Bulgaria’s energy regulator will discuss on Thursday proposals to
keep electricity prices for consumers flat or little changed and cut
prices of heating energy by up to 16% from the beginning of next month.
Ivan Ivanov
, head of
the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (KEVR), has said that a drop
in natural gas price compared with previous regulatory periods was the main
reason for the proposed decrease in the price of heating energy.
Under the proposals, power distributor CEZ Bulgaria operating in western
and northern Bulgaria willkeep unchanged electricity prices for
consumers. Power distributor EVN operating in southern Bulgaria will seea
price rise of 0.6%, while Energo Pro serving customers in eastern Bulgaria
willcut prices by 0.9%.
Electricity
prices for
small industrial consumers are expected to be cut by between 5% and 15%.
Cuts ranging from 4% to 16% have been proposed for the price of heating
energy. A price cut of 10% has been proposed for Sofia.
At the end of the month KEVR will make its final decision about the
new prices that will take effect on July 1.
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