The annual inflation rate in Bulgaria increases to 9.1% in January, data of the National Statistical Institute indicate. In January 2022, the price of peppers increased with 22% as compared to the same period in 2021. The price of cucumbers went up..
Investments in gas exploration in the Bulgarian Black Sea economic zone have reached 425 million euros. The Ministry of Energy has information that after three unsuccessful drillings the exploration companies hope to find gas..
A working group of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission is launching a probe into contracts signed at the trading platform of Balkan Gas Hub EAD between February 1 and 7, 2022. The probe follows a statement of Rumen Ovcharov, former..
The information about 60,000 megawatt hours of natural gas sold to certain companies yesterday is not true , Bulgargaz told BNR. Thus, they refuted the statements of former Energy Minister Rumen Ovcharov and former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov that..
In front of supporters in Kirkovo, GERB leader Boyko Borissov has accused the government of participating in a corruption scheme. He cited a statement by Rumen Ovcharov, a former energy minister in the BSP cabinet, saying that last night Bulgargaz's..
The moratorium on the prices of electricity, water and heating may be lifted before March 31, National Assembly Speaker Nikola Minchev said for the BNR. Bulgaria's Premier Kiril Petkov said on Saturday that the moratorium on the prices of..
Employer organizations are demanding an immediate meeting with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, at which the “situation which poses an imminent danger to the economy and to social peace” resulting from the high prices of electric energy and gas can be..
In January, the price of natural gas will rise significantly more than the previously projected 14.5%, it has became clear at the public discussion in the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission. The chairman of the regulator, Ivan..
Bulgarian pensioners are to receive a supplement to the tune of EUR 30 during the first six months of 2022, this country’s Minster of Finance Assen Vassilev announced. This measure will cost a total of EUR 383 million and is possible due to the..
Bulgargaz has submitted a request to the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission to increase the price of natural gas by 14% as of the beginning of 2022. The proposal may be subject to changes, because the energy company has to submit an updated..
