District heating

Fifty-four percent of the population in Bulgaria use wood and coal for heating, 28.6 per cent - electricity, 15 per cent - centralized heat supply.

"Toplofikatsia Sofia" is ready to start the new heating season in the capital from tomorrow, November 7, announced the municipal company.

Priority will be given to the heating in kindergartens, educational and health facilities. Below are residential buildings in all areas, administrative and commercial buildings.

The power production unit at Amyntaio (pictured) and the two plants at Kardia will have to stop operating before the end of November as the extended deadline Greece secured from the European Commission is about to expire.

Prices of Electricity and heating are expected to rise on July 1. The cost of household electricity will jump 1.89%, it became clear after a public discussion in the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission.

A protest against the construction of a waste burning site in the middle of Sofia will be held today, Nova TV reported. The idea was to use alternative fossil fuel made through burning waste.

In connection with the increased accidents and interruption of the heat supply, the Minister of Energy Temenujka Petkova ordered a team of the department to check in "Toplofikacia-Pernik". The fuel reserves maintained by the district heating company as well as the technical conditions for heating will be checked.

The inhabitants of Pernik protest against the local heating company, reported BNT.

People say rarely the steam works, and when is working, the radiators are not actually hot.

The protest is organized through social networks due to constant accidents and frequent stopping of heating since the beginning of the heating season.

Centralized heating and hot water in two metropolitan districts is suspended due to a breakdown.

Toplofikatsia Sofia explained that the breakdown is not big and within a few hours the heating and hot water will be restored.

Heat supply is not available in ''Zapaden Park'' (West Park) and ''Gevgeliiski'' quarter.

Sofia Municipality is working to introduce a "Green Ticket", which is valid in the days of serious pollution of air cleanliness. This is what Yordanka Fandakova, mayor of Sofia, told BNT.

According to her, the biggest problem with air pollution is the heating of solid fuel. The development of the gas transmission and district heating network is the long-term solution.

No increase in the prices of heating and electricity during the heating season. This was promised to the household consumers  by the state regulator./bTV