Today, while we were negotiating with a team from the EP on the PVP to renegotiate the clauses due to the grave conditions of Kiril Petkov's cabinet, we received assurances that we could receive a deferral. Thanks to Temenuzhka Petkova, we have a balanced budget that meets the conditions. If there is a loss of funds, this will be due more to the statements of politicians. Responsibility must be borne for such unkind statements by colleagues. They say that we will not close the power plants in the Maritsa Basin, we simply will not use them. This was stated by the Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov in the program “More from the Day“ on BNT.
On the occasion of the inspection that began at the “Kozloduy“ NPP The minister said: “I expect the inspection to establish what has been done. These fittings and valves are from the establishment of the power plant and are already unusable. Everything will be dismantled and made available to Bulgarian society. This is a public procurement worth 100 million leva“, he specified.
Minister Stankov also commented on the compensation for consumers left in the dark and cold during the Christmas holidays. “Until now, there was no legal basis to provide these compensations, but this has already been corrected. If everything is normal, I hope that the affected subscribers will receive the compensation in their bills on February 25. We will apply the full severity of the law so that no subscriber will have to go to an office of the EDP to seek their rights. Control over the construction of clearings around power lines, which is the cause of the most frequent accidents and for which external companies are responsible, will be increased, the Minister of Energy assured.
We guarantee Bulgarian citizens that they will be protected after they enter the free electricity market. We have a fund planned that will support households, Zhecho Stankov was categorical and gave an example: “If the invoice says 200 leva, the state aid will be reflected as a minus figure, say 100 leva. Thus, consumers will pay the remaining amount“.