Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Power system’s cold reserve to be provided only by state-owned thermal power plant

“Varna” thermal power plant.
Photo: archive

At a cabinet sitting via video conference Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ordered Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova to make sure that from now on the cold reserve of the power system will be ensured only by the state-owned Maritsa Iztok 2 thermal power station, the government press service has announced.

Yesterday, Hristo Ivanov, co-chairman of the non-parliamentary coalition Democratic Bulgaria accused the government of having turned the cold energy reserve into the “philosopher’s stone” of the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan, who owns “Varna” thermal power plant. According to Hristo Ivanov in the space of just 2 years Ahmed Dogan has received from the state over 25 million euro for having the energy reserve maintained by “Varna” power station even though in this period it has only functioned five times.

The Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassation announced that based on Hrtisto Ivanov’s statement a probe will be initiated to look into whether a case has been opened or pre-trial proceedings initiated. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Ski track in Valchi dol

The ski season has opened on the only track in Bulgaria's Varna region

The snow in Northeastern Bulgaria has made skiing possible at the end of February. Today, the ski season opened in Valchi Dol, where the only track in Varna Region is located. It is only 250 meters long, but the locals use it with pleasure, BNT..

published on 2/22/25 11:45 AM
Ramadan Atalay, MP from DPS-DPS

The biggest danger to the government will come from Ahmed Dogan, believe members of SDS party

DPS-DPS around Ahmed Dogan wants to have its own deputy ministers, regional and deputy regional governors, as well as representatives in the regulators, in order to take political responsibility. This was stated to BNT by the party's MP Ramadan Atalay...

published on 2/22/25 11:08 AM

Protest against the euro will be held in Sofia today

The patriots from Vazrazhdane parliamentary party and civil organizations against Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone have announced a protest for today.  They call for a wide public debate on the consequences from the introduction of the euro...

published on 2/22/25 10:03 AM