Fuels
Beware of ‘cheap’ fuel: Consumers ‘scammed’ by petrol stations, study shows
According to a study conducted by the Athens Polytechnic, petrol stations in Attica short change consumers to the tune of 14.5%.
In fuel trading, cheap may mean cheat
More than one in seven gas stations in Greece, or 15 percent, deliver less fuel to their customers for their money, according to a university study, while another report showed that hikes in the special consumption tax on fuel will likely mean that the revenue target will not be met next year.
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Questions rising over Turkey's overemphasis on coal resources
Turkey has developed a number of plans to diversify its energy resources over the last decade. These plans have accelerated since the jet crisis erupted with Russia, Turkey's largest energy provider, last November. However, the overemphasis on coal resources in these plans has triggered key environmental questions and other concerns, mainly about labor safety in the mining sector.
Saudi to boost petrol prices by more than 50 percent
Saudi Arabia said on Dec. 28 it was raising petrol prices by more than 50 percent for some products from Dec. 29 as it cuts a range of subsidies after posting a record budget deficit at $95 billion.
Prices will also increase for electricity, water, diesel and kerosene under the cuts decided by the council of ministers headed by King Salman, the official SPA news agency reported.
Bulgaria's Economy Minister: Inspections at Petrol Stations Will Continue
Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski assured that the inspections on the quality of the fuels at petrol stations will continue.
In an interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) on Tuesday, Lukarski stated that the fuel, which is sold at petrol stations has a higher quality.
Aksa opens 270-MW coal power plant in Turkey
Aksa Enerji has opened a 270-MW power plant that will produce electricity using local coal resources for $390 million in the Göynük district of the Black Sea province of Bolu.
Turkey's first power plant investment with the coal royalty will produce 2 billion kilowatt/hour (kWh) energy every year, the company stated in a press release on Aug. 14.
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Two sewer workers die after inhaling methane in western Turkey
Two sewer workers have died after purportedly inhaling methane gas while on duty cleaning a sewer in Ku?adas?, a resort town in the Aegean province of Ayd?n.
Popular national park faces coal-ash cloud threat
Ida National Park, a national park bordering the northwestern province of Çanakkale and the western province of Bal?kesir, faces a major threat of being clouded with coal ash, as a coal power plant is planned to be built near the popular parkland.
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Bulgarian Watchdog Orders Market Withdrawal of 10 000 Liters of Diesel Fuel
10 000 liters of diesel fuel have been withdrawn from the market following inspections by a regional unit of Bulgaria's State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance at filling stations on the territory of the Silistra municipality.
The inspections were conducted in the period June 22-25, according to a media statement of the Agency.
Bulgaria Is Falling Behind National Biofuel Targets - Audit Office
Bulgaria's National Audit Office has cautioned in a report that the country is falling to meet biofuel production and use targets.