Despite the current free flow of traffic at all border checkpoints between Ukraine and Poland, there is still the possibility of renewed border blockades by Polish farmers, Spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS), Andrii Demchenko has said. “It cannot be ruled out that the farmers may resume their protest actions at…
The price of natural gas in Bulgaria is expected to rise by nearly 11% in December, reaching 76 leva per megawatt-hour before taxes and additional charges. During a public discussion at the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), Veselin Sinabov, the Executive Director of Bulgargaz, outlined the factors driving this increase. He explained that lower…
Tensions are mounting at Bulgaria’s West Electricity Distribution Networks JCS (Elektrorazpredelitelni mreji Zapad AD), as numerous emergency team employees have submitted resignation applications, citing dissatisfaction with low salaries. The resignations pose a serious risk of prolonged power outages in ten regions just before the holiday season. Despite company claims that only ten resignation applications have…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan of up to 50 million euros for Tenevo Solar Technologies EAD to build and operate a solar photovoltaic plant in southeastern Bulgaria. The project will produce over 300 GWh of electricity annually and help reduce carbon emissions by 250,000 tons per year. The…
The Ministry of Energy is exploring additional opportunities to encourage electricity imports, where the key factors are the availability of electricity and the ability to deliver it at the right times. “We are in dialogue with the main importers and industrial enterprises in order to respond to their needs as quickly as possible. It is…
Ukraine calls for more radical measures to be taken against the aggressor country russia over its attempts to provoke a radiation accident by attacking substations critical to the operation of nuclear power plants. “It is critical to take more drastic measures against russia. Otherwise, it looks like a waste of time. After the IAEA highlighted…
Efforts are underway across Ukraine to address the aftermath of Russian shelling on November 17, with approximately 220,000 households still without electricity, the Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said in a Telegram post. “Work to eliminate the consequences of the latest attack on Ukraine’s energy system is ongoing nationwide. Electric utility workers are working around…