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KEVR To Launch Inspections of Energy Distribution Ventures
Bulgaria's Energy Ministry and the Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (KEVR) will start emergency inspections of the three electricity distribution ventures due to the record-high consumption of electricity in the last two months.
The purpose is to guarantee that the bills of household consumers for December and January are real.
Calls Mount For Probe into Albania's CEZ Scandal
Albania's main opposition Democratic Party and the junior ruling coalition partner, the Socialist Movement for Integration, have called for an "international" or "American" probe into allegations that local politicians received kickbacks from a contractor of the Czech power giant CEZ.
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Bulgarian Energy Watchdog Head: Employers' Associations Cater to Corporate Interests
Ivan Ivanov, Chair of Bulgaria's Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (KEVR), has attributed calls for his resignation by employers' associations to attempts to protect corporate interests.
Employers' associations demanded the resignation of Ivanov after he announced KEVR's decision to introduce a significant power price hike for industrial consumers as of August 1.
CEZ Bulgaria Denies Safety Measure Constitutes Discrimination
The Bulgarian subsidiary of Czech power distributor CEZ has said it hopes that a Bulgarian court will take into account the importance of protecting human life and security of the grid when it rules on a customer complaint of some power meters being installed too high.
EU Court Condemns Discriminatory Practice of Bulgarian Unit of Power Distributor CEZ
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has ruled that the practice of the Bulgarian subsidiary of power distributor CEZ of placing electricity meters in districts inhabited predominantly by Roma higher than in other areas constitutes discrimination.
Bulgarian Village Lozen Suffers Unannounced Electricity Disruptions
The citizens of the Bulgarian village Lozen, located in the vicinity of the capital Sofia have alarmed local media and authorities on account of unannounced electricity disruptions.
They expressed their dissatisfaction with the services of CEZ and said they had to have candles and extra lamps ready on account of the unprecedented disruptions over the past 24 hours.
Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog to Discuss Proposals for Power Price Hikes as of July
Bulgaria's Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (KEVR) will discuss Wednesday a proposal for an increase in electricity prices for household consumers by an average of 2% as of July.
Roma Population in Garmen Can Now Purchase Residential Buildings
Merely a day prior to the mass protest to be held in Garmen in opposition to illegal Roma buildings in the region, Roma people will get the chance to purchase their homes from the municipality.
Starting Monday, each and every person residing in the minority neighborhood will be able to purchase their piece of land at a price of BGN 1,10 per square meter.
Roma in Bulgaria's Garmen Have Started Voluntarily Demolishing Illegal Buildings
Only 24 houses in the Roma neighborhood of Kremikovtsi in the southwestern village of Garmen are legal, according to the results of joint inspections of power distributor CEZ, Bugaria's National Construction Control Directorate, and the Social Assistance Directorate.
Bulgaria's Energy Regulator Proposes 2 % Increase of Electricity Prices from July 1
A report of Bulgaria's Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (KEVR) proposes the price of electricity for end users to increase by 2 % on average from July 1.
The regulator will discuss the proposal on June 4 and the decision is expected to be taken by the end of next month, daily Dnevnik reports.