Bulgarian Minister of Energy: We can Stop the Export of Electricity if we Leave the EU

"We can talk about stopping the export of electricity from Bulgaria only if we agree not to be in the European community and not to have all the benefits we have from the European market."

This was stated today on Nova TV by the Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov in response to the growing voices calling on Bulgaria to immediately stop the export of electricity in order to lower prices inside the country. The most famous apologist of this thesis is Kostadin Kostadinov from the "Vazrazhdane" (Revival) party.

"If we stop the export of electricity - the price will fall. But this will lead to serious consequences for Bulgaria. The fine is one thing. The fact that we are currently able to balance our energy production is good, if we do it we will benefit but only in the short term. In the long run, Romania and Greece are key partners and it is good to have good relations. If we do this now, they will suffer a lot. And we can expect exactly the same reaction from them when we need them," Nikolov continued.

It is because of European rules that it is not possible for municipalities, schools, hospitals and monasteries to enter the so-called regulated market - where the price is determined by the EWRC and not by the market and where a moratorium is currently in force. Nikolov explained that the government offers compensation for such consumers and that if necessary - there would be more.

"In the long run, which had to be done far back in time, we will do it in the next few months - it is all administratively directly or indirectly related budget social organizations to move to a common pool to have a predictable price."

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