site of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant shows technical opportunities to built one or two extra reactors there, Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traikov announced.
Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko stated Friday that should Gazprom fail to make additional payments to Belarus within the next 24 hours, Belarus is going to stop all transit of Russian carbon fuel through it territory.
Bulgaria has not pulled out of the South Stream gas pipeline project, stated Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov during traditional Friday question time in Parliament.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has reiterated his support for the constriction of a second nuclear power plant in the Danube town of Belene, posing just one condition for its further progress.
The proposed hike in the price of natural gas of almost 30% will hit hard on the Bulgarian industry, writes Bulgarian daily Dnevnik Friday.
The gas dispute between Russia and Belarus is not over with the announcement earlier today that Gazprom will resume delivery to Belarus, according to sources from both countries.
Bulgarian tax authorities are under way of making checks of electrical power utilities in the country, according to information by Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, quoted by BGNES news agency.
The Bulgarian energy market should be radically liberalized and not governed by an overarching state regulator, according to Bulgarian minister of regional development Rosen Plevneliev.
Russia will imminently resume gas delivery to Belarus in their full volume, according to Gazprom's CEO Aleksei Miller.
The Director of Bulgargaz, Bulgaria's State gas supplier, Dimitar Gogov, explains the 30% hike of gas prices with their previous artificial reduction by the cabinet.
Russia has softened its threats to change the course of the South Stream gas pipeline project to exclude Bulgaria, saying that the country and its northern neighbor Romania can be equal partners.
Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) will subject to public discussion Wednesday the gas price hike expected on July 1.
The Russian monopoly Gazprom is checking options to compensate for the reduced gas supply to Europe coming via Belarus.
Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, defended Monday the outsourcing of services by the three foreign -owned electric power utilities in Bulgaria.
The Czech-owned electric power utility in Bulgaria, CEZ, is operating in the country in full compliance with the regulations of the State energy watchdog, according to the company.
Bulgaria's former prime minister and Socialist leader has called for the resignation of the head of a mega-structure, which groups all big state-owned energy firms, citing clash of interests.
Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) demand a full probe of all State funds spent on the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene.
Greece is planning a diplomatic initiative in order to "revive" the stalled Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project in which it is a partner country together with Bulgaria and Russia.
The President of Belarus, Alexandr Lukashenko, had ordered his cabinet to stop the transit of Russian gas through the country's territory.
Russia has threatened to change the course of the South Stream gas pipeline project to exclude Bulgaria, the president of gas monopoly Gazprom has said.
Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, announced Monday significant personnel changes are forthcoming at the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR).
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