Will investigate the removal of the management of Bulgargaz (OBZOR) – Society – Bulgaria – NOVA News
New development of the scandal around Bulgargaz. There will be people accused of high gas prices, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced. According to him, the current leadership is responsible for the big jump in gas since the end of the year. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Energy assured that the bills for industrial electricity in February will be significantly lower. The reason – they will include compensation for December and January.
Insane with insane results – this is how the Prime Minister Kiril Petkov described the actions of the already removed board of Bulgargaz. In order to check your documents, they have assured the government that some of the company’s decisions have led to a jump in gas in the domestic market. An inspection of the Ministry of Interior is currently underway, which will make it clear that more details on the case. Petkov is not exceptional to be charged with the removal of the director of the board Nikolay Pavlov. He, for his part, told NOVA that he was not pressured by the dismissal because “decisions are made collectively and are consistent with the principle – BEH and the Ministry of Energy.”
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Bulgargaz has been able to supply more Azerbaijani gas at the expense of more expensive Russian gas. This was shown by the inspection of Energy Holding.
“When we gave up a contract and an annex with cheap quantities on the grounds that we do not have a working Greek connection, and at the same time we receive from our suppliers that there is no problem for gas to enter through Nea Mesemvria, this is an obvious mistake or deliberate mistake. of a supplier “, said Kiril Petkov.
Results – high prices for consumers, said the Prime Minister. “We can’t wait a day after seeing these facts, and because of this dismissal it was still Friday. “Insane decisions have been made with the insane result that all Bulgarian consumers have to pay a higher price for gas, and the position, instead of going into details, is trying to transfer the responsibility to the brand new government,” he said.
The board was removed on Friday night after an inspection and report by the energy holding company showed a number of violations.
Today, the former leadership published the report and challenged the findings. And the removed director Nikolay Pavlov stated that he is not pressured by accusations. “These are collective decisions. There is no way one person can make that decision. What we have done is really the maximum. This is a great success for the quantity to arrive through another gas pipeline, to roll through Greece and for the gas to enter Bulgaria, “he said.
“The Ministry of Interior is working very purposefully to see all the facts. I expect accusations in the coming days, “said Kiril Petkov.
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In the meantime, the new price of natural gas for February must be approved. It is expected to be about 17% lower.
With the February facts, the electricity business and households that heat with blue fuel will also feel relief in the bills.
In the short term, the state will continue with financial compensation. In the long run, however, an option will be sought in which schools, hospitals and municipalities can buy their energy under long-term contracts. “A task of the working groups that will be achieved in order to achieve clarity about the profile of added energy and how it can be purchased with a long-term contract,” said Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov.
The water supply and sewerage companies in the country will be compensated with BGN 61 million due to the expensive electricity, the cabinet also decided.