Bulgaria is drafting an energy strategy under which it will connect 30% of households to the gas supply network by 2030, the energy ministry said on Tuesday.
Bulgarians’ gas consumption is relatively low compared to that of the other European countries, where over 80% of citizens use gas in their daily activities, deputy energy minister Ivan Ayolov was quoted in a press release. The new energy strategy will aim to shrink the gap by increasing the domestic and industrial consumption of gas in the country.
It will focus on strengthening Bulgaria’s role as a transit point for a number of gas links in the region, Ayolov added.