The costs of NEK for the purchase of electricity to be included in invoices

“The costs of NEK (National Electricity Company) for the purchase of electricity from the AES Galabovo Thermal Power Plant (TPP) and the Maritsa East KonturGlobal 3 TPP will now appear on a separate line in the invoices as of July next year,” announced Chairman of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) Angel Semerdjiev yesterday. According to him, this will make the accounts of people more transparent and the new item will be called "non-recoverable costs". The two companies have signed 15-year contracts with NEK for the sale of their electricity. The KonturGlobal Maritsa East 3 TPP sells the electricity produced for BGN 126.75 / MWh, while the other US company - AES Galabovo TPP delivers the electricity for just below BGN 136 / MWh.

Electricity from the coal plants in the country will surely become more expensive as of next year because of the initiated trade in carbon dioxide emissions. According Semerdzhiev, as of July next year, electricity prices for households will increase by some 7-8%. The calculations of Nikholay Nenkov from the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria show that electricity prices will be up by 15-20% because of the trade in quotas.

As of the middle of next year, an excise duty on natural gas will be introduced and the raw material will become more expensive, but SEWRC experts refused to specify the increase. According Nenkov, there is a possibility that the district heating plants with cogeneration will not be obliged to pay excise duty on natural gas, but this option should be allowed by the European Commission. “Experts from the Ministry of Environment and Waters have sent a request to Brussels demanding permission for the redistribution of the quotas allocated to the Kremikovtzi plant among energy companies,” said Nenkov.

The surcharge to the CEZ, EVN, E. ON and NEK energy companies will be limited to 5%, with amendments to the regulation on pricing. Currently, it is 12%.

According to SEWRC, there was poor organization in E. ON and EVN during the snow storms, and electricity supply was restored slowly.

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