Snow-Induced Power Outages Hit 20 Villages in Smolyan
Amidst heavy snowfall in the Smolyan region, 20 villages and hamlets grapple with partial or complete power outages due to incidents caused by the severe weather conditions
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The Austrian energy company EVN is going to invest EUR 95 M in the construction of a wind power park near the northeast Bulgarian town of Kavarna.
The project includes 25 turbines of 2 MW each, and is expected to produce about 140 GW/h of electricity per year.
The news has been announced by Kalina Trifonova, a CEO of EVN Naturkraft, which a subsidiary of EVN developing its renewable energy projects. The Kavarna project itself is 70% owned by EVN Naturkraft, and 30% owned by the German company Enertrag.
According to Trifonova, as cited by the Pari Daily, the project will be completed by the end of 2010.
Energy expert Boyan Rashev has warned that Europe could be moving toward what he described as an “energy lockdown” scenario if fuel supply pressures continue to worsen
Fuel prices in Bulgaria have continued to edge upward, with diesel and gasoline both registering increases in the days following the Easter holiday
The president of the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions, Plamen Dimitrov, has warned that inflation in Bulgaria is likely to exceed earlier projections, even if fuel prices begin to decline
Bulgaria’s fuel market has recorded a sharp upward shift since the outbreak of the war in Iran, with diesel and petrol prices rising significantly across the country
The second exploration drilling in the Krum-1 area of the Khan Asparuh block in Bulgaria’s Black Sea has also failed to identify commercially significant natural gas deposits, according to OMV Petrom
The Ombudswoman institution has voiced strong opposition to the proposed increase in heating prices in Sofia, which is expected to approach nearly 30 percent
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