Electric power distribution

The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition issued official statement Thursday that the three electricity distribution companies in Bulgaria CEZ, EVN and Energo Pro have committed a violation to articles 21 of the Law on Competition Protection.

Albania's power utility, OSHEE, has scrapped a tender to buy electricity for March 11th to March 20th , after the country's power generator, KESH, offered to supply it directly with 270 MWh of electricity at a reference price.

By Chryssa Liaggou

The Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) intends to restore subsidies to private-owned natural gas-operated electricity production units amounting to 500 million euros per year, citing arguments that appear outrageous given its role and the financial state of the country.

Opposition leader Lulzim Basha accused the public utility company OSHEE of buying electricity from traders at the price of 57 euro per MWh, while at the same time the Albania Power Corporation, KESH, was selling traders electricity for 38 euro per MWh.

"All this abuse cost Albanian taxpayers four million euro in two weeks," Basha told a press conference on Friday.

Close to 400 protesters from the Sofia village of Lozen gathered on Sunday to express their dissatisfaction with the services of CEZ electricity distribution company. 

They attempted to block the southern wing of the Sofia inter-city road. Several people even tried to block the way to Trakiya motorway, but police forces stopped them.

Electricity, gas markets to be liberalized

BELGRADE -- A full liberalization of the electricity market, allowing citizens to choose their suppliers in an open market, will begin from the New Year.

The liberalization of the gas market is set to start as well.

BELGRADE - A full liberalisation of the electricity market, allowing citizens to choose their suppliers in an open market, will begin from the New Year, with the liberalisation of the gas market set to start as well.

GERB MP Delyan Dobrev - former energy minister and current head of the energy committee in Parliament - warned the EDCs not to extend the periods of electric meters readings.

The power distribution and power supply companies of CEZ in Bulgaria, CEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD and CEZ Electro Bulgaria AD, have reported a joint loss of BGN 6.5 M for the first nine months of 2014, according to a media statement of CEZ Bulgaria.

Bulgaria must deregulate the electricity market for household consumers and small companies, split the Energy Holding into smaller companies and speed up the construction of gas pipeline connections with the neighbouring countries, recommends the EC in a report, quoted by the Sega daily.