The European Commission has approved state aid amounting to EUR 142 million (BGN 278 million) to support the energy sector, BNR’s correspondent in Brussels reports. The money is being granted to alleviate part of the expenses of the companies which filled the underground gas storage facility Chiren, in November 2022, to 80% before the start of the heating season. The aid will be in the form of direct grants to the natural gas suppliers to compensate for part of their losses sustained as a result of the storage of expensive gas in the summer of 2022 with the aim of fulfilling the country’s obligation to store and subsequently sell it at lower prices from November 2022 to April 2024. The ceiling for the aid is EUR 76.7 per MWh. In calculating the final amount of state aid, only half of the stored gas can be taken into account. The scheme will be in force until the end of this year.
The Bulgarian Food Safety Authority has inspected 551 livestock farms because of outbreaks of plague of small ruminants (peste des petits ruminants) in Romania and Greece . The animals are clinically healthy, but because of the risk of contamination, the..
To mark navy day, the Maritime Museum in Varna is welcoming visitors with an exposition “Maritime rituals and traditions”. The exposition traces different periods in humankind’s maritime history, the most intriguing ritual practices and..
On Sunday the weather will be predominantly sunny. There will be a light, in the Eastern parts to moderate wind from the Northeast. Maximum temperatures 32-37° C., for Sofia around 32° C. Over the mountains there will be sun with a light to..
The forest wildfires during the past weeks endangered people and settlements, but also valuable natural habitats which are home to an enormous variety..
The emblematic Egyptian vulture is making a comeback after being on the verge of extinction, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB)..
On Saturday the weather in Bulgaria will be sunny . Over Central and Eastern Bulgaria there will be temporary increases in clouds and in places it will..
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