The registration of the new management of the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has been halted by the court after an appeal by BEH’s former CEO, who was removed from office, Valentin Nikolov, BNR’s Juliana Kornazheva reports.
On Friday Energy Minister Andrey Zhivkov dismissed the holding’s board of directors and the board is appealing the decision. The Ministry of Energy gives as the reason for the dismissal: lack of results following the minister’s demand that the management of Bulgartransgaz be dismissed due to breaches connected with the Balkan Stream project and unsatisfactory financial performance. Valentin Nikolov on his part stated that the minister wanted to take over the companies under the umbrella of the holding: Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, Bulgargaz, Bulgartransgaz, Maritsa Iztok Thermal Power Plant, Mini Masritsa Iztok.
The contract with the Turkish state-run gas company BOTAŞ is as much a problem for the Bulgarian side as it is for the Turkish side, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said in an interview with public service TV BNT. He stated further that he had never..
The Ministry of Culture is expecting UNESCO to approve, by the end of 2025, the application of the Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Sozopol as a regional centre for underwater archaeology in the Black Sea region. The centre will be located..
Most of the country will see sunshine before noon on Wednesday. In the afternoon, cumulus clouds will form in many areas, bringing rain. There will be moderate and occasionally strong north-westerly winds. Maximum temperatures will range from 19°C to..
Household consumers will remain on the regulated electricity market for an unlimited period, said Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov at a briefing at the..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 8°C to 14°C. Around 9°C is expected in Sofia. Cloud and rain expected in western and central Bulgaria..
In the first quarter of 2025, 1.1 million Bulgarian citizens made tourist trips. 75.7% of them traveled only in the country; 20% - only abroad, and 4.3%..
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