Electric power distribution

"All customers are back in service, we will focus on investigating the cause of the equipment failures and on getting the electrical-delivery system back to its normal level of reliability.", the energy company Con Edison company shared on Twitter.

About 80 percent of Halkidiki, and specifically the first and a small section of the second peninsula that make up the regional unit, remained without power a day after storms and gale-force winds toppled trees and utility poles, the head of the union of Public Power Corporation employees (GENOP) said Thursday.

The work of the energy market in Bulgaria and the problems with trade in industrial electricity will be examined today by the parliamentary committee.

The discussion comes amid lobbying by business for lobbying and manipulation in the "Day ahead" segment.

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission will hold an open gas price meeting for the third quarter.

At the request of Bulgargaz, the price may fall slightly - by about 1%. This will affect suppliers and customers connected to the gas network.

By the end of June, KEVR should also announce the price of electricity and heating. However, an increase is expected for them.

Next Tuesday's conference call between Energy Ministry officials and the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition (DGComp) will determine the fate of the fifth plant of Public Power Corporation at Ptolemaida, in Western Macedonia.

The electricity market is being led to financial asphyxiation as - besides Public Power Corporation's liquidity problems spreading like a virus - the government's failure to implement the structural measures needed for its full liberalization will result in expected revenue losses of 80 million euros for independent producers.

Electricity theft from a luxury building in Sofia has been established by the electricity distribution company CEZ.

Company employees and police officers detected a high-power cable that was directly connected to the power meter panel in a new and modern building on Bulgaria Blvd.

For the first time in 25 years, Crete suffered a blackout on 22 March following an explosion to an old transformer which plunged the Greek island into darkness and made it vulnerable to future power outages.

Leading figures in the electricity market paint a bleak picture of the industry, sounding the alarm about the sustainability of Public Power Corporation and the future of the sector.

PPC has failed to collect debts in excess of 2.5 billion euros from unpaid electricity bills, while its rates do not reflect production costs, the market professionals observe.

Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and Albania have signed a memorandum on integrating their electricity markets and developing joint electricity trading in Southeast Europe, the state-run Electricity System Operator announced on Friday.