Energetics
Cigarette excise duty to rise to €126 per 1,000 sticks from March 2027
Cigarettes will cost more again from March 2027, with a third rise in excise duty due on 1 January 2028.
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Energetics
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Agropolychim warns fertiliser output could stop if ships stop sailing in the Black Sea
Ammonia, the raw material for fertilisers, reaches Bulgaria only by sea, Georgi Borisov, commercial director of «Agropolychim», told BNR.
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Budget 2027: state may guarantee up to €228m in loans for Chaira pumped-storage plant
The 2027 draft budget will allow state guarantees on new loans to NEK, the state power company, to expand the plant.
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Bulgaria and Slovakia discuss energy cooperation memorandum
Energy minister Iva Petrova and Slovak deputy prime minister Denisa Sakova held talks in Prague on new nuclear capacity, nuclear fuel and gas…
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Bulgargaz asks for gas price to rise by nearly 34% from 1 November
The state-owned gas supplier has asked the energy regulator to set a price of €59.08 per megawatt hour. That would hit district heating companies and…
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Iva Petrova in Prague: nuclear power needs predictable rules and money
Energy minister Iva Petrova spoke at the 19th European Nuclear Energy Forum about new units at the Kozloduy nuclear plant and small reactors.
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Business power prices on the exchange fall 4.49% for 14 October
The average day-ahead price for 14 October is €214.50 per megawatt hour, down from €224.59 for 13 October.
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Dutch TTF gas price hits €86.09 per megawatt hour, Gas Hub Balkan at €72.82
November gas futures at the Dutch TTF hub rose by about 2.1%. Gas for today at Gas Hub Balkan costs €72.82 per megawatt hour.
Energetics
Business electricity for 13 October is 4.63% cheaper than today
On the BNEB exchange, the average price for delivery on 13 October is €224.59 per megawatt hour before VAT. Today's price was €235.50.
Energetics
Wind produced 22.9% of Europe's power in a day, but only 1.7% in Bulgaria
Wind turbines generated 22.9% of Europe's electricity over the past 24 hours. In Bulgaria, their share was 1.7%.
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Almost €83m set aside for green technology in small business
Minister Ivan Vasilev announced the money for small and medium-sized firms in Sliven. In the region, 133 projects have received more than €9.8m in…
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Pulev: no sign of risk to crude oil after strikes on two ships in Black Sea
The government is ready to extend its curbs on fuel prices if the escalation continues, deputy prime minister Alexander Pulev said.
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Carbon permits will raise fuel and heating costs, CSD analyst says
Tsvetomir Nikolov of CSD believes that Bulgaria remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels and will be heavily affected by any price shock in the…
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Bulgaria's power exchange price for business falls 4.06% for 10 October
The average price on the BNEB power exchange for delivery on 10 October is €231.68 per megawatt hour, excluding VAT. For 9 October it was €241.49.
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Bulgaria's net power exports up 62% on a year ago, mainly due to renewables and batteries
Figures from grid operator ESO show net exports of 3.5 terawatt hours from the start of the year to the start of October, up from 2.16 terawatt hours…