Bulgaria: Azerbaijan suspends gas supplies

Azerbaijan has temporarily suspended natural gas supplies to Bulgaria, as announced by Bulgargaz. The interruption, which began on January 7, was attributed to technical issues. According to Bulgargaz, the supplier notified them of the disruption on January 6, with expectations that deliveries would resume until January 11. In response to the suspension, Bulgargaz swiftly arranged…

Ukraine: assistance of Iceland includes support of energy system resilience

Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Roman Andarak met with Foreign Minister of Iceland Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir. They visited one of Ukraine’s energy facilities, which had been severely damaged by targeted russian attacks. Roman Andarak briefed the Icelandic delegation on the current situation in the Ukrainian energy system and the consequences of the recent hostile attacks…

Bulgaria: electricity prices for households rise

At a closed session, the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) approved an average increase of 8.42% in electricity prices for household consumers, effective from January 1. The changes vary slightly among electricity providers, with Electrohold customers seeing an increase of 8.36%, EVN customers 8.39% and Energo Pro customers 8.55%. These figures include the costs…